{"id":46752,"date":"2025-09-06T05:59:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T05:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/46752\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T05:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T05:59:11","slug":"tiff-2025-movie-reviews-compilation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/46752\/","title":{"rendered":"TIFF 2025 Movie Reviews Compilation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Toronto Film Festival kicked off its 50th edition on Thursday, September 4, 2025 with a slew of premieres including the official <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/09\/ryan-reynolds-tiff-opening-night-john-candy-i-like-me-1236507896\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236507896\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">opening-night film John Candy: I Like Me<\/a>. It launched 10 days of world premieres, gala presentations and more as the third leg of the fall festival tour (along with Venice and Telluride) that helps set the agenda for awards season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThis year\u2019s TIFF world premieres generating interest include <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/gallery\/christy-tiff-film-festival-premiere-red-carpet-photos\/\" data-type=\"pmc-gallery\" data-id=\"1236509077\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christy<\/a>, the Sydney Sweeney-starring boxing biopic; Couture, Alice Winocour\u2019s Paris Fashion Week drama Couture starring Angelina Jolie; Derek Cianfrance\u2019s outlaw drama Roofman starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst; Rian Johnson\u2019s new Knives Out movie Wake Up Dead Man with Daniel Craig back as Benoit Blanc; James Vanderbilt\u2019s Nuremberg with Russell Crowe; and Aziz Ansari\u2019s Good Fortune with Seth Rogen and Keanu Reeves; among many more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn addition, there are new films in the lineup from the likes of David Mackenzie (Fuze), Steven Soderbergh (The Christophers), Maude Apatow (Poetic License) and Romain Gavras (Sacrifice).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tScroll below to read about Deadline\u2019s reviews out of TIFF 2025 and click on the link to read the full versions. Keep checking back as we add more.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pmc-fallback-list-items lrv-a-unstyle-list lrv-u-margin-t-2\">\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tChristy<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sydney Sweeney's 'Christy' movie\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Christy.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Black Bear\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Section: <\/strong>Special Presentations<br \/><strong>Director:<\/strong> David Mich\u00f4d<br \/><strong>Cast: <\/strong>Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Katy O\u2019Brian, Ethan Embry, Jess Gabor, Chad Coleman, Bryan Hibbard, Tony Cavalero, Gilbert Cruz<br \/><strong>Deadline\u2019s takeaway: <\/strong>Sydney Sweeney delivers, and then some, putting her all into this sometimes extremely dark tale, and really does show she has the acting chops to pull it off. If only the movie didn\u2019t feel like we have seen this before because Christy Martin\u2019s personal story is worthy of being told to as many people as possible. \u2014 PH (<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/09\/christy-review-sydney-sweeney-biopic-ben-foster-toronto-1236509698\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read full review<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tFuze<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Will Tranter in a scene from the movie Fuze.\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/RT_0937_FUZE_RV_01AUG24.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Anton\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Section: <\/strong>Gala Presentations<br \/><strong>Director: <\/strong>David Mackenzie<br \/><strong>Cast: <\/strong>Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, Saffron Hocking, Elham Ehsas<br \/><strong>Deadline\u2019s takeaway:<\/strong> David Mackenzie handles the action so deftly in this exquisitely plotted piece of pulp it\u2019s like watching two movies at the same time \u2014 one a blue-wire\/red-wire bomb disposal movie and the other a heist movie \u2014 and, surprisingly, the two genres work surprisingly well together. \u2014 DW (<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/09\/fuze-review-david-mackenzie-aaron-taylor-johnson-theo-james-1236509551\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read full review<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tSaipan<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"'Saipan'\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SAIPAN_TIFF-25-1_Credit-Aidan-Monaghan.jpeg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Aidan Monaghan\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Section:<\/strong> Centerpiece<br \/><strong>Directors:<\/strong> Lisa Barros D\u2019Sa, Glenn Leyburn<br \/><strong>Cast: <\/strong>Steve Coogan, \u00c9anna Hardwicke<br \/><strong>Deadline\u2019s takeaway:<\/strong> Saipan is not a sports film in the usual sense, although the true-story tale could be described as a battle of wills. Key to this smart and sometimes electrifying Irish comedy-drama\u2019s broader appeal is relative newcomer \u00c9anna Hardwicke, who is simply incredible playing the contradictory but compelling footballer Roy Keane and more than holds his own against Steve Coogan. \u2014 DW (<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/09\/saipan-review-lisa-barros-dsa-glenn-leyburn-toronto-1236508698\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read full review<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tSteve<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load-0.7\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jay Lycurgo as Shy, Cillian Murphy as Steve in a scene from the movie 'Steve'\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Stanton-Wood.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Robert Viglasky\/Netflix\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>Section: <\/strong>Platform<br \/><strong>Director:<\/strong> Tim Mielants<br \/><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Cillian Murphy, Tracey Ullman, Jay Lycurgo, Simbi Ajikawo, Emily Watson<br \/><strong>Deadline\u2019s takeaway:<\/strong> At its heart, Steve, which features strong performances from Cillian Murphy and Tracey Ullman, is a bittersweet celebration of the art of being there for other people in their darkest moments, while acknowledging that it sometimes takes the patience of a saint to do so. \u2014 DW (<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/09\/steve-review-cillian-murphy-tim-mielants-british-school-drama-1236509968\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read full review<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Toronto Film Festival kicked off its 50th edition on Thursday, September 4, 2025 with a slew of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46753,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[18,117,19,17,327,11523,15935,13245],"class_list":{"0":"post-46752","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-movies","13":"tag-tiff","14":"tag-toronto","15":"tag-toronto-film-festival"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}