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Review: A Walk Among The Tombstones

Rating: 8/10
PLOT: Retired detective Matthew Scudder, working as an unlicensed P.I., is confronted with true evil when he takes on the case of discovering who kidnapped and killed a drug dealer's wife. REVIEW: There's just something about Liam Neeson calmly laying...
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Tusk (Movie Review)

Rating: 5/10
PLOT: An obnoxious podcaster travels to Canada in search of his latest person to exploit when he’s waylaid by an old adventurer who has many stories to tell and a troubling penchant for walruses. REVIEW: You know how some people...
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Review: Hector and the Search for Happiness

Rating: 7/10
This was orginally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2014 coverage. PLOT: Hector (Simon Pegg) – an unhappy psychiatrist – leaves his adoring girlfriend (Rosamund Pike) behind on a globe-trotting adventure to discover the secret of happiness. REVIEW: HECTOR AND...
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Review: The Zero Theorem

Rating: 6/10
This was originally reviewed as part of our Fantasia 2014 coverage. PLOT: Qohen Leth (Christoph Waltz) – a chronically reclusive number cruncher – is assigned by his mysterious boss “Management” to work on “The Zero Theorem” an unprovable mathematical theory...
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Review: Men, Women & Children (TIFF 2014)

Rating: 6/10
PLOT: An examination of the way technology influences the values and sexuality of a close-knit suburban community. REVIEW: Among the flurry of big premieres to hit TIFF this year, one of the the most polarizing titles proved to be Jason...
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Review: The Guest

Rating: 8/10
PLOT: Dealing with the death of their son, a distraught family finds solace in a stranger who claims to be a friend to the deceased. Once they offer him a place to stay at their home, terrible things begin to...
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Review: Top Five (TIFF 2014)

Rating: 8/10
PLOT: A superstar comedian (Chris Rock) spends an afternoon exploring his old Brooklyn neighbourhood with a reporter (Rosario Dawson) who’s profiling him for the New York Times. REVIEW: Where the heck did this come from??? While Chris Rock is without...
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Review: Manglehorn (TIFF 2014)

Rating: 7/10
PLOT: An elderly key maker (Al Pacino) lives a quiet life in a small town while pining for his long-long love. REVIEW: MANGLEHORN seems to be director David Gordon Green’s attempt at telling a fable, with his typical, dreamy approach...
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Review: No Good Deed

Rating: 1/10
PLOT: When her husband is out of town, a mother and her two children are faced with a possibly deadly escaped convict. Once she begins to realize how dangerous he is, she must find a way to protect her children…...
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