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A still from Aloners, in which a young woman sits at a table, her head downturned, her face passive. The text on the image reads 'TIFF Review'.

Orla Smith / September 10, 2021

TIFF Review: Aloners is a melancholy ode to society’s loners

South Korean filmmaker Hong Seong-eun’s Aloners is a low-key film about loneliness and how capitalism takes advantage of depressed people.

A still from Scarborough in which three young kids lie down on a colourful floor, gazing happily at the ceiling. The text on the image reads 'TIFF Review'.

Orla Smith / September 10, 2021

TIFF Review: Scarborough is one of the festival’s most stirring crowdpleasers

Scarborough, from directors Rich Williamson and Shasha Nakhai, is a big-hearted portrait of families in a low-income neighbourhood.

Alex Heeney / September 9, 2021

TIFF Review: Neus Ballús’s The Odd-Job Men is a delightful comedy

Neus Ballús’s The Odd-Job Men is a quiet, lovely little film that charts a week in the life of three “odd-job men” on the outskirts of Barcelona.

A collage of stills of the best emerging actors at TIFF 2021.

Seventh Row Editors / September 9, 2021

Eleven emerging actors to watch at TIFF 2021

Seventh Row’s editors pick the emerging actors to watch at TIFF 2021, in films from Benediction to The Worst Person in the World.

A headshot of actress Devery Jacobs from Reservation Dogs, with her latest name, 'Jacobs', written several times behind her head.

Alex Heeney / September 8, 2021

Devery Jacobs: ‘I had never seen it be done until I started doing it’

Actress-director-writer-producer Devery Jacobs discusses her career-long love of storytelling, from Rhymes for Young Ghouls to Reservation Dogs.

A collage of stills from the best shorts at TIFF 2021, plus the TIFF logo.

C.J. Prince / September 8, 2021

Ten must-see shorts at TIFF 2021

C.J. Prince picks the best shorts at TIFF 2021, which includes new works from Seventh Row favourites Albert Shin and Zacharias Kunuk.

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