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Tag: tiff

festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

MY DAYS OF MERCY plays TIFF 2017

A story that pleads with us not let one moment or one label define who we are.

Posted on September 17, 2017October 22, 2017
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

THE HUNGRY plays TIFF 2017

“Titus” throws a lavish Indian wedding, and Bornila Chatterjee captures every bloody moment.

Posted on September 16, 2017October 2, 2017
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

LET THE CORPSES TAN plays TIFF 2017

Gold, blood, and conceptual art. All in a day’s work for some.

Posted on September 15, 2017October 2, 2017
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Wicked Little Town – TIFF 2017 pt. i 

Norm joins me on the wall as TIFF 2017 coverage begins.

Posted on September 14, 2017October 2, 2017
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

IF YOU SAW HIS HEART plays TIFF 2017

A confessional, amorous, and honest cinematic letter from a promising new director.

Posted on September 13, 2017September 17, 2017
festivals, reactions, Ryan Recommends, screenings, TIFF

THE RIDER plays TIFF 2017

An elegy for broken dreams and shattered purpose from director Chloé Zhao

Posted on September 10, 2017July 2, 2019
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

AVA plays TIFF 2017

A character stares out at us while a film concludes, and seems to be silently ask us: When will this all end?

Posted on September 9, 2017September 15, 2017
TIFF

High Ticket Attractions: My TIFF 2017 Selections

Once more unto the breach, dear friends…

Posted on August 30, 2017September 15, 2017
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

OKAFOR’S LAW plays TIFF 2016

If boys will be boys, what does it take to grow into a man?

Posted on September 18, 2016November 8, 2016
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

THE EMPTY BOX plays TIFF 2016

No matter how much we think we are ready for the end, we so seldom are.

Posted on September 18, 2016September 26, 2016
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

BELOW HER MOUTH plays TIFF 2016

April Mullen presents a pretty picture about love, sex, and the blank spaces in-between.

Posted on September 17, 2016September 24, 2016
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

JEAN OF THE JONSES plays TIFF 2016

Welcome to Jones’ family dinner. Grab a plate, and get comfy…shit’s about to get real.

Posted on September 16, 2016September 12, 2020

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