SEPTEMBER 19, 2026

This Week in Culture

Must-read stories you may have missed.

Which Future Oscar Contender Will Get Christened at TIFF?

The race to get the festival season’s biggest Best Picture boost is on.

Maybe No More Monster

The Lizzie Borden Story makes critic Roxana Hadadi think it’s time to ax the Ryan Murphy serial-killer franchise altogether.

The World Is a Better Place When Rob Lowe Pokes Fun at Himself

Giselle Bonilla’s debut feature The Musical will probably drive some people crazy, but I enjoyed the hell out of it.

The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

If you once bailed on Slow Horses, time to reconsider.

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Reviews From Toronto

➼ Andrew Scott’s best performance yet is in Elsinore.

➼ I Play Rocky is endearing, despite itself.

➼ Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother sends a terrific Mahershala Ali scurrying across Houston in search of vengeance and breast milk for his baby.

➼ Clarissa is a welcome reset for Ayo Edebiri.

➼ Tender Loving Care gives Kate O’Flynn of Widow's Bay a perfect star turn.

➼ Misty Green isn't the movie it thinks it is.

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