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Play The Film Review

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.

The F Word Review

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.

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.

Delivery Man Review

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.

Escape Plan Review

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.

Dom Hemingway Review [TIFF 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.

Fading Gigolo Review [TIFF 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.

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom Review [TIFF 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.

Blind Detective Review [TIFF 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.

The Double Review [TIFF 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.