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Tag: foreign

watchin' & writin'

Big in Japan pt. 2 (Beginning the Anime Syllabus)

Time to pop my cherry with the help of Satoshi Kon and Hayao Miyazaki

Posted on January 19, 2012November 18, 2014
reviews

THE ARTIST

Sometimes a Film Can Say an Awful Lot Without Uttering a Word.

Posted on December 9, 2011December 13, 2011
reviews

THE SKIN I LIVE IN

Almodovar Gets Truly Twisted In One of The Year’s Best Films. Fair Warning: This Review Will be Spoiler-Heavy!

Posted on November 6, 2011December 20, 2012
hot docs

Hot Docs Review: NO ENTRY, NO EXIT

There are few things in society that galvanize us more than sex offenders. Without fail, they spark talk of “lock-’em-up, lose-the-key”…they even ignite calls for … Read More ›

Posted on April 29, 2011December 24, 2012
trailers

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (I SAW THE DEVIL Trailer)

Not sure how many of y’all have listened to the latest Matineecast yet, but the second half focuses on foreign film. One foreign film that … Read More ›

Posted on March 2, 2011August 6, 2011
reviews

BIUTIFUL

Inarritu Needs to Go Back to Filming Parallel Stories.

Posted on February 17, 2011April 7, 2012
reviews

INCENDIES

Death is never the end…it always leaves tracks.

Posted on February 3, 2011June 2, 2012
trailers

Do They Know It’s Christmas? (RARE EXPORTS Trailer)

Of all the movies at TIFF that I missed, I most regret not seeing this one. Think GREMLINS was a messed up Christmas movie? Well … Read More ›

Posted on December 8, 2010August 8, 2011
trailers

Abracadabra (L’ILLUSIONISTE Trailer)

Chomet Tries His Hand at Tatis.

Posted on November 10, 2010August 10, 2011
reviews

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST

Lisbeth Salander’s Descent Into Hell Mercifully Ends…Perhaps Underwhelmingly So.

Posted on November 3, 2010June 2, 2012
trailers

Good Girl Gone Bad (THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST Trailer)

Permit me to apologize in advance fellow bloggers – I haven’t been reading your posts as much as I’d like. Real life is a tad … Read More ›

Posted on October 20, 2010August 13, 2011
festivals, reactions, TIFF, Toronto

TIFF Review: NORWEGIAN WOOD

It Took an Entire Week, but TIFF 2010 Has Finally Let Me Down.

Posted on September 18, 2010August 14, 2011

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