The German Doctor Review
The German Doctor is a quietly unassuming based on a true story chiller that really gets inside your head.
Under the Skin Review
Few films since the late Stanley Kubrick have been able to approach the unnerving artistic depths that Jonathan Glazer reaches with his latest effort, Under the Skin.
Moms’ Night Out Review
It’s certainly not a high bar to clear, but the faith based comedy Moms’ Night Out is certainly better than it needs to be. That’s probably because the whole thing feels suspiciously like a somewhat promising, if a bit unoriginal and lacklustre secular idea that simply had some Jesus-y stuff crammed into it and any sense of true naughtiness removed from it.
Fed Up Review
The advocacy documentary Fed Up carries an important message of the dangers of sugar in our food supply (which is a very agreeable, scary, and vital message), but it sets apart its argument in one of the worst, most shamefully privileged ways possible making it a total disaster.
Neighbors Review
Nicholas Stoller’s Neighbors has all of the trappings of a crowd pleasing, bad taste classic in the making, but at least there’s no question that the filmmakers are laughing directly at their subjects rather than with them.
Ida Review
For his latest film, the powerful and low key Ida, Pawel Pawlikowski takes the term “negative space” to wonderfully literal and figurative extremes.
A Month in Thailand Review
An unpretentious no-frills look at the male ego and its struggles with stagnancy, Romanian director Paul Negoescu’s A Month in Thailand (screening this Wednesday at Double Double Land in Toronto in conjunction with MDFF) falls nicely in the same category as similarly minded North American filmmakers Noah Baumbach, Whit Stillman, and Lena Dunham.
Game of Thrones Episode 4.5 Recap
Tween King Tommen Baratheon may be the "First of His Name" this week, but several characters show new sides of their personalities for the first time, and multiple throwbacks to Game of Thrones’ first season rear their heads with major implications for the future.
Orphan Black Episode 2.3 Recap
“Mingling Its Own Nature with It” featured very few lighthearted moments. Shit’s getting real folks. Where season one introduced us to the women, season two is delving deeper into the worsening psychological effects of realizing you’re a clone.
Hannibal Episode 2.10 Recap
In addition to being Hannibal’s most self-reflexive hour, “Naka-Choko" features a really steamy sex scene that takes place in two separate rooms and involves four humans, a theremin, and a Manstag.
Cinco de Mayo: The Battle Review
Cinco de Mayo: La Batalla is a technically proficient and good looking period film with some solid action sequences that illustrate the horrors of war, but without any characters to care about, the strong visuals lack any legitimate punch.
Joe Review
The grim Southern drama Joe marks a return to more subdued and nuanced territory of Nicolas Cage and a further return to form for director David Gordon Green.
That Burning Feeling Review
Thanks to a great cast and a solidly witty script, the raunchy rom-com That Burning Feeling rises above its modest and sometimes contrived trappings.
Hot Docs 2014: Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story
Lady Valor: The Kristin Beck Story Special Presentations For almost twenty years, Navy SEAL Christopher Beck served his country with an almost suicidal desire to be the best and bravest man in his squadron. When his time in the military was over, however, Chris became Kristin, a transgendered woman who often struggled to keep her […]
Hot Docs 2014: The Last Season Review
The Last Season World Showcase Sara Dosa dives into the world of rare mushroom hunters in the Pacific Northwest, for a disarmingly touching look at friendship and alternative family dynamic in this surprisingly lovely, humorous, and powerful documentary. Every year, migratory workers from all over the country (predominantly of Laotian or Thai descent) converge on […]
