TIFF #7: It was a very good day

I saw three new movies on Monday. Each one could have been the best film of the day. I can’t choose among them, so alphabetically: Werner Herzog‘s “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call, New Orleans,” Atom Egoyan‘s “Chloe” and Rodrigo Garcia‘s “Mother and Child.” A story involving a cop uncontrollably strung out on drugs. A story involving a wife who meets a hooker. A story about three woman whose lives are shaped by the realities of adoption. Three considerable filmmakers. Three different tones. Three stories that improvise on genres instead of following them. Three titles that made me wonder, why can’t every day be like this?