Toronto After Dark Summer Screenings 2012 V/H/S Directed by Adam Wingard, Ti West, David Bruckner, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, and Radio Silence Horror anthology films are usually a hit and miss affair. Classic anthologies like Creepshow and the more recent Trick ‘r Treat have proven that they can be made very well without missing aContinue reading “TAD Summer Screenings 2012 – V/H/S Review (Kirk Haviland)”
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TAD Summer Screenings 2012 – Detention Review (Paolo Kagaoan)
Toronto After Dark Summer Screenings 2012 Detention Starring Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, and Spencer Locke Directed by Joseph Kahn Joseph Kahn’s Detention was in distribution hell, but it’s better late than never. It begins with a smaller space – the bedroom of a popular high school cheerleader, emanating the pastel aesthetic of contemporary adolescent suburbia.Continue reading “TAD Summer Screenings 2012 – Detention Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”
TKFF Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Review (Kirk Haviland)
Toronto Korean Film Festival 2012 Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Starring – Lee Yeong-ae, Choi Min-sik, Kwon Yea-yeong and Kim See-hoo Written by Park Chan-wook and Jeoung Seo-gyeong Directed by Park Chan-wook Now the undeniable creative leader of the Korean film movement of the last decade is by far and away Park Chan-wook. Starting with 2000’sContinue reading “TKFF Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Review (Kirk Haviland)”
Unfinished Spaces Review (Kirk Haviland)
Unfinished Spaces (2011) Starring: Vittorio Garatti, Roberto Gottardi and Ricardo Porro Directed by Benjamin Murray and Alysa Nahmias The Cuban National Schools of Art was an ambitious project born of the Cuba Revolution and the imagination of its leader Fidel Castro. Years later they were abandoned, deemed frivolous and unnecessary by the Cuban government, soContinue reading “Unfinished Spaces Review (Kirk Haviland)”
Savages Review (Kirk Haviland)
Savages (2012) Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Blake Lively, Salma Hayek, Benicio Del Toro, Emile Hirsch and John Travolta Written by Shane Salerno, Don Winlsow and Oliver Stone Directed by Oliver Stone After 2010’s disappointing Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps director Oliver Stone returns to familiar territory with Savages, the tale of a couple ofContinue reading “Savages Review (Kirk Haviland)”
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