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TIFF 2012 – Passion Review (Dustin SanVido)

Passion (2012) Starring Rachel McAdams, Noomie Rapace, Paul Anderson, Karoline Herfurth Written by Alain Corneau and Brian De Palma Directed by Brian De Palma Passion reminds me so much of Gus Van Sant’s much-maligned remake of Psycho, the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece, in that both are pretty much shot-for-shot remakes with little else to offer. Whereas theContinue reading “TIFF 2012 – Passion Review (Dustin SanVido)”

TIFF 2012 – To The Wonder Review (Dustin SanVido)

To The Wonder (2012) Starring Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Javier Bardem, and Rachel McAdams Written and Directed by Terrence Malick Films that dare to transcend the laws of conventional narrative and structure to become much more a piece of art are somewhat of a mixed bag for me. I applaud filmmakers who aspire to createContinue reading “TIFF 2012 – To The Wonder Review (Dustin SanVido)”

TIFF 2012 – The Iceman Review (Dustin SanVido)

The Iceman (2012) Starring Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, Chris Evans, David Schwimmer, and James Franco Written by Morgan Land and Ariel Vromen Directed by Ariel Vromen MINOR SPOILERS Boy, did I have high expectations for this film. I’m a big fan of true crime stories and I had The Iceman in my festivalContinue reading “TIFF 2012 – The Iceman Review (Dustin SanVido)”

TIFF 2012 – Antiviral Review (Dustin SanVido)

Antiviral (2012) Starring Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Douglas Smith, and Malcolm McDowell Written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg MINOR SPOILERS Brandon Cronenberg gathered attention for his short film Broken Tulips, which screened at TIFF in the Emerging Artists program a few years back and was successful enough to gain funding and expand the premiseContinue reading “TIFF 2012 – Antiviral Review (Dustin SanVido)”

TIFF 2012 – Sightseers Review (Matt Hodgson)

Sightseers (2012) Starring Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Eileen Davies, Jonathan Aris, Richard Glover, and Monica Dolan Written by Alice Lowe, and Steve Oram Directed by Ben Wheatley Last year Ben Wheatley planted himself firmly on my radar with Kill List, his incredible second feature that left the crowd at TIFF absolutely stunned. One year laterContinue reading “TIFF 2012 – Sightseers Review (Matt Hodgson)”