This Week at The Bloor: 8/22/14
This week at The Bloor a lyrical and gorgeous look at teenage poverty in Rich Hill and an engaging look at a musical icon in Finding Fela.
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The TIFF Altman Companion (Part 2)
We look at the second half of famed American filmmaker Robert Altman's career in honour of his TIFF Bell Lightbox retrospective, Company Man: The Best of Robert Altman.
Senoritas Review
It won’t be to everyone’s taste and it’s certainly a slow burn that’s not trying to get anywhere at all, but Señoritas, the first feature from filmmaker Lina Rodriguez certainly captures something uniquely human and beautifully awkward.
The F Word Review
The F Word is a rich, thoughtful, and purposefully problematic romance that hasn’t really been attempted or nailed this well since When Harry Met Sally.
To Be Takei Review
All over the place when it should be focused, the documentary To Be Takei is an intermittently likable, but ultimately frustrating look at one of the biggest geek and gay icons to ever live.
When the Game Stands Tall Review
A standard faith based high school sports drama, When the Game Stands Tall falls just short of the goal line by never developing its characters.
Are You Here Review
Are You Here is a terrible movie that was made by very talented people who should know better.
Interview: Michael Dowse
We talk to filmmaker Michael Dowse about his work on The F Word, being an optimist at heart, sticking to your guns in the casting process, and keeping genre films simple.
Interview: Dr. Sylvia Earle
We talk with world renowned oceanographer and explorer Dr. Sylvia Earle about being the subject of Fisher Stevens and Robert Nixon's documentary Mission Blue, now available on Netflix.
Mood Indigo Review
Mood Indigo, the latest bit of whimsical whatever from Michel Gondry, isn’t a film. It’s a fucking endurance test.
The Expendables 3 Review
Arguably the best film of the franchise The Expendables 3 takes a lighter, sillier tone than its predecessors to deliver some passable action movie fun.
Hard Drive Review
Dull and plodding, the Canadian drama Hard Drive makes young love feel like a chore.
This Week at The Bloor: 8/15/14
Only one new film at The Bloor this week, a pretty good look at the inspiration behind Dog Day Afternoon in The Dog.
The Trip to Italy Review
The Trip to Italy is almost the exact same as the first foodie-centric outing with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, and there's nothing wrong with that at all.
It Was You Charlie Review
A brotherly, time-shifting dark comedy, It Was You Charlie is a unique, quirky, and fresh film in spite of a few narrative hiccups.
