Month: September 2010

[TIFF Review] NEDS

NEDS, an acronym for Non-Educated Delinquents is writer/director Peter Mullan’s follow up to his controversial 2003 film The Magdalene Sisters. Set in wor...
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[TIFF Review] Boxing Gym

At this summer’s Flaherty Seminar I found myself in a debate regarding Fredrick Wiseman’s approach. A film scholar I was having lunch with attempted to conv...

[Review] Undertow

Undertow is a love story set in a traditional Peruvian fishing village. Miguel (Cristian Mercado), a fisherman is married to Mariela (Tatiana Astengo), who ...

[TIFF Review] The Pipe

The Pipe is a captivating documentary directed by former television news cameraman Roistered Ó Domhnaill. Working as a journalist he captures the little k...
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[Review] The Town

Many have been making the inevitably cliche comparisons of The Town to Michael Mann's crime epic Heat, but the one big difference many aren't talking about:...

‘Down Terrace’ Trailer

Apple has debuted the trailer for the British gangster thriller Down Terrace, which, according to The Playlist, has been quietly racking up the accolades du...

[TIFF Review] Guest

In every major city in the world there are squares much like the one in José Luis Guerín's Guest. Like Union Square in New York City, Yonge-Dundas Square is...