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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, TIFF

TIFF REVIEW: TYRANNOSAUR

Some Awful Big Things Can Be Buried Under Some Otherwise Normal Looking Surfaces.

Posted on September 18, 2011September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, TIFF

TIFF Review: UNION SQUARE

Watching This Was Painful…But Not That Kind of Painful

Posted on September 18, 2011September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, TIFF

TIFF Review: JUAN OF THE DEAD

Ever Think That Zombies are a First World Problem? Think Again.

Posted on September 18, 2011September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, TIFF

TIFF Review: INTRUDERS

That Nightmare that Feels So Real and makes You Afraid to Close Your Eyes? Clive Owen is Here to Gently Remind You That It’s Only a Dream.

Posted on September 18, 2011September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, TIFF

TIFF Review: CRAZY HORSE

I Wouldn’t Think It Could Be Possible, but a Documentary About a Burlesque Show Becomes a Bit of a Chrore.

Posted on September 18, 2011September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, TIFF

TIFF Review: MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE

Teardrop Returns, and This Time He’s Messing with The Head of the Other Olsen Sister.

Posted on September 18, 2011September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, TIFF

TIFF Review: THE SKIN I LIVE IN

Almodovar Leads Us Right Up to The Edge of Darkness, Then Finds The Balls to Push Us Over.

Posted on September 17, 2011September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, TIFF

TIFF Review: VIOLET & DAISY

This Travelling Sisterhood Wants More Than Just Pants.

Posted on September 16, 2011September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, TIFF

TIFF Review: HELENO

The Brazilian Bio-Pic Sets a Beautiful Cross, But Can’t Stick it in The Goal

Posted on September 16, 2011September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, TIFF

TIFF Review: JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME

The Duplass Brothers Stray From the Magical Forest of Mumblecore to Deliver a Plot-Driven Film That Charms.

Posted on September 16, 2011September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, TIFF

TIFF Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY

Somehow I Don’t Think This Was What The Brothers Grimm Had in Mind.

Posted on September 15, 2011September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, TIFF

TIFF Review: DAMSELS IN DISTRESS

Like Wild Flowers in The Sunshine, These Damsels Aim to Bring Some Beauty to Charm to Your Day.

Posted on September 15, 2011September 11, 2020

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