Opening Night Film

Rendezvous with Madness 2014: Rocks in My Pockets Review

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Rocks in My Pockets Nobody ever wants to be depressed, and it’s one of the hardest feelings to properly encapsulate and visualize.  Writer, director, and animator Signe Baumane takes elements from her own struggles in Rocks in My Pockets, a poignant, gorgeous, and emotionally brave experience that’s unlike any other film you’ve ever seen on […]

TIFF 2014: The Judge Review

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The Judge Gala (Opening Night Film) It’s not that the Robert Downey Jr./Robert Duvall familial, courtroom face to face is patently unwatchable, but it feels as if it were created by robots in a laboratory that were programmed to exactly pin-point the kind of legal drama that would slay in the sticks. Hotshot big city […]