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Tag: romance

reviews

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

Danny Boyle’s SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is:

A. A Lavish Story About The Determination of The Human Heart
B. An Intriguing Hybrid of Boyle’s Prior Films
C. One of the Best Movies of The Year
D. All of The Above

Posted on November 12, 2008March 3, 2012
TIFF

TIFF Reaction: TEARS FOR SALE (ČARLSTON za OGNJENKU)

I came amazingly close to ditching out on my Monday night screening, but looking back I’m glad I went. TEARS FOR SALE won’t go down … Read More ›

Posted on September 9, 2008
TIFF

TIFF Reaction – ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO

Friday afternoon I welcomed director Guy Ritchie back to the age of jive – tonight I felt like extending the same welcome to director Kevin … Read More ›

Posted on September 8, 2008
reactions, TIFF

TIFF Reaction: ONCE UPON A TIME IN RIO (ERA UMA VEZ…)

The first opportunity you get – go see ONCE UPON A TIME IN RIO (aka ERA UMA VEZ…). I’m actually going to refrain from trying … Read More ›

Posted on September 7, 2008July 25, 2011
reactions, TIFF

TIFF Reaction – NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU

Forward: NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU was brought to the Toronto International Film Festival as a work in progress. Please take my thoughts below with … Read More ›

Posted on September 7, 2008July 25, 2011
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With a Little Help From My Friends: TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY

Gonna start something a little new with this post. I got a movie reccomendation this week from my friend Beth. As I was watching it, … Read More ›

Posted on June 9, 2008
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Doubleback: WAITRESS

On the surface, WAITRESS is a movie about life, love, and loss in a small middle-America town. Below the crust though, it touches on the … Read More ›

Posted on March 9, 2008
reviews

LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

And now for something completely different…

Posted on November 3, 2007October 24, 2013

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