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Category: reactions

Brief thoughts and recaps on films seen in theatres – usually in a festival environment. While no ratings are assigned, these reactions are sometimes expanded into full reviews later.

festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

SEMANA SANTA plays TIFF 2015

In a family dynamic, subtle gestures can have profound meaning.

Posted on September 19, 2015September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

RAMS plays TIFF 2015

Pride. Tragedy. Sheep. Icelandic-style.

Posted on September 19, 2015September 20, 2015
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

INTO THE FOREST plays TIFF 2015

When the grid goes down, we are all going to be SO screwed.

Posted on September 18, 2015September 20, 2015
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

CEMETERY OF SPLENDOUR plays TIFF 2015

There’s a feeling we all experience as we slip in and out of sleep, one that’s both calming and frightening. This film is about that feeling.

Posted on September 18, 2015September 20, 2015
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

FIVE NIGHTS IN MAINE plays TIFF 2015

A first time director explores the stillness and tension that comes part and parcel with grief.

Posted on September 17, 2015September 19, 2015
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

ANOMALISA plays TIFF 2015

Nobody does love and introspection quite like Charlie Kauffman

Posted on September 16, 2015September 19, 2015
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

THE WAIT plays TIFF 2015

In the face of death, what would one do for a small sliver of solace?

Posted on September 16, 2015September 11, 2020
reactions, screenings, TIFF

BROOKLYN plays TIFF 2015

Something sweet in the midst of all this festival heaviness.

Posted on September 15, 2015September 18, 2015
reactions, screenings

THE HONG KONG TRILOGY plays TIFF 2015

Community can be fleeting, so it’s best to capture it while you can.

Posted on September 15, 2015September 18, 2015
reactions, screenings, TIFF

YOUTH plays TIFF 2015

In a good friendship, you only tell each other the good things…so here’s a few good things about a flawed film.

Posted on September 13, 2015September 16, 2015
festivals, reactions, TIFF

SICARIO plays TIFF 2015

Get ready for a tense and vicious walk through the land of wolves.

Posted on September 13, 2015September 15, 2015
festivals, reactions, TIFF

DHEEPAN plays TIFF 2015

The creator of RUST AND BONE wants us to ask ourselves just how fragile “a good man” really is?

Posted on September 12, 2015September 15, 2015

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