By John Corrado The TIFF Next Wave film festival is happening this weekend, a celebration of old and new high school movies, all programmed by a group of teenagers.  This year the lineup includes ten new films and five classics, as well as screenings of all the shorts that were submitted as part of last… Read More TIFF Next Wave Celebrates Teenage Classics

By John Corrado So there you have it.  We have reached the last weekend of the 38th Toronto International Film Festival, and with it comes my fourth and final set of capsule reviews, a round up of several excellent titles that I have seen over the past few days. When the festival opened on September… Read More TIFF 2013: Fourth Batch of Capsule Reviews

By John Corrado We have just gotten through the crazy busy first weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival, and there are already several films that I have a feeling are going to be talked about for a while.  When the festival opened on Thursday, I shared my thoughts on Parkland, Devil’s Knot, Don Jon,… Read More TIFF 2013: Third Batch of Capsule Reviews

By John Corrado The 38th edition of TIFF is in full swing, as we are right in the middle of the always hectic first weekend.  Although the weather was less than desirable earlier today and I got completely soaked standing in line, the movies were thankfully worth waiting for. When the festival opened this past… Read More TIFF 2013: Second Batch of Capsule Reviews

By John Corrado The 38th Toronto International Film Festival kicks off this evening with the world premiere of Bill Condon’s The Fifth Estate, a drama centred around WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Bruhl). Although I am under strict embargo on reviewing The Fifth Estate until the film opens in… Read More TIFF 2013: First Batch of Capsule Reviews

By John Corrado So it begins.  The first batch of over 70 Galas and Special Presentations that will be screening during the 38th Toronto International Film Festival were announced this morning, and the festival will open on September 5th with the world premiere of Bill Condon’s WikiLeaks drama The Fifth Estate.  The festival will close… Read More TIFF 2013: First Batch of Films Announced, including “The Fifth Estate”

By John C. We are now at the final day of Hot Docs.  The festival has been going strong since April 25th, and I’ve seen a lot of great films over the past eleven days.  The other day I shared my thoughts on 12 O’Clock Boys, Blood Relative, Blackfish, The Crash Reel and Quality Balls… Read More Hot Docs 2013: Five Capsule Reviews, including “Mistaken for Strangers”

By John C. Hot Docs started exactly a week ago today and closes on Sunday, but I am still discovering films that are absolutely worth seeing.  Yesterday I published my thoughts on Rent a Family Inc., Blood Brother, Brothers Hypnotic, The Great Hip Hop Hoax and Free the Mind. Below are my capsule reviews of… Read More Hot Docs 2013: Five Capsule Reviews, including “The Crash Reel”

By John C. We are now at the halfway point of Hot Docs, with the festival going strong until Sunday.  The line up in general has been really great this year, and on Monday I shared my thoughts on Special Ed, Junior, Menstrual Man, Finding the Funk and Alcan Highway. Below are my brief reviews on… Read More Hot Docs 2013: Five Capsule Reviews, including “Blood Brother”

By John C. The first weekend of Hot Docs has come to a close, and with it brought numerous great films that premiered across Toronto.  Yesterday I published my thoughts on Terms and Conditions May Apply, When I Walk, Valentine Road, Downloaded and Maidentrip. Today I’m sharing my thoughts on five more films playing at… Read More Hot Docs 2013: Five Capsule Reviews, including “Special Ed”

By John C. We are now at the end of the first weekend of the 20th edition of Hot Docs, and the festival has been going strong over the last few days.  I’ve already seen a lot of excellent films, and yesterday I published my thoughts on 15 Reasons to Live, Good Ol’ Freda, The… Read More Hot Docs 2013: Five Capsule Reviews, including “When I Walk”

By John C. You know the drill.  The 20th edition of Hot Docs is currently going strong in Toronto, and will be until May 5th.  Yesterday I shared my thoughts on Last Woman Standing, The Life and Crimes of Doris Payne, Chimeras, We Cause Scenes and Fight Like Soldiers Die Like Children. Below are my… Read More Hot Docs 2013: Five Capsule Reviews, including “Trucker and the Fox”

By John C. Welcome to my second set of capsule reviews for the 20th edition of Hot Docs, which started last night with the world premiere of the incredibly entertaining documentary The Manor.  Yesterday I published my thoughts on five standouts of the festival, including the opening night selection along with Pussy Riot – A Punk… Read More Hot Docs 2013: Five Capsule Reviews, including “We Cause Scenes”

By John C. The 20th edition of the Hot Docs film festival kicks off tonight with the world premiere of The Manor, and will run for the next eleven days, screening a total of 205 feature documentaries at eleven theatres across Toronto.  I’ve already had the chance to preview numerous films and I can safely… Read More Hot Docs 2013: Five Capsule Reviews, including “The Manor”

By John C. It’s hard to believe that we are already at the end of the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival, but the last weekend of the eleven day fest is here and I’m back to share my thoughts on five more films from the last few days. When the festival started, I published capsule… Read More TIFF 2012: Five Capsule Reviews, including “Cloud Atlas”

By John C. I’m back again with my third set of five capsule reviews for the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival, and it’s an undeniably unique line up of films that I’ve had the privilege of seeing over the past few days.  The festival has been going pretty smoothly so far, and I look… Read More TIFF 2012: Five Capsule Reviews, including “To the Wonder”