by Matthew Lee, July 23, 2011 10:27 PM
Antti-Jussi Annila's Sauna (or Evil Rising, for this UK DVD release) is undeniably a very good movie, if a clear case of the director slightly over-reaching after his magnificent (and sadly under-rated) debut, Jade Warrior. That film leant heavily on...
by Matthew Lee, September 8, 2010 4:07 PM
(Before it gets swamped under the upcoming flood of TIFF coverage, here's my take on this cracking little film, to coincide with the forthcoming UK DVD release courtesy of Icon Home Entertainment.) Uros Stojanovic's Tears for Sale is a lush,...
by Todd Brown, October 18, 2009 9:36 PM
[This review originally appeared when Not Quite Hollywood screened at the Toronto International Film Festival last year and reappears now with the arrival of the R1 DVD from Magnet Releasing.] My friends, we have forgotten our own history. The...
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by Todd Brown, October 6, 2009 11:28 AM
[Yes, I know this one has already had it's US theatrical run but with it screening as part of the Sitges festival, I can't resist pulling my review forward again. This film deserved more love than it got.] I...
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by Todd Brown, October 3, 2009 1:57 PM
True story. For five years when I was fresh out of college I worked full time in a pair of homeless shelters here in Toronto. In that time I dealt with skinheads, crack dealers, street hookers and more. I...
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by Todd Brown, September 25, 2009 4:40 PM
[This review originally appeared when German fantasy film Krabat premiered in Toronto and re-appears now with the film's appearance at Fantastic Fest.] Thanks to generations of Disney-fication it's easy to think of fairy tales as simple, pleasant children's tales...
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by Jon Pais, May 13, 2009 8:36 AM
Noh Young-seok's road movie, Daytime Drinking, is now available for pre-order. Shot on HD for a piddly ten grand, this leisurely-paced black comedy, whose title refers to Korea's national pastime, follows the mishaps of a fellow (Hyeok-jin) who embarks...
by Michael Guillen, April 8, 2009 10:36 AM
The World Premiere of Carlos Sorín's La Ventana (The Window) at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival came and went as quietly as the film's narrative about the last day in the life of Antonio, an 80-year-old writer awaiting the...
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by Michael Guillen, January 18, 2009 6:07 AM
As a long-time admirer of Steven Soderbergh's unique genius as a maverick filmmaker, I was one of the many who thronged to see the roadshow edition of Che at its Toronto International screening, and—despite considerable distraction at the festival—felt compelled...
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by Michael Guillen, January 10, 2009 6:29 AM
It took four years for Israeli director Ari Folman to complete his animated documentary Waltz With Bashir, which was entered in the competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Though—despite predictions—it did not win that honor,...
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