he 2019 Toronto International Film Festival is wrapping up and while I saw more than 30 films, there are three high profile films yet unseen: “Harriet,” “Just Mercy,” and “Aeronauts.” However, of those 30 cinematic screenings, many are already garnering Oscar buzz as well as a bit of controversy. From the Venice Film Festival major winner “Joker” to the Nazi coming of age story “Jojo Rabbit,” there was no shortage of criticism and hyperbole about all things film.
There was also no shortage of films dealing with death, dying, and how to do so as audiences shed some tears for a young mother dying from cancer in “The Friend,” and mothers saying goodbye to their adult children in “Frankie,” “Tammy’s Always Dying,” and “Blackbird.” Biopics and films inspired by true events were hot with “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “The Report,” “1982,” “Hustlers,” “Judy,” “Radioactive,” “Hope,” “Military Wives,” and “Ford v Ferrari.” Literary screen gems made an appearance at TIFF with the much-anticipated “The Goldfinch,” “Jojo Rabbit,” and based on the graphic novel, “Joker.”
Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari
photo credit Pamela Powell
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