reviews

CBGB Review

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The abysmal CBGB is about as appropriate and fitting of a tribute to the sadly lost NYC Bowery dive and punk rock Mecca as playing a Jock Jams album over pallbearers carrying a casket to a hearse.

This Week at The Bloor: 11/29/13

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This week at The Bloor, one of the most harrowing and unflinching documentaries of the year, Narco Cultura, takes a look at the lesser seen sides of the Mexican drug trade, while the much lighter, but still great Tokyo Waka: A City Poem examines how one city deals with a large number of pesky crows with equal parts admiration and annoyance.

Spotlight On: Brazil Film Fest 2013

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We take a look at several of the films playing this year's 7th annual Brazil Film Fest, kicking off tonight in Toronto at the TIFF Bell Lightbox and running through Sunday.

This Week at The Bloor: 11/22/13

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This week at The Bloor, the chilling and balanced look at true believer missionaries in Africa God Loves Uganda is worthy, but stay as far, far away from GMO OMG.

The Dork Shelf Guide to Planet in Focus 2013

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The 14th annual environmentally minded Planet in Focus film festival kicks off today and runs through Sunday, and here's a look at some of the film's playing as a part of this year's line-up!

Home Entertainment Round-Up: 11/18/13

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Lots to go through this week on the home entertainment front including the coal in the stocking that is the Paul Rudd/Paul Giamatti team-up All is Bright, the Blu-Ray debut of the exceptional astronaut drama The Right Stuff, John Carpenter's ill fated TV pilot Body Bags, the toothless political drama The Attack, charming Irish creature feature Grabbers, the passable Dolph Lundgren/Randy Couture drug actioner Ambushed, and the gleefully sick Canadian sleaze flick, Junkie

In Brief: All the Wrong Reasons & Blue is the Warmest Color

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As our film editor continues to play catch up after a crazy couple of weeks for new releases, he takes a look at the Canadian drama All the Wrong Reasons (co-starring the late Cory Monteith) and the heavily talked about French romance Blue is the Warmest Color. The movies might be vastly different, but his opinion is the same on both: They're just okay.

This Week at The Bloor: 11/11/13

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This week at The Bloor, urban sprawl goes under the microscope in The Human Scale, and Toronto's own Alan Zweig looks back on When Jews Were Funny.

The Dork Shelf Guide to Rendezvous With Madness 2013

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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.

The Dork Shelf Guide to Reel Asian 2013

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The 17th annual Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival kicks off this week, and Dork Shelf is here with a look at many of the film's playing this year's line-up dedicated to bringing some of the best in Asian Cinema to local screens every November.

This Week at The Bloor: 11/1/13

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This week, the Bloor showcases the off the mark, but well meaning look at the widening gap between the rich and poor in the US, Inequality for All and the delightful and poignant look at artists in love, Spring & Arnaud

TAD 2013 Review: The Last Days on Mars

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The Last Days on Mars On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member on Tantalus Base believes he’s made an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claim all the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up and goes out on an […]