2016 TOfilmfest Top 10

Now that #TIFF16 has wrapped up, it's time to pick our top-ten of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.  We use a simple criteria: which films would we be most eager to see again?
So, for what it's worth, here's our top-ten…

He said,

1. Moonlight, Barry Jenkins
2. The Birth of a Nation, Nate Parker
3. Barry, Vikram Gandhi
4. The Untamed, Amat Escalante
5. Mostly Sunny, Dilip Mehta
6. Una, Benedict Andrews
7. The Animal's Wife, Víctor Gaviria
8. Le Ciel Flamand, Peter Monsaert
9. Nelly, Anne Émond
10. Lady Macbeth, William Oldroyd

She said,

1. The Birth of a Nation, Nate Parker
2. Moonlight, Barry Jenkins
3. BrOTHERHOOD, Noel Clarke
4. Elle, Paul Verhoeven
5. Le Ciel Flamand, Peter Monsaert
6. The Commune, Thomas Vinterberg
7. Una, Benedict Andrews
8. Joe Cinque's Consolation, Sotiris Dounoukos
9. The Arbitration, Niyi Akinmolayan
10. Barry, Vikram Gandhi

We agreed…

• Barry, Vikram Gandhi
• The Birth of a Nation, Nate Parker
• Le Ciel Flamand, Peter Monsaert
• Moonlight, Barry Jenkins
• Una, Benedict Andrews

See you all at #TIFF17!  :-)

PS.
btw, here's a video of this year's highlights…

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2014 TOfilmfest Top 10

Now that TIFF'14 has wrapped up, it's time to pick our top-ten of the 2014 film festival.
(We use a simple criteria: which films would we be most eager to see again?)
So, for what it's worth, here's our 2014 Toronto International Film Festival top-ten...

He said,

1. Mommy, Xavier Dolan
2. Whiplash, Damien Chazelle
3. Pasolini, Abel Ferrara
4. The Tribe, Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy
5. They Have Escaped, Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää
6. The Voices, Marjane Satrapi
7. The Little Death, Josh Lawson
8. Cut Snake, Tony Ayres
9. Sand Dollars, Laura Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas
10. Breathe, Mélanie Laurent

She said,

1. Mommy, Xavier Dolan
2. Whiplash, Damien Chazelle
3. The Dark Horse, James Robertson
4. Cut Snake, Tony Ayres
5. The Voices, Marjane Satrapi
6. Charlie’s Country, Rolf de Heer
7. Teen Lust, Blaine Thurier
8. Alleluia, Fabrice Du Welz
9. The Little Death, Josh Lawson
10. Breathe, Mélanie Laurent

We agreed...

• Mommy, Xavier Dolan
• Whiplash, Damien Chazelle
• The Voices, Marjane Satrapi
• The Little Death, Josh Lawson
• Cut Snake, Tony Ayres
• Breathe, Mélanie Laurent

See you all at TIFF'15!
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2013 TOfilmfest Top 10

Now that TIFF'13 is over, it's time for our 'top ten' of the film festival.  (We use a simple criteria: which films would we be most eager to see again?)
So – for what it's worth – here's our 2013 Toronto International Film Festival top ten...

He said,
 

1. I Am Yours, Iram Haq
2. Heart of a Lion, Dome Karukoski
3. Blue Ruin, Jeremy Saulnier
4. 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen
5. Of Good Report, Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
6. Moebius, Kim Ki-duk
7. We are the Best! Lukas Moodysson
8. Blue is the Warmest Color, Abdellatif Kechiche
9. Belle, Amma Asante
10. Young and Beautiful, François Ozon

 

She said,

1. 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen
2. Belle, Amma Asante
3. Mandela, Justin Chadwick
4. Heart of a Lion, Dome Karukoski
5. Brazilian Western, René Sampaio
6. Blue is the Warmest Color, Abdellatif Kechiche
7. Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón
8. Of Good Report, Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
9. Blue Ruin, Jeremy Saulnier
10. The Double, Richard Ayoade

We agreed...

• 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen
• Belle, Amma Asante
• Blue is the Warmest Color, Abdellatif Kechiche
• Blue Ruin, Jeremy Saulnier
• Heart of a Lion, Dome Karukoski
• Of Good Report, Jahmil X.T. Qubeka

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Our top 10 from the 2011 film festival

After some time to reflect, we've tried to come up with our 'top-ten', from this year's film festival. We use a simple criteria — which films would we be most eager to see again?

So – for what it's worth – here's our 2011 Toronto International Film Festival top ten...

He said,

1. Beauty Oliver Hermanus
2. Shame Steve McQueen
3. Michael Markus Schleinzer
4. Carré Blanc Jean-Baptiste Léonetti
5. ALPS Yorgos Lanthimos
6. Sleeping Beauty, Julia Leigh
7. Martha Marcy May Marlene Sean Durkin
8. Love and Bruises Ye Lou
9. The Artist Michel Hazanavicius
10. Like Crazy, Drake Doremus

She said,

1. Beauty Oliver Hermanus
2. Shame Steve McQueen
3. Martha Marcy May Marlene Sean Durkin
4. Michael Markus Schleinzer
5. Snowtown Justin Kurzel
6. Like Crazy, Drake Doremus
7. Goodbye First Love Mia Hansen-Løve
8. The Artist Michel Hazanavicius
9. ALPS Yorgos Lanthimos
10. Love and Bruises Ye Lou

We agreed...

• Beauty Oliver Hermanus
• Shame Steve McQueen
• Michael Markus Schleinzer
• ALPS Yorgos Lanthimos
• Martha Marcy May Marlene Sean Durkin
• Love and Bruises Ye Lou
• The Artist Michel Hazanavicius
• Like Crazy, Drake Doremus

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PPS.
for last year's top ten, see "Our top ten from the 2010 film fest"

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