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Vermiglio review – secrets and lies in idyllic Italian village in the shadow of war

Maura Delpero’s beautifully-made drama explores the complex dynamics of a sprawling family near the wartime border with Germany

‘I’ve never seen the depth of moral corruption’: controversial Netanyahu doc screens at Toronto

Despite a legal attempt to stop it, documentary The Bibi Files, which shows leaked interrogation footage of the Israeli prime minister, made its debut at the festival

Without Blood review – Angelina Jolie’s lacklustre war drama is another misfire

The actor and activist again struggles to convince as a film-maker with a well-meaning yet unconvincing adaptation of Alessandro Baricco’s novel

Heretic review – Hugh Grant has devilishly dark fun in talky, twisty horror

The actor takes an unusually villainous turn in a button-pushing descent into hell that works best before its cards are revealed

The Return review – Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche reunite in drab drama

The English Patient co-stars come together for Uberto Pasolini’s new take on The Odyssey, a handsome misfire

Relay review – Riz Ahmed is a fixer on a mission in a throwback thriller

Hell or High Water’s David Mackenzie attempts to recall 70s paranoid thrillers in a sleek, suspenseful watch before it makes a wrong turn

Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and bandmate, reveals blood cancer diagnosis

Singer says ‘touring has become a challenge for me’ in new documentary film, following 2018 diagnosis with multiple myeloma

Elton John: Donald Trump’s Rocket Man nickname for Kim Jong-un was ‘brilliant’ and ‘hilarious’

Speaking at Toronto film festival, John thanks Trump for support but does not endorse either candidate for November’s US election

Nightbitch review – Amy Adams turns into a dog in rough dark comedy

The multiple Oscar nominee has some fun as a mother at the end of her tether but this unsubtle mix of comedy and horror doesn’t go far enough

Piece by Piece review – Pharrell’s Lego biopic deserves to be a blockbuster

Toronto film festival: The endlessly inventive musician gets an unlikely yet deserving biopic told via plastic bricks – a big swing that more than pays off

The Assessment review – Alicia Vikander is future parents’ worst nightmare

In a world ravaged by climate change, a couple wanting children have to submit to an intrusive assessment of their relationship in Fleur Fortuné’s surreal, stylish debut

Elton John: Never Too Late review – thin portrait of a musical genius

The superstar’s husband and documentarian RJ Cutler have assembled a documentary that benefits from access but provides a limited view

‘We’re in a constitutional crisis’: Adam Kinzinger warns of chaos at documentary premiere

The Republican politician, who stood up against Trump, is the subject of a revealing new documentary called The Last Republican, unveiled at the Toronto film festival

The Fire Inside review – blazing boxing drama packs a serious punch

The story of gold medal-winning boxer Claressa ‘T-Rex’ Shields makes for gutsy crowd-pleaser with a fantastic performance from Brian Tyree Henry as coach

Unstoppable review – Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome lift routine sports drama

Impassioned performances help to buoy a fact-based wrestling drama that sticks too closely to formula

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