
Courteney Cox's Evil Genius Misfires as a Harsh True-Crime Drama at TIFF
Courteney Cox's TIFF premiere Evil Genius adapts the Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong true-crime case into a dark, mean-spirited drama starring Patricia Arquette and David Harbour. The review calls the film mean and unfunny, with Arquette delivering a one-note performance and Harbour playing a passive counterpart, as Cox ambitiously aims for a Coen-like dark-humor tone that largely misses the mark. It premiered at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival and is seeking U.S. distribution; grade: D+.













