Month: September 2011

[TIFF Review] Oslo, August 31st

Memory and nostalgia—these are the things Joachim Trier sought when creating his dark, hopeful and depressing love letter to his hometown. Rather than use t...

[TIFF Review] Friends with Kids

This has been the year of romantic comedies doing their best to overcome the genre and crossover to succeed with men and women alike. An unintentional reuni...

[TIFF Review] The Descendants

Delivering his most emotionally-mature film yet, Alexander Payne examines the importance of family with The Descendants. It is a welcome return for the film...

[TIFF Review] Le Havre

According to André Wilms—the star of Le Havre—during his hilarious stream of consciousness Q&A at a screening for the Toronto International Film Festiva...

[TIFF Review] Death of a Superhero

Cancer is one of life’s great fears, a grand equalizer that takes without discretion. Children are lost while their parents watch, talents with the ability ...

[TIFF Review] God Bless America

In the age of American Idol, My Super Sweet Sixteen and the Jersey Shore, Natural Born Killers, Oliver Stone’s 1994 film looks quaint. Fred (Joel Murray), t...

[TIFF Review] The Odds

The Toronto International Film Festival media blurb for Simon Davidson’s debut feature, The Odds, likens it to a combination of Rounders and Brick. While th...