John Lynn navigates sexuality in the mountains of 1950s Colorado in Andrew Haigh's A LONG WINTER, a film that unsatisfying because its main character is so aggravating, underwritten, and underdeveloped #26TIFF buff.ly/9c8G3xB
Toronto 2026 revie: A Long Winter (Andrew Haigh)
"Remains wholly unsatisfying because its main character is so aggravating, underwritten, and underdeveloped" In some ways, the 1990s and early 2000s may
buff.ly
September 20, 2026 at 6:22 AM
John Lynn navigates sexuality in the mountains of 1950s Colorado in Andrew Haigh's A LONG WINTER, a film that unsatisfying because its main character is so aggravating, underwritten, and underdeveloped #26TIFF buff.ly/9c8G3xB
John Lynn fights for disability rights in Siân Heder's BEING HEUMANN, an engaging, heartfelt, and rousing film that, despite its serious political themes, is very much a comedy #26TIFF buff.ly/NHrnROq
Toronto 2026 review: Being Heumann (Siân Heder)
"Engaging, heartfelt, and rousing" “Our whole lives we behaved as if we played by the rules and did what we were told, we’d be included in the American
buff.ly
September 20, 2026 at 7:55 PM
John Lynn fights for disability rights in Siân Heder's BEING HEUMANN, an engaging, heartfelt, and rousing film that, despite its serious political themes, is very much a comedy #26TIFF buff.ly/NHrnROq
John Lynn studies 20th century Canadian politics in Matthew Rankin's idiosyncratic LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BRIAN MULRONEY, and despite not being Canadian calls it an explosive and exhilarating satire #26TIFF buff.ly/3sI7Ufv
Toronto 2026 review: Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney (Matthew Rankin)
"An explosive and exhilarating satire that feels completely and uniquely Canadian" Playing at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival in its
buff.ly
September 21, 2026 at 8:32 AM
John Lynn studies 20th century Canadian politics in Matthew Rankin's idiosyncratic LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BRIAN MULRONEY, and despite not being Canadian calls it an explosive and exhilarating satire #26TIFF buff.ly/3sI7Ufv
John Lynn lives a simple life in Lisandro Alonso's DOUBLE FREEDOM, in which the director allows the film's deliberate pace to become part of its emotional power #26TIFF buff.ly/6YykLBY
Toronto 2026 review: Double Freedom (Lisandro Alonso)
"Alonso finds a remarkable amount of beauty and humanity in the everyday lives of his characters" Playing in this year’s Toronto International Film
buff.ly
September 19, 2026 at 8:28 AM
John Lynn lives a simple life in Lisandro Alonso's DOUBLE FREEDOM, in which the director allows the film's deliberate pace to become part of its emotional power #26TIFF buff.ly/6YykLBY
John Lynn discusses capitalism, disability, and institutional care in Ryusuke Hamaguchi's ALL OF A SUDDEN, which may not rank alongside the director's greatest works, but still has his extraordinary skill on full display #26TIFF buff.ly/wHup3My
Toronto 2026 review: All of a Sudden (Ryusuke Hamaguchi)
"Hamaguchi captures how invigorating and wondrous it can be to encounter another person with whom conversation is limitless" Playing at this year’s
buff.ly
September 19, 2026 at 9:17 AM
John Lynn discusses capitalism, disability, and institutional care in Ryusuke Hamaguchi's ALL OF A SUDDEN, which may not rank alongside the director's greatest works, but still has his extraordinary skill on full display #26TIFF buff.ly/wHup3My
John Lynn swaps bodies in Arthur Harari's THE UNKNOWN, a film that raises questions about the human soul, society, the superficiality of the physical body, and how the soul is shaped by the body it inhabits #26TIFF buff.ly/LJuTXfg
Toronto 2026 review: The Unknown (Arthur Harari)
"One of the best films of the year" Playing in this year’s Toronto International Film Festival’s Special Presentations section is the latest film from
buff.ly
September 19, 2026 at 8:12 PM
John Lynn swaps bodies in Arthur Harari's THE UNKNOWN, a film that raises questions about the human soul, society, the superficiality of the physical body, and how the soul is shaped by the body it inhabits #26TIFF buff.ly/LJuTXfg
John Lynn sees a lack of narrative focus in Mahamet-Saleh Haroun's SOUMSOUM, THE NIGHT OF THE STARS, a film that never manages to brings its ideas together into a story that is as compelling as its premise suggests #26TIFF buff.ly/koVcw0j
Toronto 2026 review: Soumsoum, The Night of the Stars (Mahamet-Saleh Haroun)
"There are interesting ideas buried within the film, but Haroun never brings them together into a story that is as compelling as its premise suggests"
buff.ly
September 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
John Lynn sees a lack of narrative focus in Mahamet-Saleh Haroun's SOUMSOUM, THE NIGHT OF THE STARS, a film that never manages to brings its ideas together into a story that is as compelling as its premise suggests #26TIFF buff.ly/koVcw0j
Shahran Morshed watches the world change in Theja Rio's ANGH, a film about the painful space between one world and another, when the old world is still alive but can no longer continue in the same way #26TIFF buff.ly/lxFRxAu
Toronto 2026 review: Angh (Theja Rio)
"A film about the painful space between one world and another, when the old world is still alive but can no longer continue in the same way" For
buff.ly
September 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Shahran Morshed watches the world change in Theja Rio's ANGH, a film about the painful space between one world and another, when the old world is still alive but can no longer continue in the same way #26TIFF buff.ly/lxFRxAu