Jason says: “Jackie Chan’s hundredth movie commemorates the hundredth anniversary of the revolution that brought down the Qing Dynasty, and both of these events seem to deserve something better for commemoration than this lifeless history lecture. “1911 and 1912, for
Bruce says: “Fatih Akin’s first international hit HEAD-ON was an augury of great things to come. Certainly the Chlotrudis Best Picture, THE EDGE OF HEAVEN, bore out any such theories of predication regarding his work. Along comes SOUL KITCHEN which,
Jason says: “This shit needs to stop. “Shouldn’t young filmmakers with no money have moved on from spoofing bad 1950s sci-fi by now? It’s too easy a target if the intent is to skewer, and if the goal is to
Thom says: “This dreary, little entry from Norway was incredibly frustrating. A ‘happy’ family is torn asunder when the mother is killed by a car. The father and son are both so dreadfully unlikable that I had no interest at
Thom says: “Another mediocre Canadian entry that had no right to be included at TIFF. Two mismatched brothers drive endlessly around a detached Los Angeles searching for the lost love of one of the boys. One is a recovering drug-addict,
Michael says: “Clearly I have a much lower tolerance for schmaltz when it’s from another country. I couldn’t help think of such films as IL POSTINO, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, and yes, even CINEMA PARADISO while wading through the saccharine, unoriginal,
Thom says: “More than idle curiosity begs me to ask the question: why in the name of all that’s Holy is Rob Zombie continuing to make this done-to-death story. I had a healthy respect for Zombie’s rock group White Zombie,
Thom says: “It’s such a dreadful shame that my last two films at TIFF were not worth seeing. This was another apocalyptic film about a virus that’s killing the entire world population. It’s a road film about a married man
Thom says: “While this is from the Chlotrudis mailer offerings I get the feeling it hasn’t been seen by many subscribers as it didn’t even have 5 votes on Imdb. (By the way I was thrilled to see that Chlotrudis
Diane says: “Even though it’s only 80 minutes long, I’m giving myself permission to stop watching this screener. ACT OF GOD is a docu about the metaphysical effects of being struck by lightning. Intriguing, no? “Early on, there’s a ten-minute
