Film Festival Coverage – Page 20

Fantasia 2012 – Black’s Game Review (Matt Hodgson)

Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Black’s Game (2012) Starring Thor Kristjansson, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, and Damon Younger Directed by Óskar Thór Axelsson The focus for my Fantasia festival has been horror, animation, and Asian cinema. Therefore, I’m utterly clueless how an Icelandic drug dealing movie worked it’s way into my schedule, but I’m glad it did.Continue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Black’s Game Review (Matt Hodgson)”

Fantasia 2012 – Replicas Review (Matt Hodgson)

Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Replicas (2012) Starring Selma Blair, Josh Close, Rachel Miner, and James D’Arcy Directed by Jeremy Power Regimbal After a brief reviewing hiatus at Fantasia to try and keep my sanity intact, I’m back. For the past few days it has seemed like I’ve been picking the wrong screenings. I’ve seen someContinue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Replicas Review (Matt Hodgson)”

Mumbai gets the spotlight at TIFF 2012 (Nadia Sandhu)

I’m a Bollywood kid. As a Canadian of Indian descent whose family is no stranger to the film industry there, I have been a fascinated witness to the journey that “Bollywood” has taken here in the West. I’ve seen these films go from a source of ridicule for my classmates to being considered an actualContinue reading “Mumbai gets the spotlight at TIFF 2012 (Nadia Sandhu)”

ChickFlicking at Fantasia 2012 – Afro Tanaka Review (Nadia Sandhu)

We now interrupt comprehensive Fantasia Film Festival coverage from Matt Hodgson for a surprise installment of Chickflicking. A surprise because neither of us was ready for a relationship comedy right smack in the middle of this genre filled festival line up. Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Afro Tanaka (2012) Starring Shota Matsuda, and Nozumi Sasaki (OneContinue reading “ChickFlicking at Fantasia 2012 – Afro Tanaka Review (Nadia Sandhu)”

Fantasia 2012 – Errors of the Human Body Review (Matt Hodgson)

Fantasia Film Festival 2012 Errors of the Human Body (2011) Starring Michael Eklund, Karoline Herfurth, Tomas Lemarquis, and Rik Mayall Directed by Eron Sheean Science and movies almost never seem to mix, especially if you’ve ever had any experience with the slow and rigorous beast that is scientific research. It’s understandable given that the averageContinue reading “Fantasia 2012 – Errors of the Human Body Review (Matt Hodgson)”