If you’re a movie lover, you know that there are really only two seasons every year: Blockbuster Season and Oscar Season. And since the blockbuster season is finally over, that means that the next six months will be dedicated mostly to art house hopefuls, costume dramas and ambitious Hollywood epics vying for this year’s “Best Picture” title. The opening salvo will be fired this weekend at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 2015), and as always, Most Craved has you covered.
This week, Meredith Placko (Geek.com) joins Jenna Busch (Legion of Leia) and William Bibbiani (Crave) as they consider the issues, controversies and talents behind the upcoming high profile dramas Black Mass, The Danish Girl, Legend, and The Martian, and they reveal which lower profile films you should probably have on your radar, including Mamoru Hosoda’s beautiful-looking new animated feature, The Boy and the Beast, all of which are playing at TIFF 2015.
Keep coming back to Crave all week for reviews and interviews from TIFF 2015 from Most Craved co-host William Bibbiani!
Previously: Most Craved | Fall Movie Preview + Special Guest: Chase Masterson
So which films are going to rock the Oscars this year? Most Craved has the answers in this week’s episode, our TIFF 2015 preview! You’d better give it a watch, and follow us on Twitter at @MostCraved, and follow our guest host Meredith Placko at @MPlacko, and come back every Thursday for more exciting news and commentary from the biggest geeks in the business!
William Bibbiani (everyone calls him ‘Bibbs’) is Crave’s film content editor and critic. You can hear him every week on The B-Movies Podcast and watch him on the weekly YouTube series Most Craved and What the Flick. Follow his rantings on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani.
The Best of TIFF 2015 | Exclusive Reviews, Interviews and Videos
The Best of TIFF 2015: Exclusive Reviews, Interviews and Videos
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'The Martian' Sciences All The Science
Matt Damon stars in an outer space thriller by nerds, for nerds. The rest of us can enjoy it too.
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Brian Helgeland on ‘Legend’ and ‘The Wild Bunch’
The Oscar-winning filmmaker reveals which Tom Hardy was hardest to work within a film that stars two of them.
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'High-Rise' is an Impressive Erection
An insulated community gradually collapses into anarchy and horror in Ben Wheatley’s slimy J.G. Ballard adaptation.
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Denis Villeneuve on 'Sicario' and 'Blade Runner 2'
The filmmaker promises to 'take care of' the mystery of whether Deckard is a replicant or a human in his next film, the long-awaited follow-up to Blade Runner.
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'The Boy and the Beast' is Best of the Fest
Mamoru Hosoda’s unique and brilliant animated fantasy could very well fill a hole in your soul.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor on ‘The Martian’
He can about playing a super nerd, but he cannot talk about playing a supervillain (yet).
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Tom Hardy is Kray-Kray in 'Legend'
Tom Hardy plays identical twin organized crime bosses, but only one of them well, in Brian Helgeland’s uneven biopic.
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'The Danish Girl' Flakes at the End
Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander give soaring performances, but this Oscar contender lands with an unexpected thud.
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'Mustang' Isn't Just Turkey's 'Virgin Suicides'
A promising new filmmaker explores the repressions five sisters undergo when they’re accused of sexual indecency.
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Drew Goddard on 'The Martian' and 'Sinister Six'
"It was the epic Spider-Man movie of my dreams," says the acclaimed writer/director.
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'Body' Makes You Laugh Without Knowing Why
Corporeality haunts three characters in this masterful Silver Bear winner from director Małgorzata Szumowska.
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'Green Room' Has Strong Fear on Tap
Jeremy Saulnier's neo-Nazi thriller is a worthy follow-up to Blue Ruin.
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Superb Satire in 'Chevalier'
The Greek New Wave demands to be viewed with this comedy about hyper-competitiveness turning men into horse's asses.
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'Sicario' Borders on Greatness
From the director of Prisoners comes a gripping episode of narcs and violations.
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