Infinetely Dense ★★★ TIFF 26

Infinitely Dense, written and directed by Ace Thor, is an intriguing but uneven psychological thriller that uses augmented reality as a gateway into a constant issue: loneliness – a solid feature debut. Desperate to escape his loneliness, Tom (Glen Steele) merges his mind with a limitless augmented reality system to

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River ★★★★★ TIFF 2026

Joshua Giuliano’s debut film, River, is a wonderfully brutal and emotionally draining experience, showcasing how sound and visuals can be used as distinct elements to create something both fantastic and bleak. Estranged siblings Lucy (Jane Levy), Carla (Jessica Rothe) and their younger brother Drew (Max Mettern) are on their deceased

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Toronto After Dark Film Festival Unveils First Wave of 2026 Titles As Feature Lineup Expands

TORONTO, September 9, 2026: Toronto After Dark Film Festival (TADFF) is thrilled to officially unveil the first four titles of its upcoming 19th edition. Running from Oct. 14-18 in downtown Toronto, this year’s festival will further see its core feature line-up grow from 10 premiere features to 14 exciting titles

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Body Song ★★★★★ Hollyshorts 2026

Magnetic and gorgeous, Georgia Hudson’s short film Body Song takes us on a drifting exploration of finding yourself when at a crossroads. Violet Savage is exquisite here in this affecting film. Violet (Violet Savage) discovers that she is pregnant. Living in a caravan, she is at a crossroads in her

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Benny’s Second Birthday ★★★★ Hollyshorts 2026

R.J. Glass gives his audience a parental nightmare with his short film Benny’s Second Birthday. Full of rightful paranoia, this is a psychological horror that ticks the right boxes. Little Benny is turning two years old, but when his pregnant mother Claire (Allegra Edwards) starts encountering strangers who seem to

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Fawn ★★★★★ HollyShorts 2026

Molly Mayhew has made an utterly heartbreaking look at childhood trauma with her short stop-motion animation, Fawn. A terrifically sad story backs up gorgeous designs. Exceptional. Following the sudden passing of her parents, Fawn is forced to return to a house she hasn’t called home in a very long time.

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Hide ★★★★★ Hollyshorts 2026

Brenden Hubbard’s short horror film Hide exceptionally uses suspense and world-building to leave audiences terrified for the fates of a father and daughter. Perfectly utilising the themes of grief and routine, this is a must-watch. Still reeling from a tragic loss, a father (Alejandro Rose-Garcia and daughter (Ionie Olivia Nieves)

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The Inheritance ★★★ 1/2 Hollyshorts 2026

The Inheritance is a strong, unsettling short that explores the challenges mixed-race couples face as they delve into their ancestors’ past. Destinee Stewart keeps her audience uncomfortable throughout the fifteen-minute runtime. When Venus (Arie Thompson) joins her wife Harley (Hetty Abbott) on a remote family estate, unsettling visions collapse past

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Aurora ★★★ 1/2 HollyShorts Film Festival 2026

Writer/director Angad Aulakh swings for the fences with his fantastic sci-fi short film Aurora. For the most part, he succeeds, especially visually. It’s a short film that deserves your time. Stranded in the farthest reaches of space. When on a mission, the sole survivor, Freddie (Guy Kent), of a catastrophic

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Tunnels: Sun in the Dark ★★★★ Fantasia 2026

Tunnels: Sun in the Dark is a character-driven war movie that grips with its narrative. Bùi Thạc Chuyên shows what happens when people thrown into war give everything to survive—an excellent film. In 1967, as the Vietnam War raged, a Vietnamese revolutionary guerrilla team became the U.S. military’s top target

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