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While it is impressive that Play The Film was made for $1000, it is a total mess that could have done with less characters and tighter editing.
David Baldwin
David Baldwin
Mar 21, 2014
The F-Word falls into obvious genre traps, but the great chemistry from Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan, and an absolutely hysterical performance from Adam Driver make the film a fairly enjoyable romantic comedy.
David Baldwin
David Baldwin
Jan 7, 2014
Enemy is a mysterious and strangely atmospheric thriller, but outside of an exceptional dual performance by Jake Gyllenhaal, its enigmatic and nonsensical nature offer very little reason to watch.
David Baldwin
David Baldwin
Jan 6, 2014
Vince Vaughn does what he can to shine in Ken Scott’s Delivery Man, but the film's lack of heart and soul is too much to overcome.
David Baldwin
David Baldwin
Nov 21, 2013
Escape Plan is an action film with no edge, no real thrills and no reason to exist. Skip it, unless you are a diehard Schwarzenegger fan.
David Baldwin
David Baldwin
Oct 18, 2013
It takes one hell of a demented sense of bravado and humour to open a film with the lead actor describing and discussing his penis in great detail, while being felated by a relatively unseen female character. In a five-minute, unbroken shot no less. But that is how Richard Shepherd, the writer/director of Dom Hemingway, starts his latest project. It is an alarming opening, but its bravery and ridiculousness allows the film the rare opportunity to immediately tell you if you should continue watching or head for the hills. And my twisted sense of humour suggested I should stay along for the ride.
David Baldwin
David Baldwin
Sep 18, 2013
Some genuinely funny ideas and moments are scattered throughout what is otherwise a really disappointing effort from writer/director/actor John Turturro. Woody Allen’s hilarious performance is one of very few reasons to seek Fading Gigolo out.
David Baldwin
David Baldwin
Sep 17, 2013
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom's story and plot are flawed, but are easily overshadowed by the lead performances by Naomie Harris and an Oscar-worthy Idris Elba.
David Baldwin
David Baldwin
Sep 17, 2013
There are almost 300 films on average scheduled to take part in the 11 days that encompass the Toronto International Film Festival. Dozens of genres from all over the world play during the festival, allowing you to easily explore and discover the work of filmmakers and actors you may have ignored in favour of atypical mainstream US fare. One such auteur that has evaded me is Johnnie To, the acclaimed Hong Kong writer/producer/director. Just mentioning his name in certain company evokes serious discussions of action movies and hard boiled thrillers from the past two decades.
David Baldwin
David Baldwin
Sep 12, 2013
Bleak and seldomly hilarious, The Double is a unique wonder that has a great look but an incredibly confusing feeling to it. Eisenberg puts in a great double performance, but Wasikowska is sadly underused.
David Baldwin
David Baldwin
Sep 10, 2013
