More like the imperfect start of the conversation around grooming and the sexual exploitation of teens than the end of it.…
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This is a complex depiction of the immense and impossible stakes of reckoning with sexual violence and trauma.…
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V. T. Nayani’s film is a stunning exploration of identity following dual protagonists as they carry the weight of their pasts and fall in love.…
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'The Banshees of Inisherin' (seen at TIFF 2022) mines great comedy from its contained story and tiny-island setting, meditating on accepting the discontent in life. …
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This is a powerful documentary about Nan Goldin’s life and work against the Sackler family and their role in the opioid epidemic.…
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An eerie and engaging detective story featuring lean, thoughtful observations of contemporary Tunisian moral quandaries.…
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At times personal, at times devastatingly universal, this earnest account of one man's end-of-life treatment proves deeply moving.…
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This story of a trans girl on a family vacation reveals characters and conflicts in quiet moments.…
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Spielberg’s latest sits in those split-second slices of (either painful or glorious) humanity in childhood that define you.…
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A heartily good time celebrating music’s power to encourage the best in us.…
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