On the podcast, Alex Heeney delves into Mike Leigh’s film Tender Loving Care and the many meanings of the film’s title.
Toronto International Film Festival
The best acquisition titles at TIFF 2026 (updating throughout the festival)
From South Africa’s The Smell of Apples to Sweden’s Brace Your Heart to South Korea’s The World Before, here are the best acquisition titles (films still seeking distribution in Canada, the US, and/or the UK) at TIFF 2026
Ep. 193. Theo Rhys’s Stuffed at TIFF starring Jodie Comer and Harry Melling
On the podcast, Alex Heeney delves into why Theo Rhys’s taxidermy romance needed to be a musical.
Ep. 192. At the Place of Ghosts + Interview with writer-director Bretten Hannam
On the podcast, Alex Heeney delves into how Bretten Hannam’s At the Place of Ghosts uses genre to tell a story about two people healing from trauma who can’t talk about it — and then talks to writer-director Hannam about crafting the film.
Ep. 187 Sound of Falling + Interview with Mascha Schilinski
On the podcast, host Alex Heeney discusses why Sound of Falling is one of the best films of 2025 and interviews writer-director Mascha Schilinski about the image of falling, the film’s sound design, and more.
Ep. 185 Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet with Angelo Muredda
On the podcast, host Alex Heeney and guest Angelo Muredda dig into Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet as a work of adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel and why the film left use dry-eyed.