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Jason Gorber
Editor-in-Chief / Chief Critic
Jason Gorber is a film journalist and member of the Toronto Film Critics Association. He is CBC Radio Metro Morning's Film Correspondent, and regularly contributes to POV Magazine, RogerEbert.com and CBC Radio's q programme. His writing has appeared in Esquire, The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, Screen Anarchy (aka TwitchFilm), SlashFilm, HighDefDigest, Birth.Movies.Death, IndieWire and more. He has appeared on CTV NewsChannel, CP24, and many other broadcasters. He has been a jury member at the Reykjavik International Film Festival, Calgary Underground Film Festival, RiverRun Film Festival, TIFF Canada's Top 10, Reel Asian, Festival Regard and Fantasia's New Flesh Award. Jason has been a Tomatometer-approved critic for over 20 years.Articles by Jason Gorber:
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August 4, 2022
Fantasia 2022: Mickey Reece Talks COUNTRY GOLD, Garth Brooks, Oklahoma and more!Country Gold director/star Mickey Reece talks working on Oklahoma, his ambivalent relationship to Garth “Troyal” Brooks’ music, and more!
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July 29, 2022
Fantasia Interview: Director John Woo Talks of Birds, Knights, Musicals and more!The iconic filmmaker opened up at this year’s Fantasia Fest and talked about his love of classic cinema, what led him to Los Angeles, and how he tries to live a life abiding by a knightly chivalric code.
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July 21, 2022
MoFi Caught Cutting From Digital: Is Their Line of Audiophile Vinyl Dead?Big news this week regarding the use of DSD in the chain of Mobile Fidelity producing some of the best reviewed vinyl releases of the last decade, including on this channel. Does the revelation change our perception?
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July 16, 2022
Unboxing: Elton John’s MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER Deluxe Vinyl Set!A look at Elton John’s wonderful record MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER – including the DCC Vinyl, the 5.1 SACD Mix.
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July 13, 2022
Unboxing: Vinyl Storage Solutions Box Set Outer Sleeves!Our look at the latest product from VSS’ fantastic slate of vinyl sleeves!
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July 4, 2022
Unboxing: Norah Jones’ COME AWAY WITH ME Vinyl 20th Anniversary Box SetNorah Jones exploded on to the scene with her award winning “Come Away With Me” 20 years ago – and Blue Note have put together a fantastic re-issue of the album to celebrate!
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June 23, 2022
Unboxing: Questlove’s Oscar Winning SUMMER OF SOUL Documentary Soundtrack now on Vinyl!A look at the long-awaited soundtrack to Questlove’s award-winning music doc Summer of Soul.
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June 20, 2022
RECORD STORE DAY 2022: A Look A New Releases and Celebration of Toronto’s Independent Vinyl Shops!A quick look at a few releases from the rollover RSD for June 2022, including shout-outs to Rotate This, Play Da Record, Sonic Boom, Pop-Music, Kops Records, Dead Dog Records, Tiny Record Shop and more!
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June 20, 2022
Interview: Cooper Raiff talks CHA CHA REAL SMOOTHOur exclusive chat with Cooper Raiff, the writer/director/star of the Sundance hit Cha Cha Real Smooth.
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June 14, 2022
Unboxing: Remembering David Crosby’s “If I Could Only Remember My Name” on MFSL SuperVinylDavid Crosby’s blissful solo record gets a lot of help from his friends and it sounds fantastic pressed on SuperVinyl at RTI. Jason Gorber takes a look at If I Could Only Remember My Name.
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June 13, 2022
Lightyear Video ReviewJason Gorber gives us his take on Disney/Pixar’s Lightyear and Chris Evan’s fantastic performance. Watch his review now!
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June 12, 2022
The Best Vinyl Inner Sleeves To Get: Do We Have a New Champion?Any vinyl head knows that protecting the records inside the sleeves is a big deal if you want to keep your collection as pristine as possible.
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June 11, 2022
Unboxing: The Rolling Stones’ Epic El Mocambo ’77 LiveJason Gorber takes a deep dive into the long-awaited, limited edition vinyl celebration of The Rolling Stones’ Live at the El Mocambo.
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