On this episode, Shadan talks with Erica about the best movies she saw at this year's Toronto International Film Festival! Visit https://insessionfilm.com for merch and more! Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe! Become an ISF VIP today to get exclusive bonus content! Follow us on X/Twitter! @InSessionFilm | @ShadanLarki | @eRockReviews Films that will be discussed in our TIFF Recap: 1. A Private Life (Rebecca Zlotowski) Release: November 14 (Limited) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNUkW6ywV-c 2. Arco (Ugo Bienvenu) Release: November 14 (Select Theaters) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNUkW6ywV-c 3. Ballad of a Small Player (Edward Berger) Release: October 29 (Netflix) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVuAfgSLFI4&t=8s 4. Blue Moon (Richard Linklater) Release: October 17 in NY & LA theaters; Nationwide October 24 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo7gRHip0lI 5. Charlie Harper (Mac Eldridge, Tom Dean) 6. Dead Man’s Wire (Gus Van Sant) 7. Dinner With Friends (Sasha Leigh Henry) 8. Diya (Achille Ronaimou) 9. Eternity (David Freyne) Release: Limited November 14, Wide November 26 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irXTps1REHU 10. Frankenstein (Guillermo del Toro) Release: November 7 (Netflix, limited before wide) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x--N03NO130 11. Hamlet (Aneil Karia) 12. Hamnet (Chloé Zhao) Release: December 12 (Wide theatrical) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2xtmPkuksA 13. Hedda (Nia DaCosta) Release: October 29 (Amazon Prime Video) 14. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (Mary Bronstein) Release: October 10 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywFDoT7LBbQ 15. It Was Just an Accident (Jafar Panahi) Release: October 15 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF04v-ze2Yc 16. Memory of Princess Mumbi (Damien Hauser) 17. No Other Choice (Park Chan-wook) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U77zLDDdjc 18. Obsession (Curry Barker) 19. Rental Family (HIKARI) Release: November 21 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0pqP6ClcE8 20. Roofman (Derek Cianfrance) Release: October 10 (Theatrical) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXecSGmQDEI 21. Sacrifice (Romain Gavras) 22. Sentimental Value (Joachim Trier) Release: November 7 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKbcKQN5Yrw 23. The Lost Bus (Paul Greengrass) Release: October 3 (Apple TV+) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSDHjkuwaic&t=5s 24. The Secret Agent (Kleber Mendonça Filho) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nNAVGX8n7w 25. The Smashing Machine (Benny Safdie) Release: October 3 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRpnP3LZ99g 26. The Son and the Sea (Stroma Cairns) 27. The Testament of Ann Lee (Mona Fastvold) 28. The Wizard of the Kremlin (Olivier Assayas) 29. Train Dreams (Clint Bentley) Release: November 21 (Netflix) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyRdazbYKgY 30. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Rian Johnson) Release: December 12 (Netflix) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHM1K1JByBI Other TIFF 2025 Titles Mentioned: Bad Apples (Jonatan Etzler) Christy (David Michôd) Release: November 7 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSHwFDPfeV8 Eleanor The Great (Scarlett Johansson) Release: September 26 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6l2ue--KA John Candy: I Like Me (Colin Hanks) Release: October 10 (Amazon Prime Video) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrcQRsrBcCk Nouvelle Vague (Richard Linklater) Release: November 14 (Netflix) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=795BXtBR2u4 The Voice of Hind Rajab (Kaouther Ben Hania)
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Episode 654: Fall Preview (2025)
This week on the InSession Film Podcast, we discuss our most anticipated movies for the upcoming fall/winter season! Also, we have a laugh over our 1999 Retrospective blunder from last week and talk about HAMNET winning this year's TIFF prize. - Opening Banter (0:31) - 1999 Retrospective Recap (4:35) - Hamnet Wins TIFF (20:53) - Fall Preview (45:13) Visit https://insessionfilm.com for merch and more! Visit this episode’s sponsor: https://koffeekult.com - Get 15% OFF with the code: ISF24 Visit this episode’s sponsor: Audibletrial.com/InSessionFilm - Get a FREE audiobook and 30-day FREE trial Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe! Become an ISF VIP today to get exclusive bonus content! Follow us on Twitter! @InSessionFilm | @RealJDDuran | @BrendanJCassidy
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Review: The Long Walk
On this episode, JD and Brendan discuss Francis Lawrence's new film THE LONG WALK, starring Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson! Visit https://insessionfilm.com for merch and more! Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe! Become an ISF VIP today to get exclusive bonus content! Follow us on X/Twitter! @InSessionFilm | @RealJDDuran | @BrendanJCassidy
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Review: The Conjuring: Last Rites
On this episode, ISF writers Megan Kearns and Lane Mills discuss the latest (and last?) entry in the in the Conjuring universe THE CONJURING: LAST RITES! Visit https://insessionfilm.com for merch and more! Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe! Become an ISF VIP today to get exclusive bonus content! Follow us on X/Twitter! @InSessionFilm | @RealJDDuran | @BrendanJCassidy
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Women InSession: David Cronenberg Retrospective
On this episode, we discuss the career and evolution of the great David Cronenberg, and why is films have aged extremely well over the years! Panel: Kristin Battestella, Megan Kearns, Jaylan Salah Visit insessionfilm.com for merch and more! Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe on your podcast app of choice! insessionfilm.com/subscribe
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