Blue Moon, Eleanor the Great, If I had Legs I’d Kick You | TIFF50 Round-up
Catch up on Day 1’s reviews from our team on the ground at TIFF50
A word from our Editor in Chief | TIFF50
It’s like I never left.
Umnia El-Neil
🇬🇧🇪🇸Little Amélie or The Character of Rain | TIFF 50
Never since Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro (1988) have I had the pleasure of watching a film that approaches the theme of childhood as lovingly and efficiently as Little Amélie or The Character of Rain (2025).
Nor García Grau
Blue Moon: Hart-break | TIFF 50
The eternal heartbreak of the flamboyant Bi+ man, cursed to be misunderstood by the world, and left in his troubles alone.
Umnia El-Neil
Hamlet | TIFF 50
“And the Academy Award for Best Actor goes to…Riz Ahmed, Hamlet!”
Umnia El-Neil
Eleanor the Not-so-Great
Hi, Umnia here - as you know at OBSCURAE, we like to keep it positive. I wasn’t passionate about this film either way, so words escaped me. However, for TIFF, we thought for the more well known titles heading across the circuit, we’d let you know when this happens, and try to give some agnostic context. The film felt a bit too long and convoluted, and the direction felt a bit busied. We look forward to seeing what all talent involved do in their future work.
If I Had Legs I Would Kick You | TIFF50
In the performance of her career, Rose Byrne encapsulates the hardships and mental turmoil caregivers around the world can relate to.
Elliana Maria Martell
Shorts Program 01 Highlights @ TIFF 2025
Jazz Infernal First and foremost, let me get it out of the way that I just adore jazz music, so this short always had a bit of a bias in my books. Nevertheless! Bias put aside, this is still an undoubtedly cinematic jazz journey (giving “Whiplash” during certain scenes) that
Elliana Maria Martell
