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[Review] The Social Network

No other director (David Fincher) and writer (Aaron Sorkin) could've captured the story of Facebook with such impulse, tension and constant captivation....

[Video Review] Devil

Taking a break from the 10+ day TIFF 2010 adventure, I checked out the Dowdle brothers latest film last night, Devil. Based on a story by M. Night Shyamalan...

[TIFF Reviews] Meek’s Cutoff, The Debt, and The Ward

As TIFF winds down, I wanted to highlight some of the other films I've seen at the fest. You can check out our complete coverage here for most of the big ones, but I'll be gathering quick thoughts below and in more posts the next few days....

[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:...

[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...