Starred UpStarred Up

Review: Starred Up (TIFF 2013)

PLOT: Nineteen-year-old Eric (Jack O’Connell) is transferred to a maximum security prison, ruled by a fierce gang run by lifer Neville (Ben Mendelsohn) who also happens to be the boy’s father. Having not seen each other since Eric was a...
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Review: Tracks (TIFF 2013)

PLOT: The true story of Australian adventurer Robyn Davidson (Mia Wasikowska) who, in 1977, set off on a nine-month journey across the Outback with nothing but a team of camels and her dog for company. REVIEW: TRACKS is a major...
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Review: The F Word (TIFF 2013)

PLOT: Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) thinks he’s met the girl of his dreams after a chance encounter with Chantry (Zoe Kazan) at a party. He’s devastated to learn that she has a boyfriend, but the two nonetheless become friends. As he...
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Review: Man of Tai Chi (TIFF 2013)

PLOT: A young Tai Chi master (Tiger Chen) is recruited by an enigmatic multimillionaire (Keanu Reeves) to fight in a series of brutal underground fights, where he pits his traditionally peaceful methods against a series of brutal opponents. REVIEW: MAN...
EnemyEnemy

Review: Enemy (TIFF 2013)

PLOT: A university professor (Jake Gyllenhaal) discovers that he has a doppelganger in an out-of-work actor, with a pregnant wife (Sarah Gadon) and some potentially dangerous hobbies. REVIEW: There are so many things that are interesting about ENEMY, not the...
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Movie Review: Horns (TIFF 2013)

PLOT: Ig Perrish (Daniel Radcliffe) wakes up one morning to find horns growing out of his forehead. Soon, he discovers that when people look at them, they reveal their deepest, darkest secrets, giving Ig the opportunity to solve his girlfriend's...
Devil's KnotDevil's Knot

Review: Devil’s Knot (TIFF 2013)

PLOT: The true story of the arrest and trial of the West Memphis Three, from the perspectives of the mother (Reese Witherspoon) of one of the victims, and the private investigator (Colin Firth) who works for the defence. REVIEW: Director...
Dallas Buyers ClubDallas Buyers Club

Review: Dallas Buyers Club (TIFF 2013)

PLOT: The true story of Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey), a hard-living, homophobic Texan , who learns that he’s HIV positive. With AIDS treatment still a mystery in that era (it takes place in 1986), Woodruff takes on the FDA, and...
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