“In its 32d year, the Toronto International Film Festival is a binary experience… Toronto is now the official starting gun of Oscar season; what used to be an evenly spread 10-day smorgasbord of cinematic riches (for the most part) is now front-loaded with studio premieres and red carpet photo ops. By contrast, the back leg of the festival has become a parade of unheralded world-cinema pleasures and unfilled theaters.”