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[TIFF Review] Bunraku

In writer/director Guy Moshe's Bunraku, a silent stranger rides into a lawless town on a rickety train. Let's call this cowboy The Drifter (Josh Hartnett). He...

[TIFF Video Review] Submarine

It's the reason I go to film festivals. I could anticipate loving Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan or Danny Boyle's 127 Hours, but it is a special moment when you discover a gem. Richard Ayoade's Submarine is just that....

[TIFF Review] Let Me In

Let Me In is a difficult film to review. I love director Matt Reeves, Cloverfield being right next to Let The Right One In as one of my favorite films of 2008...
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[TIFF Review] Super

Our superheroes are changing. Last time we saw Superman, he was lamer than ever. Spider-Man is about to use a mulligan.  Now The Dark Knight gets bruises. The...

[TIFF Review] Everything Must Go

From one of the hottest scripts in Hollywood, Dan Rush's Everything Must Go, recently premiered here at TIFF. Based on Raymond Carver's short story Why Don't ...

[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...

[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...

[Review] Resident Evil: Afterlife

Resident Evil: Afterlife is mediocre. It's surprisingly not as awful as some have been claiming, but it just lazily rolls along without excitement or an inc...