Who knew a movie about deeply unhappy people could be so funny? The new film Splitsville, in theatres this weekend, follows two miserable couples who find themselves with a new perspective on life and love after experimenting with inadvertent polyamory, starring Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino, Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona. The results are gut-busting laughter, the kind of comedy that used to be in full supply back in the early-2000s. Read more.

And ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival’s kickoff next week, we take a look back at the 50 moments that made it Canada’s cultural behemoth. And don’t miss our picks for the buzziest, can’t-miss films of the festival.

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