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Last week my father went to see Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and was surprised to see people getting up and leaving when the group launched into some of the stuff off Neil Young’s latest album. It was the political music, especially Let’s Impeach the… Continue reading
South KoreaBong Joon-ho Monster movies get short critical shrift, especially when they're massive blockbusters that run on CGI like a Dodge guzzling leaded gasoline. But when the same film has a strong family component and undercurrents of environmental and… Continue reading
Hungary/Austria/FranceGyörgy Pálfi A few months back, I caught the trailer for Taxidermia and immediately had to see the film. A triptych of tales, the thin script follows a family born into poverty. The original patriarch is an orderly at a wartime… Continue reading
Hong Kong / ChinaJonnie To I probably say this every year, but I'd pretty much written off Hong Kong cinema a few years back. Then I saw Breaking News, Johnnie To's ambitious flick about the interplay between criminals and the media. The movie didn't deliver,… Continue reading
USA/CanadaGuy Maddin On my first trip to the Toronto Film Festival, I was thrilled to sit in the Elgin Theatre for the premiere of Guy Maddin's The Saddest Music In The World. He's entered a handful of short films into the fest in the years since, but no… Continue reading
What’s your tolerance for misery? Man Push Cart aims to explore how much misery you can take – this little independent film is almost oppressive in how sad it is, and it often comes very close at times to becoming a complete bummer or a maudlin pile of crap.… Continue reading
AustraliaMurali K Thralluri While I was in Toronto a Montreal student opened fire in his university, proof that the pressures which created Columbine are everywhere. For much of 2:37, which follows troubled, seemingly normal high school kids for a day, it's… Continue reading
I did not see Tony Jaa’s film Tom Yum Goong in its original form, but there was no way to miss the bleeding gashes inflicted on the movie by the Weinstein Company as they turned it into The Protector. The film is often completely incoherent, with characters… Continue reading
It turns out that this year’s most interesting Superman movie has the Man of Steel’s brains painting the walls of his Los Angeles bedroom. Hollywoodland, once known by the far superior title Truth, Justice and the American Way before Warner Bros shit their… Continue reading
This review contains major spoilers, especially if you have not seen the original film. I never believed that Neil LaBute was a misogynist. His venom seemed equally spread out across all genders – the evil assholes in his films were just as likely to be men… Continue reading
What the fuck was Peter Dinklage thinking? I like the actor – people have accused me of just liking him because he’s a dwarf, but the truth is that he’s an interesting actor with great presence. If he was of normal height he’d be huge – no pun intended. I… Continue reading
Crank is the movie they warned us the video game generation would make. It's also the best action film released this summer, maybe even this year. It's a hyperactive thrill ride that understands itself, its audience and its genre enough to not take anything… Continue reading
