TIFF 2023: Flora and Son Review
John Carney's latest film, Flora and Son, is a delightful musical dramedy featuring a career-best Eve Hewson performance.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Review: Aaron Sorkin Back In His Element
Aaron Sorkin's return to writing and directing delivers a dialogue-rich, visually static historical drama.
The Criterion Shelf: Four Trilogies
The Criterion Channel has put together small collections of films by noted filmmakers past and present, choosing three each to represent the essence of their work.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Humanizing Edward Snowden, Oliver Stone, and That Voice
JGL dropped into Toronto for the premiere of Oliver Stone's Snowden and we had the opportunity to chat with him.
TIFF 2016: Snowden Review
Snowden TIFF 2016 Review.
The Night Before Review
Drugs, alcohol, and bromance abound in this hilarious holiday comedy with a surprising amount of heart.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Review
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For fails to live up to its promises of being a fun, macho fantasy, instead delivering a bloated two-hour bore.
The Wind Rises Review
While time will only tell if Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, the World War II era period piece The Wind Rises , will be the animation auteur’s final feature, if it turns out to be true he’s certainly ending his career on a high note.
Interview: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
That Shelf talks to Don Jon writer, director, and star Joseph Gordon-Levitt about how he came up with the message for his debut feature, how much pornography he thought was appropriate to show, creating the film’s unique family dynamic, producing this film outside of a major studio, and how the casting of Scarlett Johnansson fit into his particular vision for the film.
Interview: Scarlett Johansson
Don Jon actress Scarlett Johansson talks to That Shelf about the differences between pornography and romantic comedy, her collaboration with Joseph Gordon-Levitt for the first time, how her decision making process has evolved over the years, what it’s like watching a sexualized film in front of family and loved ones, and her own (somewhat surprising) addiction.
TIFF 2013: Don Jon Review
Don Jon Special Presentation Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt While Levitt’s first effort behind the camera showcases that he at least knows what to do on a visual level, his tale of a porn addict trying to come to terms with the priorities in his life is entirely misconceived and sloppy. A lothario (Levitt, doing a grating […]
This Week in DVD: 1/8/13
As we dig out from piles of new releases from before and after the holiday season, we take looks at the home video releases for Looper, Frankenweenie , Cosmopolis , Dredd , Pitch Perfect , Compliance , The Words , Hit and Run , and season one of Anger Management
This “Week” in DVD: 12/18/12
With films coming to home video two days this week (Tuesday and Friday) here's part one of our look at the latest releases including Beasts of the Southern Wild , Killer Joe , Total Recall , Premium Rush , and Arbitrage .
Lincoln Review
It might still have Steven Spielberg's trademark streak of sentimentality, but Lincoln might be the director's most satisfying historical drama to date,
Looper Review
Films like Looper come around so infrequently, and it’s doubtful that anyone could have seen into the future to know it would have turned out this great. It’s a gutsy and uncompromising genre film that will be hailed as a classic staple by many who see it.
