{"id":2144390,"date":"2026-09-14T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2144390"},"modified":"2026-09-14T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:30:00","slug":"tiff-2026-the-latest-movie-reviews-from-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2144390","title":{"rendered":"TIFF 2026: The latest movie reviews from Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o1ls916 o1ls91 o1ls90 o1ls92g\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls917\" data-concert=\"storystream_top_leaderboard_tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o1ls918 o1ls91 o1ls90 o1ls92i\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls919\" data-concert=\"storystream_top_leaderboard_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"_1044qiz3\">\n<div class=\"_1j7mcyg1 _1j7mcyg0\">\n<div class=\"_1j7mcyg8\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--lede\">\n<div class=\"yfv1cc0\">\n<div class=\"duet--ledes--stream-lede _1vukj750 sticky-nav-trigger\">\n<div class=\"_1vukj751 _1vukj752\"><span class=\"_1vukj753\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_1uf8q81e\">\n<li class><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\" class=\"_1uf8q814 _19wv7tc5\">Entertainment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw7 g4xafw1 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1vukj754\">Updated <!-- -->Today, <time datetime=\"2026-09-14T17:30:00+00:00\">Sep 14, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1vukj755\">\n<h1 class=\"cbn62f1 cbn62f0 _19wv7tc9\">TIFF 2026: The latest movie reviews from Toronto<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1vukj756\">\n<div class=\"_1vukj757\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-byline _19wv7tci _1p3b6390\"><span class><span>by<\/span> <!-- --> <span class=\"_1p3b6392 _1p3b639b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/andrew-webster\">Andrew Webster<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1vukj757 _1vukj758\"><span class><\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--share-buttons _1e9wo7z0\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"_1e9wo7zo\"><button aria-label=\"Copy link\" class=\"_1e9wo7za _1e9wo7z1\"><title>Link<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Share article\" class=\"_1e9wo7za _1e9wo7z1\"><title>Share<\/title><\/button><\/li>\n<li><a aria-label=\"Open RSS feed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/rss\/stream\/994834\" class=\"_1e9wo7za _1e9wo7z1\"><title>RSS<\/title><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Gift this article\" class=\"_1e9wo7za _1e9wo7z1\"><title>Gift<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"_1vukj759 _1044qizr\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"yfv1cc2\">\n<div class=\"o1ls9a o1ls98 o1ls90 o1ls92i\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls9b o1ls99\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o1ls9e o1ls98 o1ls90 o1ls92h\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls9f o1ls99\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_headline_above_mobile_and_tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yfv1cc1\">\n<div class=\"o1ls9a o1ls98 o1ls90 o1ls92i\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls9b o1ls99\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_white_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o1ls9e o1ls98 o1ls90 o1ls92h\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls9f o1ls99\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_headline_above_mobile_and_tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1j7mcyg4\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-body _1j7mcyg5\">\n<section class=\"_1j7mcyg2 _1j7mcyg0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">If you want an idea of what\u2019s next in film, the Toronto International Film Festival is a good place to start. Every year TIFF features a huge range of features from around the world, and often some of them go on to be huge hits or awards contenders; the 2025 edition, for instance, included the likes of both <em>Hamnet<\/em> and <em>Obsession<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Covering a sprawling festival like TIFF solo is next to impossible, so I do my best to see as much as I can, and then write about everything with bite-sized reviews published each day. For 2026, that means exciting upcoming films like <em>Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother<\/em>, <em>The Only Living Pickpocket in New York<\/em>, and a gigantic Elon Musk documentary, and even a few streaming series, like <em>Crystal Lake<\/em> and <em>Carrie<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">You can keep up with my thoughts on everything I watch right here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"_1j7mcyg3\">\n<div class=\"duet--navigation--stream-highlights _1kdbk8y0 ra4yju0 fqaeio0\">\n<div class=\"_1kdbk8y1 h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ra4yju1\">Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ra4yju2\">\n<li class=\"ra4yju3\"><a class=\"ra4yju4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/994834\/tiff-2026-movie-reviews#dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTk0NTk2\">The four-hour-long Elon Musk documentary might be preaching to the choir<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ra4yju3\"><a class=\"ra4yju4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/994834\/tiff-2026-movie-reviews#dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTk0Mzkz\">Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother will make you forget all about Marvel\u2019s Blade disaster<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ra4yju3\"><a class=\"ra4yju4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/994834\/tiff-2026-movie-reviews#dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTk0MzE0\">Laika\u2019s stop-motion fantasy Wildwood looks so smooth<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ra4yju3\"><a class=\"ra4yju4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/994834\/tiff-2026-movie-reviews#dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTkzODc1\">New York City\u2019s last pickpocket doesn\u2019t need a smartphone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"updates-section\" class=\"_1n3sh6v0\">\n<ul>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTk0NTk2\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrew Webster\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195977\/akrales220919_5191_3621.0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\">Today, <time datetime=\"2026-09-14T13:50:00+00:00\">1:50 PM UTC<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/andrew-webster\">Andrew Webster<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/994596\/musk-documentary-review-tiff-2026\">The four-hour-long Elon Musk documentary might be preaching to the choir<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MUSK _ Still 2 Credit_ Ken Cedenoupi - UPI Alamy News\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/MUSK-_-Still-2-Credit_-Ken-Cedenoupi-UPI-Alamy-News.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C2.0038396928246%2C100%2C95.992320614351&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MUSK _ Still 2 Credit_ Ken Cedenoupi - UPI Alamy News\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/MUSK-_-Still-2-Credit_-Ken-Cedenoupi-UPI-Alamy-News.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C2.0038396928246%2C100%2C95.992320614351&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb1 _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb6 _77sxmb5\">Image: Bleecker Street<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">It makes sense that <em>Musk<\/em> is a long film. The latest from Alex Gibney, who has previously directed documentaries about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/1\/25\/18197713\/the-inventor-review-theranos-scandal-silicon-valley-startup-elizabeth-holmes-fraud-sundance-2019\">Theranos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/9\/4\/9261459\/steve-jobs-the-man-in-the-machine-movie-director-alex-gibney-interview\">Steve Jobs<\/a>, is an impressively thorough retelling of the story of Elon Musk, from his early days as a dot-com millionaire to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/politics\/605609\/musk-trump-doge-takeover-crisis\">taking a wood chipper<\/a>\u201d to vital US government departments. In order to understand Musk\u2019s rise to power, you need to know the whole story. <em>Musk <\/em>tells it compellingly and convincingly, but doesn\u2019t offer much in the way of revelations if you\u2019re aware of Musk\u2019s catastrophic influence on the world. For everyone else, a demanding runtime just shy of four hours might prove too much of a barrier to being convinced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">The film opens with shots of space and a voiceover of Musk detailing some of his sci-fi ambitions. From there, it\u2019s a fairly chronological narrative of how we got to this point. The first section of the film reveals how Musk\u2019s mythology was built, while also steadily seeding doubts that he\u2019s the Tony Stark\u2013style tycoon that many believe him to be. It starts off with the basic details, like when Musk was ousted as CEO from PayPal or how he convinced the world he founded Tesla, a company that existed before he was involved. The film juxtaposes his many bombastic claims about autonomous vehicles with visceral footage of a deadly crash involving a Tesla on autopilot. It drops in poignant interviews, like when former MAGA influencer Ashley St Clair, mother to one of Musk\u2019s many children, declares in a terrified voice: \u201cElon is a nuke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/994596\/musk-documentary-review-tiff-2026\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTk0Mzkz\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrew Webster\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195977\/akrales220919_5191_3621.0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-13T13:00:00+00:00\">Sep 13<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/andrew-webster\">Andrew Webster<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/994393\/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-tiff-2026\">Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother will make you forget all about Marvel\u2019s Blade disaster<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YMX3_03452_R_rgb\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/YMX3_03452_R_rgb.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YMX3_03452_R_rgb\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/YMX3_03452_R_rgb.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb1 _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb6 _77sxmb5\">Image: Amazon MGM Studios<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Marvel\u2019s mishandling of its <em>Blade<\/em> reboot will likely go down as one of the studio\u2019s biggest mistakes. There was a great actor in place to play the vampire hunter (Mahershala Ali), and a promising director set to take over the reins (Bassam Tariq). In retrospect, though, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/973788\/marvel-blade-mahershala-ali-bassam-tariq-kevin-feige-cancelled-mcu\">the disappointing demise of <em>Blade<\/em><\/a> might not be such a bad thing, because Tariq and Ali have collaborated on something much more interesting than a superhero reboot: the powerful hitman thriller <em>Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">That was one of five movies I was able to cram into a very hectic third day at the Toronto International Film Festival (you can see my previous reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/993875\/tiff-2026-the-only-living-pickpocket-in-new-york\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/994314\/tiff-2026-wildwood-stuffed-julian\">here<\/a>), and it was one of those days that drives home why events like TIFF can be so special. Each film I saw was drastically different from the last \u2014 there was everything from a drama about drifting cars to a throwback horror flick based on a famous Japanese ghost story \u2014 which was a great reminder that there are still plenty of new ideas left in the world of film.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/994393\/your-mother-your-mother-your-mother-review-tiff-2026\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTk0MzE0\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrew Webster\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195977\/akrales220919_5191_3621.0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-12T13:00:00+00:00\">Sep 12<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/andrew-webster\">Andrew Webster<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/994314\/tiff-2026-wildwood-stuffed-julian\">Laika\u2019s stop-motion fantasy Wildwood looks so smooth<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"img-260ce3af-8e70-4401-9a35-9eb971697f7b\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/img-260ce3af-8e70-4401-9a35-9eb971697f7b.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"img-260ce3af-8e70-4401-9a35-9eb971697f7b\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/img-260ce3af-8e70-4401-9a35-9eb971697f7b.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb1 _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb6 _77sxmb5\">Image: Laika Studios<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Due to a scheduling mishap, I was only able to check out two movies on my second day at the Toronto International Film Festival \u2014 but I did manage to get an early look at and some fascinating details on one of my most anticipated films this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Even if you don\u2019t know the name Laika, you probably know the studio\u2019s work; it\u2019s the animation house behind stop-motion hits like <em>ParaNorman<\/em>, <em>The Boxtrolls<\/em>, and <em>Kubo and the Two Strings<\/em>. Over the years Laika\u2019s films have steadily gotten more impressive on both a technical and artistic level. Which brings us to the incredible-looking <em>Wildwood<\/em>, hitting theaters next month. If you\u2019re unfamiliar, here\u2019s a look:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/994314\/tiff-2026-wildwood-stuffed-julian\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTkzODc1\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrew Webster\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195977\/akrales220919_5191_3621.0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-11T14:15:00+00:00\">Sep 11<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/andrew-webster\">Andrew Webster<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/993875\/tiff-2026-the-only-living-pickpocket-in-new-york\">New York City\u2019s last pickpocket doesn\u2019t need a smartphone<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TOLPINY - STILL - Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/TOLPINY-STILL-Courtesy-of-Sony-Pictures-Classics.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TOLPINY - STILL - Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/TOLPINY-STILL-Courtesy-of-Sony-Pictures-Classics.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb1 _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb6 _77sxmb5\">Image: Sony Pictures Classics<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Hello once again from Toronto, where for a week every year I watch far too many movies and tell you all about them. The festival, better known as TIFF, is always a great preview of the months ahead in film, with a nice mix of mainstream fare, awards contenders, indie surprises, and genre flicks destined to be cult classics. The streamers also <em>love<\/em> to make their presence felt here, previewing some of their most anticipated projects. Last year, for instance, Netflix showed off both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/800374\/frankenstein-review-netflix-guillermo-del-toro\">Guillermo del Toro\u2019s long-awaited <em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/840977\/wake-up-dead-man-review-netflix-knives-out\">the third <em>Knives Out<\/em> movie<\/a>, and I was also able to watch everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/interview\/777509\/exit-8-director-interview\">the terrifying video game adaptation <em>Exit 8<\/em><\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/movie-reviews\/773376\/tiff-2025-no-other-choice-man-in-my-basement-reviews\">Park-Chan wook\u2019s dark satire <em>No Other Choice<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">This year looks similarly promising. There are new films from directors like Takashi Miike, Ry\u00fbsuke Hamaguchi, and Werner Herzog, and very intriguing features including a four-hour-long documentary on Elon Musk. There are also previews of a surprising number of Halloween-adjacent streaming series in the form of Netflix\u2019s <em>Below<\/em>, Peacock\u2019s <em>Crystal Lake<\/em>, and Amazon\u2019s <em>Carrie<\/em>. I\u2019m aiming to see just shy of 30 films and series over the next week or so, and, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/film\/773480\/tiff-2025-frankenstein-wake-up-dead-man-movie-reviews\">just like last year<\/a>, I\u2019ll be writing daily dispatches covering every single thing I see with a brief review.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/993875\/tiff-2026-the-only-living-pickpocket-in-new-york\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--rail noh1q10 noh1q11\">\n<div class=\"noh1q12 noh1q14 noh1q18\">\n<div class=\"o1ls91w o1ls90 o1ls92i\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls91x\" data-concert=\"medium_rectangle_variable\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"noh1q12 noh1q15 noh1q18\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--header-pattern _1044qizg noh1q17\">\n<div class=\"_75r1tr3\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--page-header bpecqn0\">\n<div class=\"bpecqni bpecqnf\">\n<h2 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup bpecqnn bpecqnm _19wv7tc2\">Most Popular<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_75r1tr4\">\n<div class=\"_1qu42rq0\">\n<div class=\"_1qu42rqd _126cdc20\">Most Popular<\/div>\n<ol class=\"_1qu42rq1\">\n<li class=\"_1qu42rq4 _1qu42rq3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/column\/994172\/your-car-is-selling-your-data\">\n<div class=\"_1qu42rqa _1qu42rq9\">Your car is selling your data<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"_1qu42rq7 _1qu42rq6 _1044qiz11\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1qu42rq4 _1qu42rq3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/994333\/lg-responds-to-tv-spying-allegations\">\n<div class=\"_1qu42rqa _1qu42rq9\">LG responds to TV spying allegations<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"_1qu42rq7 _1qu42rq6 _1044qiz11\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1qu42rq4 _1qu42rq3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/transportation\/994405\/waymo-pulls-over-calls-cops-on-riders-with-a-ghost-gun\">\n<div class=\"_1qu42rqa _1qu42rq9\">Waymo pulls over, calls cops on riders with a ghost gun<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"_1qu42rq7 _1qu42rq6 _1044qiz11\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1qu42rq4 _1qu42rq3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/994267\/steam-frame-review\">\n<div class=\"_1qu42rqa _1qu42rq9\">The Steam Frame is made for irresponsible hardware nerds like me<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"_1qu42rq7 _1qu42rq6 _1044qiz11\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_1qu42rq4 _1qu42rq3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/994756\/apple-ios-27-launch-iphone-siri-ai-update\">\n<div class=\"_1qu42rqa _1qu42rq9\">Apple releases iOS 27 with Siri AI overhaul<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"noh1q12 noh1q18\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"o1ls92a o1ls90 o1ls92i\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls92b\" data-concert=\"medium_rectangle_gamestop_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o1ls926 o1ls90 o1ls92i\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls927\" data-concert=\"connatix_right_rail\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"noh1q12 noh1q16 noh1q18\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"duet--cta--newsletter _3d9k259\">\n<div class=\"_3d9k25d\">\n<h2 class=\"_3d9k25h\">The Verge Daily<\/h2>\n<p class=\"_3d9k25i\"><span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\">A free daily digest of the news that matters most.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_3d9k25y _3d9k25z\">\n<fieldset>\n<div class=\"_3d9k2512 _3d9k2511\">\n<div class=\"_3d9k2516 _3d9k251e\">\n<div class=\"duet--cta--form-field-text ikl5me0\"><label for=\"email\" class=\"ikl5me2 rq560b0 _7jr3wn0\">Email (required)<\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"ikl5me1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"duet--cta--button _11kb06m2 _11kb06m0 _3d9k251l\" type=\"submit\"><span>Sign Up<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n<div class=\"_3d9k251q\">\n<div class=\"_3d9k25j\">By submitting your email, you agree to our<!-- --> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voxmedia.com\/legal\/terms-of-use\" class=\"_3d9k251p\">Terms<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voxmedia.com\/legal\/privacy-notice\" class=\"_3d9k251p\">Privacy Notice<\/a>. <!-- -->This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google<!-- --> <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" class=\"_3d9k251p\">Privacy Policy<\/a> <!-- -->and<!-- --> <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" class=\"_3d9k251p\">Terms of Service<\/a> <!-- -->apply.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--ad--native-ad-rail _14xz0mvb hidden noh1q18 noh1q12\" data-native-ad-id=\"container\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"visually-hidden\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-native-ad-native_ad_latest\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/\" aria-label=\"Native Ad Placement\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"_14xz0mv0\">\n<div class=\"_14xz0mvc\"><span data-native-ad-id=\"preamble\" class=\"_14xz0mv8\">Advertiser Content From<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"_14xz0mvh\"><img data-native-ad-id=\"sponsored_logo\" src alt=\"Sponsor Logo\" class=\"_14xz0mvg\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"_14xz0mvj\" data-native-ad-id=\"title\">This is the title for the native ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_14xz0mvd\">\n<div class=\"_14xz0mve\"><img data-native-ad-id=\"thumbnail\" src alt=\"Sponsor thumbnail\" class=\"_14xz0mvf\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"noh1q12 noh1q18\">\n<div class=\"o1ls922 o1ls90 o1ls92i\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls923\" data-concert=\"btf_medium_rectangle_variable\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment Updated Today, Sep 14, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC TIFF 2026: The latest movie reviews from Toronto by Andrew Webster Link Share RSS Gift If you want an idea of what\u2019s next in film, the Toronto International Film Festival is a good place to start. Every year TIFF features a huge range of features from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,250],"class_list":["post-2144390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-theverge-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2144390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2144390\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2144390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2144390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2144390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}