Year: 2010

Gary Ross Wins 'Hunger Games'

Last week I reported Lionsgate would announce their choice of director for the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games late this week. Ahead of sc...

[TIFF Review] Easy A

There is nothing quite like low expectations, which is how one speculates Will Gluck’s directorial debut Fired Up was greenlit. With low expectations for turn...

[TIFF Review] Confessions

Note: This review is re-published from NYAFF earlier this year and the film is showing at TIFF this week. Over the past week I have seen some excellent films...

[TIFF Review] Bunraku

In writer/director Guy Moshe's Bunraku, a silent stranger rides into a lawless town on a rickety train. Let's call this cowboy The Drifter (Josh Hartnett). He...

[TIFF Video Review] Submarine

It's the reason I go to film festivals. I could anticipate loving Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan or Danny Boyle's 127 Hours, but it is a special moment when you discover a gem. Richard Ayoade's Submarine is just that....