Whenever I hear that a film that is coming out has been based on a novel, I am usually prepared to just like it, at best. Movies are rarely as good as the book, and so I automatically go in with slightly lowered expectations as a result. Even – as in this case –…
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TIFF 2012: No One Lives – Ryuhei Kitamura
TIFF’s annual Midnight Madness program has been a favourite of mine for about as long as I’ve been attending the festival. I can generally trust Programmer Colin Geddes to whittle out ten of the most bizarre, terrifying, ridiculous, gory, scream-inducing and fun-filled flicks from the massive array of such fare as he is subjected…
TIFF 2012: Fin (The End) – Jorge Torregrossa
This is one film I wanted to see just based on the brief description provided when it was first announced, and I’m so excited that I got to see it so close to the start of my festival. Intrigued by its mysterious premise, my mind automatically started trying to come up with theories as…
Sue’s Flick Picks For TIFF 2012
This time of year is my favourite. In some ways, I think it always has been. I was usually eager to get back to school as a kid – partly for the Back To School shopping, and partly just so I could see my friends again. As an adult, it’s still my birthday, and…
The Mind Reels 