I wisely skipped every screening of “My Policeman” at TIFF. I’m utterly convinced that Harry Styles is a terrible actor and any movie he stars in will be ruined by presence.

My expectations were fairly tamed down when I entered the Princess of Wales theater last night for Tobias Lindholm’s “The Good Nurse,” and know what? It turns out the film is meticulously made, with controlled framing and pacing that reminds you of Fincher.

Yes, most movies in Toronto get overpraised and unnecessarily lengthy applause, but you had to be in the room for “The Whale” this afternoon.

My original vibes with Lila Neugebauer’s “Causeway” were correct.

First things first, here’s the officially released trailer for Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans.”

“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” has screened at TIFF. The reviews are very good with an 86 on Metacritic based on 7 reviews.

At the Venezia awards press conference, Martin McDonagh aimed darts at Marvel …

Laura Poitras fascinating “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” has won Venice. I can’t say I’m surprised as I mentioned a few days ago that it was between Poitras, Diop and Field.

I have to run to a 12:10 screening of “No Bears,” but just to say I didn’t feel the same high certain critics felt with Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s “The Woman King.”

Between “Bros” and “The Woman King”, it was a good night for overpraising at TIFF. The social media acclaim these two films received was a bit much, let’s all just calm down here.

Pre-production is underway on Barry Jenkins’ sequel to the “The Lion King.” If I had to bet, Jenkins is being payed a mighty sum of money to make this movie.

Damien Chazelle is in Toronto where he’ll be having an “in conversation …” with Festival boss Cameron Bailey.

I’m not saying it’s a bad movie, au contraire, Jafar Panahi’s “No Bears” is probably a worthy addition to the Iranian filmmaker’s impressive oeuvre. But did anyone really expect this film to not be well-received at the Venice Film Festival?

Sensing out my very best wishes for a quick recovery to Paul Schrader, who has had his fair share of health issues these last few years.

I have no idea what to expect from Lila Neugebauer’s “Causeway,” starring Jennifer Lawrence.

Sometimes a performance just elevates mediocre material. Exhibit A: Jeremy Pope in Elegance Bratton’s “The Inspection.”

Last month, I reported some surprising, but VERY welcome news from Los Angeles. Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers” was test-screened to positive reactions.