@TFCA @_originalcin Original-Cin write-ups of #Christy #MeasuresForAFuneral #PutYourSoulOnYourHandAndWalk #Nuremberg #TrainDreams, #ReelAsianInternationalFilmFest and #Pluribus, are among the Toronto Film Critics Association's roundup of reviews. https://t.co/p2NVpTcteV

On CHRISTY 🥊 "But as mired in its genre as Christy is, every actor in it is better than the movie" - Jim Slotek Plus: Alice Shih previews Reel Asian and more! 🍿 https://t.co/Hp0kaxmwHG

On PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK 🇵🇸 "there’s also something inspiring and aspirational about it" - @intheseats "There is a stealthy artfulness to the way Farsi turns practical difficulties into a potent lo-fi aesthetic" - Liam Lacey https://t.co/Hp0kaxmwHG

On NUREMBERG ⚖️ "Crowe in a powerful physical transformation and performance" - @annebrodie On LOVE+WAR 📷 "a fascinating snapshot of a woman who knows the power of a well-placed shot." - @POVmagazine https://t.co/Hp0kaxmwHG

On TRAIN DREAMS 🚂 "a period piece so alive it feels like you could walk into its world" - @ChrisKnightfilm "quietly melancholy" - @gseah1 https://t.co/Hp0kaxmwHG

This week in movies! On DIE MY LOVE 👶 "I could feel my arteries sizzling" - @JoSchneller "oscillates between lyrical observation and psychological suspense" - @peterhowellfilm "It's exhausting." - Liz Braun https://t.co/5OG4SZZ20l

"FNC feels like the festival that allows for films to have a little room to breathe and to be appreciated on a different level." @intheseats reports from jury duty at Montreal's @nouveaucinema

Catch us in today's @globeandmail 📰 "[WIFF] has come into its own as a committed, even feisty player in the fight to keep cinema alive outside of Canada’s major urban centres." Thanks, @HertzBarry, for visiting WIFF! https://t.co/fEfzCCIPKZ

Plus: @peterhowellfilm on November highlights Rachel Ho chats w/ Linklater @annebrodie on Emma Thompson's new show And more! 🍿 https://t.co/ic3deA0ctY

On HEDDA 🎭 "[DaCosta] didn’t come to adapt the play. She came to reinvent it." - Jackson Weaver "Nina Hoss in the performance of the year." - Pat Mullen On URCHIN "A remarkable first feature!" - Gilbert Seah https://t.co/ic3deA0ctY

This week in movies! On NOUVELLE VAGUE 🎥 "unique and unforgettable" - @intheseats "one of the best films of the year" - @GlassmanMarc "a panting, heaving, flop-sweat-drenched and years-late ‘in memoriam’ tribute writ large" - @HertzBarry https://t.co/ic3deA0ctY

This week in movies! Our critics revolt against the Boss, Bugonia inspires headscratches and laughter, and Blue Moon draws raves for some of the best performances this year.

☕️Double double! ☕️ Beginning in our December vote, we are splitting the Outstanding Performance in a Canadian Film award into two awards honouring lead and supporting performances. Because Canada.

How does @VIFFest define itself in opposition to Toronto? By playing a mix of festival favourites and world premieres in an atmosphere of chill cinephilia, writes @filmfest_ca

"Who are we without the stories that we watch and listen to and read together?" @HertzBarry asks why Canada's "elbows up" movement fails to support national arts and culture.

On WISDOM OF HAPPINESS 🧘‍♂️ "Highly recommended" - @annebrodie Plus: Liam Lacey on MR. SCORSESE @JoSchneller remembers Diane Keaton Pat Mullen chats w/ Julia Roberts and more! 🍿 https://t.co/zSJ52yoiOA

On BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER 🃏 "Colin Farrell is superb" - Rachel West "Berger is a great stager of scenes" - Gilbert Seah On GOOD FORTUNE 😇 "some kind of revelatory sad sack operetta" - @HughesBlogger https://t.co/zSJ52yoiOA

On AFTER THE HUNT 📚 "The inconsistency is the point" - @KathleenNB "You won’t stop thinking about it after you see it" - Liz Braun "won’t be the kind of hit film that has made Guadagnino’s reputation" - Marc Glassman https://t.co/zSJ52yoiOA

On KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN 🕸️ "At least JLo looks like she’s having fun" - @glennsumi "Its strength is in its unapologetic love for musicals" - Jackson Weaver "a lovely paean to old movies and the thrills of getting lost in them" - @ChrisKnightfilm https://t.co/zSJ52yoiOA

This week in movies! On FRANKENSTEIN 🧌 "del Toro has given us everything we could want in a Frankenstein movie" - @peterhowellfilm "it’s one of his best films" - @jimslotek "an exquisite corpse" - @HertzBarry https://t.co/tZ47ZqZSWa