Reviews
Review: Trigger
It’s difficult to watch or review or discuss Trigger without any conversation about it turning into a sort of loving eulogy of Tracy Wright. Though she starred in two films at this year’s TIFF, Trigger was the final role she played before her sad passing from cancer, and for better or worse it will always be [...]
Review: Route Irish
In spite of occasionally veering off the path (as with 2009′s comedy, Looking for Eric), Ken Loach pretty much remains the reigning emperor of films that feel like the emotional equivalent of a punch in the gut. It seems unsurprising that he’d eventually find his way around to creating a uniquely Loachian take on the Iraq [...]
Review: Casino Jack
Kevin Spacey is fantastic as Jack Abramoff, a real-life American lobbyist who was sentenced to prison a few years ago for the role he played in a massive fraud case involving several Indian tribes who hired him to represent their gambling interests. The casino scandals weren’t the only shady business Abramoff was involved in, and [...]
In conversation with Buried director Rodrigo Cortés and writer Chris Sparling
TFS had a chance to sit down with Buried director Rodrigo Cortés and writer Chris Sparling at TIFF 2010.
The Festival
Kat: Festival Diary Sept 17
Today is yet another one of those “remember, it’s a marathon not a sprint” days when I finally have to accept the fact that I’m...
Kat: Festival Diary Sept 16
Getting up at 8:00am is pretty brutal when your average bedtime for a whole week has been 3:30am, but it’s not so bad when you’re going to...
Kat: Festival Diary Sept 15
Day seven. It’s all slowing down to a crawl for me at this point. Reviews are piling up, the number of meetings I’m supposed to schedule and...
Kat: Festival Wrap and Top 5!
As mentioned in the Sept 17th diary, I took Saturday off from TIFF to attend a wedding. It was heartwarming and lovely and while I missed Uncle Boonmee...
Shane: Festival Wrap and Top 5!
So, now what? The fest is done and now I’m supposed to, what, just go home after work? I’m not supposed to wait for an hour to get into a jammed theatre...
