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Rachel West

@rachelwest.bsky.social
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Former grave-digger, future Arby's owner. Journalist, Senior Film Critic at @thatshelf.com, running social @weathernetwork.bsky.social. Former ET Canada & Cineplex producer. @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social & AWFJ member, Rotten Tomatoes-approved.

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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Applications are now open for membership in the Toronto Film Critics Association! Deadline to apply is June 8 at 5:00 PM EST. torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
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TFCA Membership Applications: Now Open! - Toronto Film Critics Association
Applications are now open for membership in the Toronto Film Critics Association. The deadline to apply is Monday, June 8 at 5:00 PM EST
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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Toronto! My pals at the Blue Mountain film festival are screening Damian McCann's Irish noir at the Fox Theatre, on Tuesday. You might find it of interest!
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Blue Mountain Film + Media Festival: Aontas - Fox Theatre
What happens when the trademark luck of the Irish turns sour? Aontas tells the story of three women driven to desperate measures in their small Northern Ireland town. They plan to rob the local credit union, but the plan goes horribly awry, pitting neighbours against neighbours in a tense standoff. The story of the robbery unfolds […]
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Most excited about Sirat’s Oscar nomination for sound
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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Congratulations to our latest #TFCAawards winners! 🏆 Company3 Luminary Award: @filmswelike.bsky.social's Ron Mann 🏆 Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award: Nirris Nagendrarajah 🏆 Jay Scott Prize: Xiaodan He torontofilmcritics.com/features/ron...
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Ron Mann Wins Company 3 Luminary Award; Xiaodan He Awarded Jay Scott Prize - Toronto Film Critics Association
Ron Mann wins Company 3 Luminary Award, Xiaodan He awarded Jay Scott Prize, and Nirris Nagendrarajah wins Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award.
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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
On 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE 💀 "Ralph Fiennes gets to release the pig big-time" - Jim Slotek "a solidly satisfying sequel" - @rachelwest.bsky.social "shows how the familiar can quite easily be turned on its head" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
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TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for January 16 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for The Testament of Ann Lee, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Dead Man's Wire, Rip, The Stranger, and more!
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That Shelf @thatshelf.com · 14/01/2026
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple might already be 2026’s best horror film, and its scariest monsters aren’t the infected. thatshelf.com/28-years-lat...
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review – Sets the Horror Bar for 2026
Bleak, brutal, and deeply human, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple proves the franchise’s rage virus still has teeth.
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That Shelf @thatshelf.com · 21/12/2025
What are the best films of 2025? We polled our contributors to find out! thatshelf.com/the-best-fil...
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The Best Films of 2025: A Year in Review
The best films of 2025 include One Battle After Another, Sinners, Sirat, Come See Me in the Good Light, BLKNWS, Kokuho, and more!
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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
On DUST BUNNY 🐰 "full of Freudian family weirdness" - @lizbraun.bsky.social "crawls out from under the bed and straight into cult classic territory" - @rachelwest.bsky.social "a slice of fantasy that we haven’t seen since the 80s" - @intheseats.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
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TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Dec. 12 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Peter Hujar's Day, Resurrection, Ella McCay, Dust Bunny, Wake Up Dead Man, Hamnet, The Tale of Silyan, and more.
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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
This week in movies! On IS THIS THING ON? 🎤 "A solidly smart and sly adult drama" - @rachelwest.bsky.social "a terrific, serious performance by Will Arnett" - Jim Slotek "a raw, incandescent performance" - Brian D. Johnson torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
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TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Dec. 19 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Is This Thing On?, Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Spongebob Movie: The Search for Squarepants, Breakdown 1975, and more!
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That Shelf @thatshelf.com · 17/12/2025
Unflashy, emotionally precise, and anchored by a career-best performance from Will Arnett, Is This Thing On? quietly demands attention. thatshelf.com/is-this-thin...
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Is This Thing On? Review: Will Arnett’s Career-Best Performance
A solidly smart and sly adult drama about the demise of a marriage, Will Arnett gives what might be the best big-screen performance of his career.
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Now that the TFCA vote is done and I’ve worked my way thru every prestigious film of the year, I am about to binge some absolute trash as a palate cleanser
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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Best Original Screenplay: Sinners Runners-up: Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value #TFCAawards
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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Best Adapted Screenplay: One Battle After Another Runners-up: Hamnet, No Other Choice #TFCAawards
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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Outstanding Lead Performance: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You; Ethan Hawkw, Blue Moon Runners-up: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet; Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle; Michael B. Jordan, Sinners; Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent #TFCAawards
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
An absolutely phenomenal performance and very well deserved win
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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Best Supporting Performance in a Canadian Film: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Sweet Angel Baby Runners-up: Charlotte Aubin, Montreal My Beautiful; Troy Kotsur,In Cold Light #TFCAawards
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Well deserved win and great discussion in the room
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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Best First Feature: Blue Heron Runners-up: Eephus, Sorry Baby #TFCAawards
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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Best Animated Feature: Endless Cookie Runners-up: KPop Demon Hunters, Space Cadet #TFCAawards
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
One of my favourite films of the year
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The Weather Network @weathernetwork.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
How will La Niña and a disrupted polar vortex influence Canada’s winter? Find out with our 2026 #WinterForecast ❄️⬇️ ow.ly/w8oa50Xy55G
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Canada's Winter Forecast: La Niña and the polar vortex set to deliver a truly Canadian winter - The Weather Network
As winter approaches, the intriguing dance of La Niña and a disrupted polar vortex raises the tantalizing question: will these forces conspire to shape an unforgettable season across Canada? Read on to discover what the forecast holds for the months ahead!
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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
On BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER 🃏 "Colin Farrell is superb" - @rachelwest.bsky.social "Berger is a great stager of scenes" - Gilbert Seah On GOOD FORTUNE 😇 "some kind of revelatory sad sack operetta" - Kim Hughes torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
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TFCA Friday: Movie Reviews for Oct. 17 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Frankenstein, Kiss of the Spider Woman, After the Hunt, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Good Fortune, The Twits, and more.
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Totally messing with my Spotify Wrapped by listening to “OK Blue Jays” and Harry Nilsson’s “Zombie Jamboree” more than once today
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That Shelf @thatshelf.com · 12/09/2025
Wildly colourful, spooky, and deliciously funny, #DustBunny is a throwback to the glory days of Midnight Madness. #TIFF50 thatshelf.com/dust-bunny-r...
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That Shelf @thatshelf.com · 12/09/2025
Director Ally Pankiw gives Sarah McLachlan and co. the recognition they deserve in Lilith Fair: Building A Mystery. Read @rachelwest.bsky.social's interview with her now #TIFF50 thatshelf.com/ally-pankiw-...
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Had a wonderful conversation with Eva Thomas on her #TIFF50 film Nika & Madison awfj.org/blog/2025/09...
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Eva Thomas talks NIKA & MADISON (TIFF 2025) – Rachel West interviews – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
P&I screenings really show you who knows how to dim the brightness on their phone and who does not #TIFF50
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That Shelf @thatshelf.com · 07/09/2025
Uplifting, emotional, and deeply human, Kirk Jones’ #ISwear is a crowd-pleasing festival standout you won’t want to miss. #TIFF50 thatshelf.com/i-swear-revi...
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I Swear Review: TIFF 2025
Kirk Jones’ I Swear tells the inspiring true story of John Davidson with warmth, humour, and heart — a crowd-pleasing highlight of TIFF 2025.
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
I enjoyed A Sami Wedding but TIFF’s Primetime programme just doesn’t work awfj.org/blog/2025/09... #TIFF50
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A SAMI WEDDING (TIFF 2025) – Review by Rachel West – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
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That Shelf @thatshelf.com · 06/09/2025
Oliver Laxe’s #Sirat is a breathtaking, gut-wrenching desert odyssey. Part road trip, part family drama, part rave-fueled fever dream, and entirely unmissable. #TIFF50 thatshelf.com/sirat-review...
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Sirât Review: TIFF 2025 - That Shelf
Sirat review: Oliver Laxe’s film is a breathtaking, gut-wrenching desert odyssey. Part road trip, part family drama, part rave-fueled fever dream, and entirely unmissable
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That Shelf @thatshelf.com · 06/09/2025
With heart and humour, You Had To Be There captures how a 1972 Toronto production of Godspell became the foundation for a generation of comedy legends. #TIFF2025 thatshelf.com/you-had-to-b...
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You Had To Be There Review: TIFF 2025
TIFF 2025 doc You Had To Be There revisits Toronto’s 1972 Godspell, the cast that shaped modern comedy, and their lasting legacy.
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
In a repeat of the first Saturday of TIFF last year, public tickets seem impossible to get so just two films for me: The Lost Bus and Bad Apples. Then a nap I guess 🤷‍♀️ #TIFF50
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Frustrating that this is how empty the balcony for Steve is at 5 mins past showtime when it’s been off sale all week #TIFF50
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
After day 1 of TIFF ended up being a 5 movie day with a bonus screening of Ghost School, I have 4 on tap today: Blue Heron Saipan No Other Choice Youngblood #TIFF50
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That Shelf @thatshelf.com · 05/09/2025
With echoes of (500) Days of Summer, Charlie Harper brings a nostalgic spark to the #TIFF50 lineup. thatshelf.com/charlie-harp...
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Charlie Harper Review: TIFF 2025
TIFF 2025 review: Charlie Harper, directed by Mac Eldridge and Tom Dean, revisits the thrills and heartbreak of young love.
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That Shelf @thatshelf.com · 03/09/2025
Toronto's only two-star Michelin chef, Masaki Saito and director Jamal Burger discuss #TIFF50 documentary Still Single. thatshelf.com/still-single...
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Still Single Interview: Jamal Burger and Chef Masaki Saito on Their TIFF 2025 Documentary
Toronto's only two-star Michelin chef, Masaki Saito and director Jamal Burger discuss the new TIFF 2025 documentary Still Single.
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
On tap for #TIFF50 today: The Choral A Private Life Charlie Harper Laundry
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Ready for a day of #TIFF50 movies. I’ll be the one who is soaking wet from a poorly timed downpour that was no match for my umbrella or raincoat
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
15 reviews and 2 interviews ready for #TIFF50. Stay tuned as embargoes lift for all my coverage at @thatshelf.com & @awfjorg.bsky.social
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Pre-TIFF is far more stressful than the actual festival
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Did I pick the Colin Farrell movie? Obviously. #TIFF50
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That Shelf @thatshelf.com · 27/08/2025
Netflix’s The Thursday Murder Club brings Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley & Pierce Brosnan together for a cozy whodunit, but even an A-list cast can’t solve the mystery of a lifeless script. thatshelf.com/the-thursday...
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The Thursday Murder Club Review: Big Stars, Weak Mystery
Netflix’s Thursday Murder Club brings Helen Mirren and co. together for a whodunit, but the cast can’t solve the mystery of a lifeless script
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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Members @filmfest.bsky.social @smallmind.bsky.social @rachelwest.bsky.social & @patmullen.bsky.social look back at 50 years of TIFF with other local writers. #TIFF50
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Toronto Film Critics Association @torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
On NOBODY 2 💥 "It is not just violent: It is violently funny" - @rachelwest.bsky.social "Nearly every beat is an act of gleeful retribution" - Thom Ernst "The insane third act plays out like an ultraviolent Home Alone" - @peterhowellfilm.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
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TFCA Friday: Week of August 15 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Russians at War, Nobody 2, Sweet Angel Baby, Highest 2 Lowest, Folktales, The Glassworker, Boys Go to Jupiter, and more.
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That Shelf @thatshelf.com · 15/08/2025
Bob Odenkirk returns in #Nobody2, the action-comedy that just might be the entertaining popcorn movie of the summer. @rachelwest.bsky.social reviews the violent - and violently funny - film. thatshelf.com/nobody-2-rev...
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Nobody 2 Review: Suburban John Wick Is Back
Bob Odenkirk returns in Nobody 2, the action-comedy that just might be the entertaining popcorn movie of the summer.
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The countdown to #TIFF50 is on. It’s shaping up to be a good year with so many woman-directed films to add to your schedule awfj.org/blog/2025/08...
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TIFF 2025: Female Focus Preview – Rachel West reports – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
This is an insane wait for a subway at rush hour
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The Weather Network @weathernetwork.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Conserving turtle habitats and reducing road mortalities can go a long way in securing their populations in Canada. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/natu...
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This can be deadly time for one of Canada's 'most endangered' wildlife groups - The Weather Network
With July nearly finished, freshwater turtles in Canada have finished laying eggs for the year, but they can still encounter danger from vehicle traffic while moving from one wetland to another.
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Rachel West @rachelwest.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I can’t wait for more audiences to experience Twinless
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That Shelf @thatshelf.com · 09/05/2025
#ClownInACornfield director Eli Craig opens up about working with an all-Canadian cast and crew for his brand new horror. Read @rachelwest.bsky.social's interview now: thatshelf.com/clown-in-a-c...
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Clown In A Cornfield director Eli Craig on horror, humour, and his all-Canadian cast
Clown in a Cornfield horror film director Eli Craig talks filming in Winnipeg with an all-Canadian cast and balancing horror and comedy.
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