For a film that’s so short, IVORY TOWER sure does leave me scratching my head wondering where to begin…and I mean that in the best possible way. It’s a story that dares the true douchebag to please stand-up, and one that wants its audience to leave their mathematical thinking aside for a while, and try…
Jay Reatard is a hard person to sum up in so many words. There’s a lot about him that seems warm, forthcoming and joyful. On the other hand there are things that he’s done that make him seem maladjusted, standoffish, or an outright jerk. The truth is somewhere in between and it seems to be…
If there’s one thing I love, it’s free movies…especially free movies outside. This it brought me great joy last week to get my first glimpse at what awaits me in Dundas Square this summer. Note to self – buy new dancing shoes. Dundas Square is a little patch of our city that looks like something…
I could sit here and try to critique this film, but the simple truth is that it’s pretty much critic proof. It has a few flaws – technical questions mostly, nothing that comes close to ruining things – but the simple truth is that BEING ELMO has three things going for it that will melt…
Some actors seem unbreakable: They go on and on with each passing year and always seem to be just as sharp and genteel as they were when they first came on to the scene. They age gracefully and take on a warm sense of wit. On Broadway, Carol Channing is that sort of personality. So…
Now that was a movie! That’s what I love about watching films with other movie bloggers – sometimes they can read your thoughts perfectly. SENNA is indeed more than just a documentary about the life of F1 Racing legend Ayrton Senna. It takes the vibrant colours of a both a hero and the very sport…
The sun has gone down on a Wednesday night in Toronto. What was a bright and sunny May day after what has been a rather miserable spring has turned into a rather chilly night. I’m not usually the sort to hang out on a rooftop drinking beer when the temperature drops down to single digits,…
