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'Motherless Brooklyn' Finds Political Potency in 1950s Film Noir Directed by Edward Norton Published Oct 29, 2019On the surface, Motherless Brooklyn is loving tribute to 1950s film noir. There's a hardscrabble detective with debilitating Tourette's, an...
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Toronto After Dark Review: 'The Wretched' Maximizes Its Low-Budget Creepy Potential Directed by Brett Pierce and Drew T. Pierce Published Oct 28, 2019The Wretched's style harkens back to late '90s / early 2000s horror that revels in moments of corny, deranged, gleefully freaky fun, like a...
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Saturday Night Live: Chance the Rapper October 26, 2019 Published Oct 27, 2019In a highly entertaining episode, Chance the Rapper did a great job as host and musical guest. Here's everything that happened on Saturday N...
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'Black and Blue' Exposes the Horror of Police Brutality Directed by Deon Taylor Published Oct 25, 2019During the third act of Black and Blue, the audience applauded many times — it seemed the only way to expel the tension everyone's nerves we...
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Toronto After Dark Review: '8: A South African Horror Story' Offers Tropes Unfamiliar to Western Audiences Directed by Harold Hölscher Published Oct 24, 20198: A South African Horror Story is a welcome respite from cookie-cutter possession films, owing in large part to its commitment to highlight...
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Toronto After Dark Review: 'Paradise Hills' Is Visually Stunning and That's Nearly Enough Directed by Alice Waddington Published Oct 22, 2019Director Alice Waddington's feature debut, Paradise Hills, is the very definition of style over substance — but that's not necessarily a bad...
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'Parasite' One-Ups 'Snowpiercer' as Bong Joon-ho's Masterpiece on Class Struggle Directed by Bong Joon-ho Published Oct 22, 2019Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho nailed class struggle commentary with 2013 post-apocalyptic epic Snowpiercer, and he's miraculously done it again...
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'Pain and Glory' Explores the Bittersweet Beauty of Aging Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Published Oct 22, 2019Life is convoluted and messy, and that perhaps explains why Pain and Glory's account of an ailing filmmaker is a bit jumbled. Salvador M...
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Toronto After Dark Review: 'Making Monsters' Fails to Exploit Its Influencer Premise Directed by Justin Harding and Rob Brunner Published Oct 22, 2019Making Monsters is a case study in an excellent premise stretched too thin, and a concept that doesn't have enough legs to sustain an entire...
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Toronto After Dark Review: 'The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale' Is an Absurd but Fresh Zombie Take Directed by Lee Min-jae Published Oct 21, 2019The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale is the type of film that's a mainstay at the Toronto After Dark Film Fest: a gleefully silly, constantly movi...
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Toronto After Dark Review: 'Blood Machines' Is a Cyberpunk Wet Dream Directed by Seth Ickerman Published Oct 21, 2019Blood Machines is a sequel to a 2016 music video, "Turbo Killer," which was directed by Seth Ickerman (aka Raphaël Hernandez and Savitri Jol...