” and the Harry Styles-led romantic drama “My Policeman” debuted to blockbuster-starved audiences in Canada. Hollywood seemed eager to make up for lost time. So, as the curtain comes down on TIFF, here’s a look back at the major trends and takeaways from the 10-day festival.Toronto has spent years cultivating a reputation as the perfect catapult into awards season.
As for “The Woman King,” “The Fabelmans,” “Bros” and “Banshees,” those movies will open on the big screen in an environment that has demonstrated that older audiences will go to theaters, but they are just extremely selective about what they’re willing to leave the house to see. “The Fabelmans” does have Spielberg behind it, but he’s a few decades removed from hits like “Jurassic Park” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” having spent most his more recent years on movies aimed at adults.