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Glenn Whipp

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Glenn Whipp covers film and television for the Los Angeles Times and serves as columnist for The Envelope, The Times’ awards season publication.

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Oscar season has few clear front-runners, but fall festivals introduced many contenders

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Oscar season has few clear front-runners, but fall festivals introduced many contenders

The fall film festivals are over, leaving us with many great films but few clear front-runners in an awards season still in flux.
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Best of the 2019 Toronto Film Festival: There was ‘Parasite’ and there was everything else

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Best of the 2019 Toronto Film Festival: There was ‘Parasite’ and there was everything else

L.A. Times writers Glenn Whipp and Justin Chang discuss their Toronto festival highlights including “Marriage Story,” “Knives Out,” “Uncut Gems” and “The Lighthouse.”
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Newsletter: Toronto Film Festival wraps up

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Newsletter: Toronto Film Festival wraps up

Tom Hanks charmed as Mister Rogers, while “Joker” received a mixed response at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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‘Joker’ brings anarchy to awards season at Toronto Film Festival

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‘Joker’ brings anarchy to awards season at Toronto Film Festival

At the North American premiere of “Joker,” most of the applause was reserved for Joaquin Phoenix’s turn as the title character.

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Joaquin Phoenix, Meryl Streep deliver emotional speeches at TIFF tribute gala

Toronto Film Festival Critic’s Notebook: ‘Knives Out’ slays, ‘Jojo Rabbit’ splutters
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Why Tom Hanks’ portrayal of Mister Rogers is more than just one nice guy playing another

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Why Tom Hanks’ portrayal of Mister Rogers is more than just one nice guy playing another

“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” casts Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers in a lovely and persuasive testament to the power of kindness.

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Why ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ is not a Mister Rogers biopic
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Toronto Film Festival cheers ‘Just Mercy’ as Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan enter Oscar race

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Toronto Film Festival cheers ‘Just Mercy’ as Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan enter Oscar race

The legal drama “Just Mercy” premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, and stars Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx are already generating Oscar buzz.
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Newsletter: ‘Marriage Story’ makes an early Oscar season impact

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Newsletter: ‘Marriage Story’ makes an early Oscar season impact

Times awards columnist Glenn Whipp looks at the fall film festivals in his weekly newsletter.
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Review: ‘Friedkin Uncut’ shows how ‘The Exorcist’ director is compelled by the power of film

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Review: ‘Friedkin Uncut’ shows how ‘The Exorcist’ director is compelled by the power of film

Review of the documentary “Friedkin Uncut,” focusing on director William Friedkin’s biggest successes “The Exorcist” and “The French Connection.”
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Taika Waititi didn’t want ‘Jojo Rabbit’ to be a sad Holocaust film. So he added Adolf Hitler

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Taika Waititi didn’t want ‘Jojo Rabbit’ to be a sad Holocaust film. So he added Adolf Hitler

Taika Waititi’s follow-up to “Thor: Ragnarok” is the wild comedy “Jojo Rabbit,” which follows a 10-year-old boy who conjures a Hitler that is like “the Fonz of 1945.”
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Review: ‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ sees jazz legend with empathy and honesty

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Review: ‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ sees jazz legend with empathy and honesty

Review: The new Miles Davis documentary “Birth of the Cool” from filmmaker Stanley Nelson understands both the music and the man.

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