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Tag: reactions

reactions, TIFF

Reaction: BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD

No red carpet in sight…lots of tickets available…programmers getting into the Anti-Piracy-“Yarrrrgh“. It must be day ten. With day ten, come the leftovers. The good-looking, … Read More ›

Posted on September 15, 2007July 25, 2011
reactions, TIFF

Reaction: AMAZING JOURNEY – THE STORY OF THE WHO

After a while, you need to reset. After a string of exposing yourself to all sorts of new information, you find yourself needing to go … Read More ›

Posted on September 15, 2007July 25, 2011
reactions, TIFF

Reaction: MISTER LONELY

This one is going to be short and sweet – I really didn’t like MISTER LONELY ( * ). The movie is primarily about a … Read More ›

Posted on September 15, 2007July 25, 2011
TIFF

Reaction: RESERVATION ROAD

RESERVATION ROAD (* * 1/2) was a late addition…mostly because it looked alright and fit into a gap I had in my schedule. The movie … Read More ›

Posted on September 14, 2007
reactions, TIFF

Reaction: DEATH DEFYING ACTS

So here we are on day eight, and it finally happened. I went to a screening of a movie I didn’t like. Someone in the … Read More ›

Posted on September 14, 2007July 25, 2011
reactions, TIFF

Reaction: DR.PLONK

Sometimes, the best ideas come from the oddest places. When i asked director Rolf de Heer how he was inspired to make his silent comedy, … Read More ›

Posted on September 13, 2007July 25, 2011
reactions, TIFF

Reaction: I’M NOT THERE

After 12 screenings, and seven days, I still haven’t gone to a film I haven’t liked. But, I can say that so far, I’M NOT … Read More ›

Posted on September 13, 2007July 25, 2011
reactions, TIFF

Reaction: REDACTED

I don’t rattle easy when I watch a movie – REDACTED (* * * *) got me pretty good. It’s a fictional account of an … Read More ›

Posted on September 13, 2007July 25, 2011
reactions, TIFF

Reaction: BODY OF WAR

Tonight I attended a screening that will join the ranks of my all-time greatest film festival memories. At 9pm tonight, I took my seat in … Read More ›

Posted on September 12, 2007July 25, 2011
TIFF

Reaction: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

Fair warning: These two reaction posts will deal very little with the actual plot of the films, since I have a lot to get to … Read More ›

Posted on September 11, 2007
TIFF

Reaction: LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

Tonight brought out the third standing ovation I’ve been witness to…and, yes I’ll go there again, the second potential Oscar nomination. Tonight, The Ryerson was … Read More ›

Posted on September 11, 2007
TIFF

Reaction: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

I’m not sure what I expected coming into NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. It’s directed by The Coen Brothers, but they’ve been on a bum … Read More ›

Posted on September 10, 2007October 18, 2013

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