Also opening: Supernatural thriller The Boy and Wim Wenders documentary

Lauren Cohan stars as a nanny to a boy-sized porcelain doll with a bad haircut and a creepy disposition in The Boy.

David Bukach

Published January 22, 2016 Updated May 16, 2018

Published January 22, 2016

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The Boy

The boy's name is Brahms, but the film is much more nightmare than lullaby. A supernatural thriller set in a remote British mansion stars The Walking Dead's Lauren Cohan as a nanny to a boy-sized porcelain doll with a bad haircut and a creepy disposition.

On the Road: The Films of Wim Wenders

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A retrospective salutes the wandering art-house auteur and titan of New German Cinema. A curious career is well covered, beginning with 1972's The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick and continuing to 2011's Pina, a tribute to the modern-dance icon Pina Bausch. (Jan. 28 to March 6, TIFF Bell Lightbox; tiff.net)

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