Ty Burr's Take On The Toronto International Film Festival

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Published September 8, 2014 at 1:50 PM EDT

Pictured here is Jake Gyllenhaal in a scene from the film, "Nightcrawler" which was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (Open Road Films via AP)

The Toronto International Film Festival started on September 4th runs through this Sunday. It’s a place where many films start generating Oscar buzz.

Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to discuss some of his early favorites including “The Theory of Everything,” “Nightcrawler,” “A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence,” and “The Last Five Years.”

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Guest

Ty Burr, film critic for The Boston Globe. He tweets @tyburr

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