The Dork Shelf Guide to Blood in the Snow 2013
Dork Shelf runs down some of this year's offerings at the all Canadian horror movie festival Blood in the Snow, running from November 29th to December 1st at the Carlton Cinemas in Toronto.
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Blood in the Snow 2013: Evangeline Review
Evangeline (Opening Night Film) A mishmash of halfbaked genre elements cribbed from other far better films and filmmakers and an almost inscrutable story, Karen Lam’s Evangeline is an unfortunate mess that never comes together and sets some genuinely good performances hopelessly adrift. Kat de Lieva stars as the titular protagonist, a shy young student just […]
Blood in the Snow 2013: Discopath Review
Discopath Owing a lot to such 42nd Street sleazefests as Dario Argento’s Tenebre, Lucio Fulci’s New York Ripper, William Lustig’s Maniac, and Canon Film’s shit-tastic New Year’s Evil, Renaud Gauthier’s Quebecois genre send-up and period piece Discopath is a gory, and deliberately silly ode to late 70s/early 80s slashers. In 1976 New York City, Duane […]
Blood in the Snow 2013: Thanatomorphose Review
Thanatomorphose If you’re looking for a repulsive, mean-spirited, body horror gore fest that quickly transforms into a morbid pornography of human decay, then look no further than Thanatomorphose. Writer/director Eric Falardeau (no doubt a fan of David Cronenberg’s The Fly borrowing liberally for his more grotesque moments, such as body parts in jars) has created […]
Blood in the Snow 2013: Clean Break Review
Clean Break Clean Break is an engaging, if mostly predictable genre effort with star Tianna Nori giving the film a much needed dash of sinister delight. The Toronto based thriller takes off when Scott (Sean Kaufmann), an out-of-work but likable everyman , accepts roommates Cam (Sam Osman) and Dan’s (Serge Plourde) invite to a work […]
Blood in the Snow 2013: Criminal Review
Criminal Tales of revenge rarely have a happy ending, but Criminal leans on its influences a little too hard, as it tries to look all dark and gritty without having any genuine substance to it all. Innis (Ian Dyck) is an overstressed security guard who sees society crumbling around him while he tries to go […]
The Dork Shelf Guide to the 2013 European Union Film Festival
Dork Shelf looks at the first ever European Union Film Festival - a series of free films from all over Europe running from November 14th-27th at The Royal in Toronto - and gives reviews to 8 of the films screening!
The Dork Shelf Guide to Rendezvous With Madness 2013
Dork Shelf looks at seven films from this year's line-up at the Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival, a blend of fictional films, documentaries, and more, devoted to breaking down stigmas that surround mental illness and strengthening the dialogue around them.
Darryl’s Hard Liquor & Porn Film Festival
Time to drop your pants and put dial-a-bottle on speed dial! That’s right folks, Darryl’s Hard Liquor And Porn Film Festival is here again. It’s one of those rare Toronto niche film festivals that lives up to its name.
WSFF: The Final Weekend
As we head into the final weekend of the 18th annual Worldwide Short Film Festival, Brandon Bastaldo and Jenna Hossack take a look at some of the great programs taking place during the WSFF's stacked final weekend.
More From WSFF 2012!
Following the kick-off to our coverage of the CFC's 18th annual Worldwide Short Film Festival on Friday, here's a look at a handful of programs from this year's gathering of some of the best short films from around the world that starts tomorrow night. Today, we take a look at several more of the high profile Official Selection Programs, indie comedy, music video, and science fiction showcases, and the highly anticipated all night horror marathon The Night Shift and the always star studded Celebrity Shorts.
Hot Docs 2012 Reviews: Part 3
Hot Docs 2012 Preview Day 3 and the hits just keep on coming with looks at China Heavyweight, In the Year of Hip Hop, Brooklyn Castle, The Frog Princes, Finding North, Radioman, Low and Clear, and The Betrayal.
Hot Docs 2012 Reviews: Part 1
Our first batch of reviews for Hot Docs 2012 are in! Today we have a look at opening night film Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, The Invisible War, Wildness, Smoke Traders, Playing the Fool, Jeff, The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche, Inocente, The Great Liberty, and James Franco's Francophrenia (Or: Don't Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is).
Hot Docs 2012 Preview: Most Anticipated
Since we can't possibly cover all 180+ films at this year's HotDocs festival before it kicks off this coming Thursday, our Film and Performing Arts Editor dishes on what films we are most looking forward to catching once the festival hits.
TADFF 2011: Manborg Review
Manborg is meant to recreate that VHS tape you once found misplaced in the corner concert film section of a pawn shop. In a world being rapidly flooded with these rehashed nostalgia bombs, Manborg is challenged to represent a new era/aesthetic of re-re-re-rehash, and to be more entertaining than many of the other films in the running. Thankfully for Manborg, it is half man, half cyborg, all Manborg.
