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TIFF50 Preview

The films we're scouting for you from the People's Festival

Umnia El-Neil

Umnia El-Neil

09 Aug 2025 — 1 min read
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By Umnia El-Neil 30 Apr 2026
Smiling man in white shirt and dark pants holding a briefcase in a Japanese subway corridor under Exit 8 sign.

Exit 8: A scary game of spot the difference

Although it was a faithful adaptation mixed with a generic character-driven plot, I feel like this movie could have had a lot more to offer.

By Josiah Benegal 29 Apr 2026
Man with shaved head in brown blazer and light blue shirt holding a lit match, standing before an exposed brick wall.

I Am The Prize and the Manosphere | Sweet and Short

Director Sai Karan Talwar's I Am The Prize unpicks the constructed personalities of the men behind "red pill" ideology and the Manosphere, but fails to consider the victims of it.

By Aaminah Saleem 29 Apr 2026
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The Sheep Detectives (Review) - A reverse British Invasion is happening in Film

A heartwarming, feel-good, well-constructed, run-of-the-mill British family comedy has one very interesting twist...

By Umnia El-Neil 28 Apr 2026
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