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)”

TIFF 2012 – The Impossible Review (Dustin SanVido)

The Impossible (2012) Starring Naomi Watts, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast, and Ewan McGregor Directed by J. A. Bayona MINOR SPOILERS After beginning his career with the fantastic ghost story tale The Orphanage, Juan Antonio Bayona has chosen to take on a true life story of a family caught in the deadly Thailand TsunamiContinue reading “TIFF 2012 – The Impossible Review (Dustin SanVido)”

Resident Evil: Retribution Review (Kirk Haviland)

Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) Starring – Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Michelle Rodriguez, Aryana Engineer, Boris Kodjoe, BingBing Li Written and Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson Coming back to the Cineplex, from Allliance films, this weekend for the 4th follow up to 2002’s Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Retribution goes back to its roots. Writer/Director Paul W.S.Continue reading “Resident Evil: Retribution Review (Kirk Haviland)”

TIFF 2012: Thanks for Sharing and Everyday Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

Thanks for Sharing (2012) Directed by Stuart Blumberg Starring Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Gad, Alecia ‘Pink’ Moore, Carol Kane, Tim Robbins, Joely Richardson and Patrick Fugit Thanks for Sharing’s opening sequence has a shot of Mark Ruffalo praying, and these shots are digital, crisp and clean. This kind of visual cleanliness is ironic becauseContinue reading “TIFF 2012: Thanks for Sharing and Everyday Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”