2026 Venice Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival and Oscar Season Preview
Summary
Tim Grierson and Will Leitch preview the fall film festival season, discussing the shifting dynamics of Venice, Telluride, and Toronto. They share their top five anticipated films, including Jesse Eisenberg’s The Debut, Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love, and Mike Lee’s potential final film Tender Loving Care. The hosts also analyze the controversy surrounding Prime Time and Chris Hansen’s aggressive marketing campaign.
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Sponsors: Mattress Warehouse and OnDeck
Intro: Episode 498, hiatus, and upcoming 500th episode plans
Rules for the 500th episode reboot list and merch plug
Sponsors: Ro, Mint Mobile, and California Closets
Overview of Fall Film Festivals: Venice, Telluride, and Toronto
Tim's Pick 1: A Real Pain with Jesse Eisenberg and Julianne Moore
Tim's Pick 2: Exile, the sequel to My Undesirable Friends
Venice controversy: Lack of female directors in competition
Tim's Pick 3: Possible Love by Lee Chang-dong
Tim's Pick 4: Prime Time, the Chris Hansen biopic
Tim's Pick 5: Tender Loving Care by Mike Leigh
Other Festival Highlights: Wilder, Ink, and Alice Rohrwacher
Non-Festival Films: Dune Part Two, The Odyssey, and Oscar predictions
David O. Russell's Madden and other upcoming releases
Tim's trip to Toronto and Will's TV recommendations
Outro: Voting in Georgia and final sign-off
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