5 Days at TIFF, 5 Big Takeaways

Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Adrien Brody enter the chat, 'The Substance' has just that, the fight to see 'The Brutalist' and why you always need to be open to surprise

POST-TRUTHS Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s performance in Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths earned a genuine ovation after the film’s Toronto screening. (Courtesy of TIFF)

Hello from Toronto, where the brisk fall weather has officially set in and the festival remains buzzy and busy five days into one of the most jam-packed TIFF lineups in recent memory. Today I’ll be c…