[TIFF Review] Hereafter
After the abominably banal Oscar-bait that was last year's Invictus, I was ready for Clint Eastwood to attempt something new. Enter Hereafter, a supernatura...
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[TIFF Review] The Conspirator
Robert Redford's The Conspirator tells a story I never knew about. It's also a story that makes for a tedious, only mildly interesting film. Shot like a Histo...
[TIFF Review] 127 Hours
Danny Boyle excels at capturing senses more than any working filmmaker. Not only is he attune with sight and sound, but he can transport smell, touch, and taste right into our mind. His skills have never been more apparent with 127 Hours....
[TIFF Review] It's Kind of a Funny Story
I adore Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's first two features, Half-Nelson and Sugar, but I knew It's Kind of a Funny Story would be different going in....
[TIFF Review] Never Let Me Go
Having recently finished Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, I was eager to see how writer Alex Garland (Sunshine, 28 Days Later) and director Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo) would adapt the sober sci-fi drama, Never Let Me Go....
[TIFF Review] Black Swan
Fusing cerebral elements found in The Fountain with the disturbing comment on addiction in Requiem for a Dream, while continuing the raw character drama from The Wrestler, Aronofsky has crafted an arresting culmination of his work with Black Swan....
Clint Eastwood's 'Hereafter' Trailer Starring Matt Damon
The trailer for Eastwood's next film, Hereafter, looks quite different than anything he has done. The supernatural thriller starring Matt Damon starts off with a grounded psychic character drama and than explodes with tidal waves and explosions....
[TIFF Review] The Town
The broad title of Ben Affleck's sophomore directorial effort fits its generic plot. Adapted from Chuck Hogan's Prince of Thieves, the moral dilemmas and rich characters found in his take on Dennis Lehane's Gone Baby Gone aren't present....
[TIFF Video Review] I’m Still Here
Casey Affleck's mock/documentary I'm Still Here starring Oscar-nominated actor turned aspiring rapper Joaquin Phoenix was just screened here at Toronto International Film Festival....
'Monsters' Trailer #3 & Alternative Poster
The third, and what I can only imagine, final trailer for Gareth Edwards‘ super low-budget sci-fi flick Monsters is here....
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