Genre
films to put
their stamp on the
Toronto International Film Festival
The
Toronto International Film Festival kicked off on Thursday but, to be honest, it feels like Venice and Telluride have already let some of the air out of its tires. Must-see ****** such as
La La Land,
Moonlight,
Bleed for This,
Arrival,
The Bad Batch, The Bleeder and
**cturnal Animals have already garnered headlines elsewhere, as have earlier
Festival films like the Cannes trio
American Honey,
Loving and
Elle, Sundance duo
Manchester by the Sea and
The Birth of a Nation, and even
S**wden and
Blair Witch at Comic-Con.
Speaking of the latter title, if anything provides a jolt of energy to this year's festival, it may be Colin Geddes' lauded Midnight Madness program. I am, and forever will be, a proud
Genre guy, and this year’s Midnight lineup is especially promising. I'll put it this way:
**cturnal Animals is one of my most anticipated
films of the year, as I loved Tom Ford’s
A Single Man and will watch any movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Having said that, there is ** way I’m missing the midnight premiere of Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett's
Blair Witch, which will almost certainly be an unforgettable TIFF experience.
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