Reviews

[Review] Metallica Through the Never

There's no getting around Metallica's status as legends, even if, over the years -- after millions upon millions of the group's albums have sold since they brok...

[Fantastic Fest Review] Mood Indigo

Whether it's on account of the visual flair he showcases in this hyper-stylized alternative universe or, perhaps, through the frank manner some characters talk ...

[Fantastic Fest Review] Afflicted

Like most film festivals, Fantastic Fest is about finding original, exciting voices and Afflicted proves that first-time feature filmmakers Derek Lee and Clif P...

[Fantastic Fest Review] Grand Piano

Rarely does a hostage thriller go so far off the rails and, yet, remain genuinely refreshing all at once. Appropriately, Grand Piano, the latest film from direc...

[Fantastic Fest Review] Man of Tai Chi

Like a ride straight out of the Hong Kong cinema of yesteryear, Man of Tai Chi is a silly entertainment that, alternately, plays with serious themes in an engag...

[TIFF Review] Palestine Stereo

No matter how much Stereo (Mahmud Abu-Jazi) loves his country, living in the warzone that is occupied Palestine has to prove hollow at some point. A wedding sin...

[Review] Battle of the Year 3D

Dance movies, typically, are amongst the best kinds of films for 3D, although motion is heavily regulated and carefully controlled. I remember listening to Jon ...

[TIFF Review] Brazilian Western

Composed by Renato Russo in 1979 and finally released in 1987 on his band Legião Urbana’s album Que País É Este, “Faroeste Caboclo” became a folk song hit in Br...

[TIFF Review] iNumber Number

The South African director behind cinematic adaptations of John van de Ruit’s comedic, teen-lit Spud series hits the Toronto International Film Festival with hi...

[Fantastic Fest Review] Machete Kills

The prospect of a fake trailer included in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's double-feature Grindhouse being turned into a full-blown film wasn't encoura...