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Genre Films

Explore films that leverage — and problematize — the definitions of a given genre, from horror films to the Western.

Alex Heeney / October 29, 2021

Middle-aged women take centre stage at Cinefranco 2021

Margaux Hartmann and The Lodger are both films about middle-aged grieving widows: one who gets a new lease on life, and one who’s stuck in the past.

A still from Huda's Salon, in which a woman clasps her baby to her chest and holds out a knife, hiding in anticipation of attack. The text on the image reads, 'TIFF Review'.

Orla Smith / September 16, 2021

TIFF Review: Huda’s Salon is a gripping thriller set in Occupied Palestine

Hany Abu-Assad directs Huda’s Salon, a thriller that posits: “It’s easier to occupy a society that is already repressing itself.”

A still from DASHCAM, of a blurry figure in red, seem in the dark through a car's front window. The text on the images reads, 'TIFF Review'.

Orla Smith / September 14, 2021

TIFF Review: DASHCAM is a wild, gory ride

Host director Rob Savage returns with DASHCAM, a new pandemic horror film, featuring a main character as evil as the creatures attacking her.

A still from Good Madam, in which Tsidi, a Black woman in her thirties, holds out a tray of tea. The text on the image reads, 'TIFF Review'.

Orla Smith / September 14, 2021

Good Madam review: A haunted house in post-Apartheid South Africa

In Jenna Cato Bass’s horror film, a Black family’s domestic servitude to a white family is the stuff of nightmares.

Alex Heeney / April 6, 2021

Review: Maxine Peake shines in Fanny Lye Deliver’d (The Delivered)

Maxine Peake leads Thomas Clay’s refreshing genre film, Fanny Lye Deliver’d (The Delivered in the US), about a woman’s emancipation.

A collage of various films that played at the Unnamed Footage Film Festival, with the festival's logo plastered over them.

Orla Smith / April 3, 2021

Found footage gets a showcase at the Unnamed Footage Film Festival

This year’s Unnamed Footage Film Festival was a 24-hour livestream that illuminated the best and worst traits of the found footage genre.

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