TAD Summer Screenings 2012 – The Pact Review (Kirk Haviland)

TAD Summer Screenings 2012 The Pact Starring: Caity Lotz, Casper van Dien, Haley Hudson, Kathleen Rose Perkins and Agnes Bruckner Written and Directed by Nicholas McCarthy MINOR SPOILERS The second half of the first night of TAD’s summer screenings brought us the Sundance hit The Pact. Billed as a creepy supernatural house based horror, TheContinue reading “TAD Summer Screenings 2012 – The Pact Review (Kirk Haviland)”

TAD Summer Screenings 2012 – Juan of the Dead Review (Kirk Haviland)

Toronto After Dark Juan of the Dead Starring – Alexis Diaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina, Andrea Duro, Andros Perugorria, Jazz Vila and Eliecer Ramirez Written and Directed by Alejandro Brugués Back on September 2011, during an afternoon TIFF screening of all things, is when I was first introduced to Juan de los Muertos (Juan ofContinue reading “TAD Summer Screenings 2012 – Juan of the Dead Review (Kirk Haviland)”

TKFF – Mother Review (Kirk Haviland)

Toronto Korean Film Festival 2012 Mother Starring – Kim Hae-ja, Won Bin, Jin Goo and Yoon Je-moon Written by Park Eun-kyo and Bong Joon-ho Directed by Bong Joon-ho One of Korea’s new masters of cinema is the incomparable Bong Joon-ho. Starting with his breakthrough in 2003 Memories of Murder, a film I have yet toContinue reading “TKFF – Mother Review (Kirk Haviland)”

TKFF 2012 – Invasion of Alien Bikini Review (Kirk Haviland)

Toronto Korean Film Festival 2012 Invasion of Alien Bikini Starring Ha Eun-jung and Hong Young-geun. Directed by O Yeong-du TKFF’s Sci-fi night starts with the first true Korean Independent film of the festival, Invasion of Alien Bikini. Shot for only 15,000 dollars and using minimal locations, cast, and crew, Bikini is, at a brisk 75Continue reading “TKFF 2012 – Invasion of Alien Bikini Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Review (Kirk Haviland)

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) Starring Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Adam Brody, Connie Britton, Rob Corddry, Derek Luke and Martin Sheen Written and Directed by Lorene Scafaria For the second week in a row, this time coming from Entertainment One (eone), we get another piece of summer blockbuster counter programmingContinue reading “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Review (Kirk Haviland)”