Thanks to the inheritance from my dead, rich uncle – I didn’t have to go to work last year. The situation was perfect because it allowed me to watch twelve, two-hour movies per day instead of waking up at ten in the morning just to stagger to a job like some kind of sucker. A lot has changed in a year. I learned that people who work need to wake up much earlier than ten in the morning. I also learned the value of a fortune and how easily it could turn into a few ironic props from the film, “Brewster’s Millions” and a lot of regret. This year I managed to find only a little bit of spare time in between the couch cushions and I used it wisely to see the absolute BEST that the Toronto International Film Festival had to offer.

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