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Review: Colossal (TIFF 2016)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A young woman (Anne Hathaway) discovers that she has a psychic connection with a giant lizard terrorizing Seoul. REVIEW: I'll admit that I was somewhat wary of the log-line for director Nacho Vigalondo's COLOSSAL. I'd take the fact that...

Review: A Monster Calls (TIFF 2016)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A young boy (Lewis MacDougall) who’s struggling to come to terms with his dying mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness is befriended by a monstrous, storytelling tree demon (voiced by Liam Neeson). REVIEW: A couple of TIFF’s ago, director J.A Bayona...

TIFF unveils 1st slate of galas and presentations; Magnificent Seven to open

Posted 10 years ago

It’s about that time for arguably the world’s most exciting film festival; TIFF! The 41st Toronto International Film Festival kicks off on September 8th and you can bet that our own Chris Bumbray will be in attendance, seeing more movies...

Review: High Rise

Posted 10 years ago

This was originally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2015 coverage. PLOT: A young doctor (Tom Hiddleston) moves into a sprawling high-rise which operates under a rigid social hierarchy, with the top floors being home to the elite, while lower...

Review: The Family Fang

Posted 10 years ago

This was originally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2015 coverage. PLOT: An estranged brother and sister (Jason Bateman & Nicole Kidman) reunite after their performance artist parents (Christopher Walken & Maryann Plunkett) disappear. REVIEW: The Toronto International Film Festival...

Review: Green Room

Posted 10 years ago

This was originally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2015 coverage. PLOT: After a gig gone bad, a band of punk rockers find themselves locked in a life and death battle with a deadly gang of neo-Nazis. REVIEW: Jeremy Saulnier...

Review: Hardcore Henry

Posted 10 years ago

This review originally appeared in our coverage of TIFF 2015 PLOT: A cyborg tries to rescue his kidnapped wife with the help of a scientist (Sharlto Copley) and his army of clones. REVIEW:  HARDCORE is the true definition of a...

Review: I Saw the Light

Posted 10 years ago

This was previously reviewed as part of our TIFF 2015 coverage. PLOT: The true story of country music superstar Hank Wiliams (Tom Hiddleston), his turbulent marriage to Audrey Mae Sheppard (Elizabeth Olsen) and his battles with alcoholism. REVIEW: The danger...

Review: Legend + Video Review

Posted 10 years ago

This was previously reviewed as part of our TIFF 2015 coverage. PLOT: The true story of the infamous Kray twins (Tom Hardy in a dual role) who – in the mid-sixties – dominated the swinging London underworld. REVIEW: Unless you've...

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