In this week’s NOW, I try to help people through the nightmare of the October microfestival season with a handy guide to the next couple of weeks.

(There was more to recommend than would fit into the space available,  so keep an eye on my Twitter feed for further recommendations.)

And online, you’ll find my Q&A with writer-director Angela Robinson, whose Professor Marston and the Wonder Women was one of TIFF’s nicer surprises last month.

I mean, the world is awful and we’re all gonna die, but at least we can distract ourselves with a decent love story.