Category Archives: Reviews

TIFF 2012: Fly With the Crane Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

Fly with the Crane (2012) Directed by Li Ruijun A burst of vibrant red instantaneously flies across the screen, then a hand paints some white over it in the shape of a crane. Thank you, Li Ruijun, for giving us a movie with an aura that we the audience can love from the beginning. Anyway,Continue reading “TIFF 2012: Fly With the Crane Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

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)”

Spartacus: Vengeance Blu-Ray Review (Kirk Haviland)

Spartacus: Vengeance Starring Liam McIntyre, Peter Mensah, Manu Bennett, Katrina Law, Lucy Lawless, Viva Bianca, Craig Parker and Nick E. Tarabay Created by Steven S. DeKnight From Anchor Bay Entertainment and Starz Network in the US, The Movie Network for us up here in Canada, comes the long awaited second season follow up to Spartacus:Continue reading “Spartacus: Vengeance Blu-Ray Review (Kirk Haviland)”

TIFF 2012: Big in Vietnam and Mekong Hotel Reviews (Paolo Kagaoan)

Big in Vietnam (2011) Directed by Mati Diop In this short, a director is working on her soft core-y adaptation of The Dangerous Liaisons in a beach city in France. But she, on a whim, walks out of her movie, thus triggering two separate story lines. There’s the director’s, as she wanders on the streetsContinue reading “TIFF 2012: Big in Vietnam and Mekong Hotel Reviews (Paolo Kagaoan)”

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)”