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Review: Birth of the Dragon (TIFF 2016)

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PLOT: In 1964 Chinatown, a young Bruce Lee (Philip Ng) finds himself in conflict with Shaolin monk Wong Jack Man (Xia Yu) who’s been sent to keep Lee from teaching Kung-Fu secrets to whites – or has he? REVIEW: The...

Review: (Re)Assignment (TIFF 2016)

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PLOT: A macho hit-man becomes the unwilling recipient of a sex-change performed by a brilliant surgeon (Sigourney Weaver) with a grudge. Now a beautiful woman (Michelle Rodriguez), the killer sets-out to get even. REVIEW: (RE)ASSIGNMENT is nothing if not topical,...

Review: Jackie (TIFF 2016)

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PLOT: The aftermath of the Kennedy assassination, as shown through the eyes of Jackie (Natalie Portman), as she tries to organize her husband’s burial and come-to-terms with her new reality as the widow of a president. REVIEW: Pablo Larrain’s JACKIE...

Review: Moonlight (TIFF 2016)

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PLOT: A portrait of a young African-American man, growing up in the shadow of a crack epidemic, who struggles to come-to-terms with his homosexuality in a culture that idealizes hyper-masculinity. REVIEW: Since its Telluride debut, Barry Jenkins’s MOONLIGHT has rocketed...

Review: The Bad Batch (TIFF 2016)

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PLOT: In a society where outcasts are qualified as being part of a “bad batch” and exiled into a desert wasteland, a young woman (Suki Waterhouse) struggles to find her place in a world full of cannibals and the insane....

Review: Bleed For This (TIFF 2016)

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PLOT: The true story of boxer Vinny Paz (Miles Teller) who, against his doctor’s orders, fought to defend his title a mere nine months after a car accident that left him with a broken neck. REVIEW: More than ever, the...

Review: Mascots (TIFF 2016)

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PLOT: Professional mascots from all over the world descend on Anaheim in order to compete for the Gold Fluffy Award. REVIEW: MASCOTS marks director Christopher Guest’s return to movies after a ten year break, during which he brought the underrated...

Nocturnal Animals (TIFF Review)

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PLOT: An unhappy art gallery owner (Amy Adams) finds herself obsessed by the manuscript of a novel by her ex-husband (Jake Gyllenhaal) which tells the story of a man (also Gyllenhaal) seeking revenge on the gang of thugs who violently...