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"Those with the best taste in all the land." - Charlotte Wells.
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This week in movies!

On SEND HELP 🏝️

"Equal parts hilarious, tense, and savage" - @rachelwest.bsky.social

"there’s a strong argument that Raimi breaks new ground here" - Thom Ernst

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TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for January 30 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Send Help, Arco, Atropia, All that's Left of You, Back to the Past, Shelter, and more!
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January 30, 2026 at 11:49 PM
This week in movies: Jodie Foster acts en français in A PRIVATE LIFE and some of our critics say MERCY is a January release if there ever was one, and more! torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for January 23 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for A Private Life, Mercy, Honey Bunch, Sound of Falling, H Is for Hawk, The Well, and previews of the Sundance Film Festival.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Congratulations to our latest #TFCAawards winners!

🏆 Company3 Luminary Award: @filmswelike.bsky.social's Ron Mann
🏆 Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award: Nirris Nagendrarajah
🏆 Jay Scott Prize: Xiaodan He
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Ron Mann Wins Company 3 Luminary Award; Xiaodan He Awarded Jay Scott Prize - Toronto Film Critics Association
Ron Mann wins Company 3 Luminary Award, Xiaodan He awarded Jay Scott Prize, and Nirris Nagendrarajah wins Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award.
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January 19, 2026 at 3:52 PM
This week in movies!

On THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE 🙏

"An incredible and outrageous story with strength and fury" - @annebrodie.bsky.social

"Seyfried is simply phenomenal" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social

"extraordinary songs and dances" - Marc Glassman
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TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for January 16 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for The Testament of Ann Lee, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Dead Man's Wire, Rip, The Stranger, and more!
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January 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Mothers, and Fathers, and Bears, oh my! This week's review round-up features new films from Johnny Ma and Jim Jarmusch. torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for January 9 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for The Mother and the Bear, Father Mother Sister Brother, The Choral, Rosemead, Primate, and The People We Meet on Vacation.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
"For my films, I think I am an acquired taste."

@filmfest.bsky.social chats with Guillermo del Toro about Frankenstein, Hitchcock, Cronenberg, the Three Amigos, and monster movies. torontofilmcritics.com/features/gui...
Guillermo del Toro on Frankenstein and a Life of Making Monsters - Toronto Film Critics Association
An interview with Guillermo del Toro about Frankenstein, Hitchcock, Cronenberg, the Three Amigos, and monster movies.
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January 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Less than 2 hrs to apply for the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award! If you've always dreamed of landing a story in a September issue, now's the time to make a move! 📽️ torontofilmcritics.com/features/app...
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December 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
⏰️⏰️⏰️ One day left to apply for the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award! torontofilmcritics.com/features/app...
December 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Can you tell us the difference between a good "movie" and a bad "film"?

Do you dream in 70mm?

Is popcorn your favourite vegetable?

Just a few days left to apply to the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award! 👇 torontofilmcritics.com/features/app...
Apply for the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award! - Toronto Film Critics Association
The Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award is now open for applications from all candidates. The deadline to submit is Dec. 30 at 5:00pm.
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December 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In this week's review round-up, Marty Supreme, Song Sung Blue, No Other Choice, and The Voice of Hind Rajab all land on Santa's 'nice' list, while critics are mixed whether Anaconda delivers a lump of coal for Christmas. torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
TFCA Round-up: Movie Reviews for Dec. 25 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Marty Supreme, Song Sung Blue, No Other Choice, The Voice of Hind Rajab, and picks for the best films of 2025.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"There's hope for all of us."

If Ella McCay moved you like it did Lisa Simpson, apply for the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award and put your feelings into a review! youtu.be/mJwyf11dIIo
Ella McCay | Lisa's New Favorite Movie | In Theaters December 12
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December 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"The thing I believe in more than anything else is science. And that which can be observed, analyzed, published and peer-reviewed."

Avatar's James Cameron tells Brian D. Johnson about sticking to the facts.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This week in movies!

On IS THIS THING ON? 🎤

"A solidly smart and sly adult drama" - @rachelwest.bsky.social

"a terrific, serious performance by Will Arnett" - Jim Slotek

"a raw, incandescent performance" - Brian D. Johnson

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TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Dec. 19 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Is This Thing On?, Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Spongebob Movie: The Search for Squarepants, Breakdown 1975, and more!
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December 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In Release this Week!

On PETER HUJAR'S DAY 🚬

"captures a feeling that’s hard to define" - @andrewjparker.bsky.social

"a wonderful time capsule" Marc Glassman

"a delicate two-hander" - @patmullen.bsky.social
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TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Dec. 12 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Peter Hujar's Day, Resurrection, Ella McCay, Dust Bunny, Wake Up Dead Man, Hamnet, The Tale of Silyan, and more.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Fresh from the festival, José Teodoro shares highlights from the Caminhos Cinema Português in Coimbra where Maureen Fazendeiro’s The Seasons (As Estações) won the FIPRESCI Prize. torontofilmcritics.com/features/on-...
On Reveries and Encounters at Coimbra's Caminhos Cinema Português - Toronto Film Critics Association
Highlights from the Caminhos Cinema Português in Coimbra where Maureen Fazendeiro’s The Seasons (As Estações) won the FIPRESCI Prize.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The nominees for Rogers Best Canadian Film are:
- Blue Heron
- Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
- The Shrouds
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December 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The nominees for Rogers Best Canadian Documentary are:
- Endless Cookie
- Ghosts of the Sea
- Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
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December 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Best Picture: One Battle After Another

Runners-up: Hamnet, Sinners #tfcaawards
December 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

Runners-up: Ryan Coogler, Sinners; Oliver Laxe, Sirat #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Best Original Screenplay: Sinners

Runners-up: Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Hawke! Sorry.
Outstanding Lead Performance: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You; Ethan Hawkw, Blue Moon

Runners-up: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet; Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle; Michael B. Jordan, Sinners; Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Best Adapted Screenplay: One Battle After Another

Runners-up: Hamnet, No Other Choice #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Outstanding Lead Performance: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You; Ethan Hawkw, Blue Moon

Runners-up: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet; Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle; Michael B. Jordan, Sinners; Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM