There’s a lot to like about the looks of this movie: Kate & Leo acting together again, Sam Mendes back behind the camera, some beautiful … Read More ›
Tag: drama
Films selected as TIFF Galas are becoming an increasingly puzzling phenomenon. One would think that those twenty presentations at Roy Thompson Hall would be held … Read More ›
One of the things I love about film festivals is the cinematic experiences that are unlikely to be repeated. It could be the selection of … Read More ›
Quite honestly – I chose this film based on the previous work of director Richard Linklater. The man responsible for DAZED & CONFUSED and WAKING … Read More ›
Just before the lights dimmed, I wondered why a smaller film about the IRA struggles would choose a title so similar to a famously Oscar-nominated … Read More ›
My ticket wallet feels a whole lot thinner, and the pile of ticket stubs on my desk is growing by the minute. Must mean we’re … Read More ›
I approached my screening of THE WRESTLER with a lot of hope and expectations. It seems as though with every week that goes by, another … Read More ›
After three whole days of home runs, I found myself watching what was more of a single to the opposite field. This, of course is … Read More ›
Perhaps it’s fitting that as I sit down to write about a movie that features an epidemic of unexplainable blindness, that my own eyes are … Read More ›
Part of the fun surrounding TIFF for me this year, is the fact that I’m going into many of these screenings pretty blind. Case in … Read More ›
The first opportunity you get – go see ONCE UPON A TIME IN RIO (aka ERA UMA VEZ…). I’m actually going to refrain from trying … Read More ›
This afternoon I’ll take my lunch hour to run my selections over to the Dundas Square box office. Say a little prayer to the gods … Read More ›