Tag: Toronto International Film Festival

TIFF 2022: Ali Abbasi’s ‘Holy Spider’ Spins a Dark Web

One of the most interesting aspects about Holy Spider is the film’s atypical construction, which amplifies suspense even while simultaneously revealing everything one would want to know. It’s a thriller based on inspired true events in the early 2000s –…

TIFF Celebrates Pride Month with Films that Reflect ‘Queer Becoming’

To celebrate 2021’s Pride Month, the Toronto International Film Festival’s digital streaming platform has curated a selection of Queer films with a slight twist. Entitled Queer Becoming, the month-long event aims to refocus the narrative trope of “coming out” –…