The best movies we saw at 2026 Toronto Film Festival, ranked

That loud sound you're hearing in the movie world? It's Oscar buzz combined with the whirr of Tim Horton's coffee machines.

The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing as Hollywood brings its awards-ready finest as well as populist fare to the Great White North. There are best picture contenders, naturally, like the legal thriller "Fjord," journalism movie "Ink" and Spanish film "La Bola Negra." Newer voices take the spotlight with Rebel Wilson directing "Girl Group" and Siân Heder's "CODA" follow-up "Being Heumann." And all-star outings such as "The Debut" (with Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti) and "Wild Horse Nine" (Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich) help set the tone for the next several months of cinematic conversation.

Follow along with us as we're on the ground in Toronto for the fest (which runs through Sept. 20) and ranking every movie we see:

The phenomenon "Obsession" premiered last year at TIFF, and this year teams up two recent scream queens, Jane Levy ("Evil Dead," "Don't Breathe") and Jessica Rothe ("Happy Death Day"). In Joshua Giuliano's unnerving directorial debut, they play estranged sisters who meet up with their younger brother (Max Mattern) to spread their late father's ashes in the river…

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/entertainment/