At the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), a Verge critic previewed several new films, with particular praise for "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York," starring John Turturro as an ageing, technophobic thief in a fast-changing city. The write-up forms part of a series of daily festival dispatches, offering a snapshot of upcoming cinema releases and highlighting standout performances before wider theatrical rollout. This matters for filmgoers as it flags awards-season and arthouse titles worth anticipating ahead of their autumn releases.

Turturro's character, Harry, cannot understand smartphones or USB drives and rues the decline of cash, yet still supports his sick wife through pickpocketing until he unwittingly steals a crypto device from a dangerous mark, sparking a tense thriller; the film opens in cinemas on 30 October. The dispatch also covers Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's three-hour drama "All of a Sudden," starring Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto, due in cinemas on 25 November, alongside mentions of other TIFF entries from directors including Takashi Miike and Werner Herzog, plus streaming titles like Netflix's "Below" and Amazon's "Carrie."