The Toronto After Dark Film Festival has been known for showing edgy, darker films, controversial films… None could possibly be more so than this film from Director Matthew Johnson, as it takes on the subject of bullying culminating in a school shooting. That right there tells you it’s not going to be an easy…
Getting Ready for Nuit Blanche with Lisa Anita Wegner
Sue and I catch up with Lisa Anita Wegner to chat about her installation at Queen and University for the all night Nuit Blanche art festival October 5th, 2013. She brings with her Vanessa Lee Wishart, and Nikolai Berda, who helped create her vision, Lots of laughs and talk follow in our usual manner!
Toronto After Dark Spotlight – Europa Report (2013) – Sebastian Cordero
I had been looking forward to the next round of Toronto After Dark Spotlight films since they were first announced, simply because I loved the look of Europa Report, and no sooner had the film started rolling, on what, for me, was a majestic and wonderful piece of film, than I thought of these lines…
Starship Troopers (1997) – Paul Verhoeven
Verhoeven returns to the 101 Sci-Fi Movies with this loud, violent and gory action film that sees humanity at war with a race of insects in a distant system. Based loosely on Robert Heinlein’s original novel, the tale follows a group of high school graduates, barely two-dimensional characters in their creation, as they sign…
TIFF 2013: Proxy – Zack Parker
I chose Proxy to be the final film in my festival for a few reasons. One – it looked pretty dark. Two – Colin Geddes had programmed it for the Vanguard section of the fest. Three – I couldn’t really find out much detail about it, which meant that it was likely to surprise…
Marvel: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S01E01 – Pilot
Joss Whedon returns to the small screen while expanding the universe he got to join and play in with The Avengers. As a pilot, the episode is well-crafted, introducing all the characters, both primary and secondary, giving us broad strokes of who they are, and the dynamic and role they’ll fill on the show….
TIFF 2013: Tom At the Farm (Tom a la ferme) – Xavier Dolan
The film opens with an upset Tom (Xavier Dolan) driving somewhere. He appears to be getting further and further from civilzation, and expresses what seems to be anger, sadness and possibly loneliness as he gets further into the country, to a more remote area where his crazy hair, skinny jeans and leather jacket seem…
Face/Off (1997) – John Woo
Hong Kong action meets big budget Hollywood in this entry on the 101 Action Movies list as John Woo fills the screens with stand-offs, explosions, and his signature balletic gunplay. John Travolta and Nicolas Cage play interchangeable roles as FBI agent Sean Archer and terrorist Castor Troy. Travolta as Archer is desperate, and obsessed…
Gattaca (1997) – Andrew Niccol
The 101 Sci-Fi Movies brings us a tale that could be a possible future, where we can improve ourselves genetically before birth, and that defines who we are and what we can do with our lives. A decidedly future-noir film, this one features a stand out cast, Ethan Hawke, Jude Law, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin,…
Air Force One (1997) – Wolfgang Petersen
Wolfgang Petersen is back on the 101 Action Movies list, and this time he’s joined forces with Harrison Ford, who portrays U.S. President James Marshall. It’s a fun film, with a few plot holes but with a standout cast including Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Dean Stockwell, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, and Wendy Crewson….
The Mind Reels 