September brings the Toronto International Film Festival, a period when some of my readers complain that I am preoccupied with movies, and a few think I may miss some skulduggery in transit politics.

Last year’s reviews (and indeed my spring batch from hotdocs) were incomplete for personal reasons.  I may push short versions out the door at some point, or just leave that to history.  The films that deserved to vanish without a trace have already done so, and those that deserved accolades have, mostly, seen them without help from me.  I will try to do better this year.

Reviewed here:

• Pina *****
• Le Havre ***
• Urbanized **½
• Keyhole **½
• The Love We Make ***
• Land of Oblivion ***
• Barrymore ****
• Alois Nebel ***½

This covers days 1 to 3 of the festival.

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Reviewed here:

• Take This Waltz **½
• Elles **
• Anonymous ***
• Albert Nobbs ***½
• In Darkness ***
• Lena **
• The Oranges *
• The Eye of the Storm ***½
• Rose ***
• Pink Ribbons, Inc. **

Days 4 to 6 of the festival.

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Reviewed here:

• Monsieur Lazhar *****
• Leave It On The Floor ***½
• Superclasico **½
• I’m Carolyn Parker ***

Days 7 and 8 of the festival.

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Reviewed here:

• Tyrannosaur ***½
• Wuthering Heights *½
• Coriolanus ***
• The Deep Blue Sea **½
• Page Eight ****
• Restoration ***

This article covers days 9 to 11 of the festival and brings to a close the reviews for this year.

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