Plus, what stood out at the Toronto International Film Festival.
We're in the thick of what feels like a revitalized fall film season — or maybe it's that the festivals seem like they're back to their prepandemic selves, overflowing with so much interesting work that I can't keep up. |
Our co-chief critic Manohla Dargis has just returned from the annual Toronto International Film Festival and reports happily that there was a bounty of projects by women about women, ranging from chamber pieces to spectacles: "For someone who makes a living primarily writing about movies made by men with men and for men, it was especially gratifying," she wrote as part of her look at especially notable work. |
Our columnist Kyle Buchanan is also back from the festivals (Toronto as well as a drama-filled Venice) and has this roundup of titles that debuted there and got an awards-season boost. Women-led films figure prominently in this list, including "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (starring Michelle Yeoh), "Tár" (with Cate Blanchett), "Women Talking" (directed by Sarah Polley) and "The Woman King" (directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Viola Davis). |
Other new releases this week include the David Bowie documentary "Moonage Daydream." The co-chief critic A.O. Scott described it as more of a séance than a biography, and wrote that the director, Brett Morgen, "conjures the singer's presence through an artful collage of concert footage and other archival material." |
Whatever you decide to watch, enjoy the movies! |
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