|
2.5/4
|
67%
|
Haute Cuisine (2013) |
"
With a title like Haute Cuisine, one can expect a high degree of gastronomic titillation. On that score, the film delivers."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
8%
|
Runner Runner (2013) |
"
It is oxymoronically a thriller that fails to live up to the genre, playing it safe from start to finish with an insipid hero, a pedestrian plot and a conclusion that is as predictable as the phases of the moon."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
78%
|
The Dirties (2013) |
"
In such a cluttered cultural space, it feels so startlingly fresh, urgent, honest and real."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
20%
|
Girl Most Likely (2013) |
"
Once you get past Imogene's insufferableness, you'll find yourself rooting for her."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Oct 3, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
78%
|
Metallica Through the Never (2013) |
"
Through the Never succeeds as a concert film by serving up enough dazzling visual wizardry and good ol' thrash metal rock to make it a passably engaging experience."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Sep 26, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
——
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Unclaimed () |
"
A documentary that sends its audience on a rollercoaster ride of emotions."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
——
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Our Man in Tehran () |
"
Through it all, Weinstein, the veteran, and Drew Taylor, making his directorial debut, weave an intelligent, complex and tension-filled story that breathes life into historical events that are fast fading from our collective memory."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
51%
|
A Single Shot (2013) |
"
The pace feels too languid, draining some of the tension and suspense from the story."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Sep 19, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
85%
|
The Invisible Woman (2013) |
"
Ralph Fiennes both stars (as Dickens) and directs with an exacting eye to period detail and there are great performances across the board, among them Felicity Jones as Nelly Ternan and Kristin Scott Thomas as her mother, Catherine. "
—
Toronto Star
Posted Sep 14, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
34%
|
Passion (2013) |
"
One's ultimate reaction is likely to one of indifference, bemusement or outright disdain considering the pedigree of the filmmaker helming the project: Brian De Palma."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
35%
|
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) |
"
If there is a fundamental flaw in Chapter 2, it's that it will make absolutely no sense unless you've seen the first one."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Sep 12, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
60%
|
Riddick (2013) |
"
The CGI-created landscape is impressively rendered and detailed, there are loads of cool gadgetry and, of course, plenty of action and "ghosting" - i.e. killing."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Sep 5, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
12%
|
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) |
"
[Zwart] finally has a vehicle that tests his talents. His dark vision of the shadow world beyond the ordinary one is intricately detailed and believable throughout, even if much of it is the product of CGI mastery."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Aug 21, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
97%
|
A Hijacking (2013) |
"
A finely spun tale that eschews sensationalism to focus on the human toll on the captives, their families and their employers back home."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Aug 15, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
27%
|
Planes (2013) |
"
While the plotting is rather pedestrian, the humour mostly lame, what makes Planes a stand-out experience - not surprisingly, based on Disney's vast and impressive history of animated classics - is the visuals."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Aug 8, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
38%
|
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) |
"
With its broad humour and less than serious tone, it's clearly aimed at tween and teen set and it's likely to be a crowd-pleaser among that demographic."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Aug 7, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
90%
|
The Attack (2013) |
"
[Doueiri] does a fine job of presenting us with two worlds in conflict: modern, prosperous and progressive Tel Aviv, and Nablus, a city of shadows, squalor and paranoia."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Aug 1, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
63%
|
2 Guns (2013) |
"
Gets us from point A to point B in a journey that, while predictable, is a breezily pleasant ride."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Aug 1, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Rufus () |
"
Schultz allows the tension to build slowly and for Rufus's secret history to be revealed in increments. There's also some great interplay between the actors ..."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Jul 26, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
14%
|
R.I.P.D. (2013) |
"
One can't help but wonder what the heck Jeff Bridges is doing there."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Jul 19, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
17%
|
Syrup (2013) |
"
Syrup is an unsatisfying blend of romantic comedy and scathing social satire, slamming the high-stakes games of product marketing and sales. "
—
Toronto Star
Posted Jul 11, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
76%
|
The Kings of Summer (2013) |
"
An unconventional coming-of-age story that's likely to appeal to the rebellious teen in all of us."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Jun 6, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
85%
|
Sightseers (2013) |
"
With a wink and a shrug, Sightseers shows us evil in all its banality."
—
Toronto Star
Posted May 30, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
50%
|
The Lesser Blessed (2013) |
"
[Doron] has assembled a uniformly solid cast, starting with an impressive debut by Evans, whose brown eyes are both soulful and watchful. It's a performance that commands our attention and empathy."
—
Toronto Star
Posted May 30, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
69%
|
Fast & Furious 6 (2013) |
"
It pretty much goes without saying that the script by Chris Morgan, who penned most of the previous installments, is achingly stupid and beyond ludicrous."
—
Toronto Star
Posted May 24, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
55%
|
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) |
"
Nair has found a real gem in Riz Ahmed, who anchors the film with a charismatically watchable performance. He's in virtually every frame and you hang on his every word."
—
Toronto Star
Posted May 16, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
40%
|
Tai Chi Hero (2013) |
"
Purist fans of martial arts cinema probably won't embrace this film any more than its predecessor."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Apr 25, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
——
|
Molly Maxwell () |
"
It draws the audience into an ethical quandary that instills an uncomfortable sense of complicity. As a result, we never end up sympathizing for the main characters or investing in the romance."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Apr 18, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
79%
|
42 (2013) |
"
Well-paced and often riveting, and manages to inspire while remaining true to the sport and to the player who changed it and all of professional sport forever."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Apr 11, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
66%
|
Spring Breakers (2013) |
"
Korine's story is a searing indictment of today's hedonistic, nihilistic youth, and his script is loaded with sharp, telling dialogue that exposes the rotten moral cores of its characters."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Mar 28, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
83%
|
From Up On Poppy Hill (2013) |
"
Likely to appeal to young audiences - especially teenagers - and possibly even to jaded adults, who may look back on their own first yearnings of puppy love with nostalgia and affection."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Mar 22, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
——
|
Home Again (2013) |
"
All three actors acquit themselves well, particularly Bent as Dunston, a soulful man trying to leave his violent past behind."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Mar 22, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
44%
|
The Call (2013) |
"
Thinking about seeing The Call? You may want to put that on hold."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
——
|
Blood Pressure () |
"
Despite its misleadingly weak title, Blood Pressure is an engaging thriller, thanks to Giroux, who makes believable and measured changes in Nicole's personality and temperament as she finds her backbone while on her mysterious journey."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
30%
|
Reincarnated (2013) |
"
The whole thing does feel like a self-indulgent exercise on the part of Snoop, though he remains an artist of undeniable substance. In this case, a controlled substance."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
69%
|
Greedy Lying Bastards (2013) |
"
As much as it hopes to incite outrage and to stir a complacent body politic into action, [it] never quite rises to the level of urgency the subject requires."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Mar 14, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
83%
|
Shepard & Dark (2013) |
"
It's actually a fascinating journey, unfolding - just like real life - in ways that are honest and unexpected and not always pleasant."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
2.5/4
|
——
|
Charlie Zone (2013) |
"
Charlie Zone, with its dark vision, intricate plot and noir-ish style, suggests Melski is a Canadian filmmaker to watch."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Feb 28, 2013
|
|
3.5/4
|
57%
|
Kai Po Che! (2013) |
"
It's a sprawling tale of friendship during a tumultuous time of sectarian strife in India."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Feb 21, 2013
|
|
1.5/4
|
28%
|
Knife Fight (2013) |
"
U.S. politics provides more than ample fodder for sharply observed satire. Someone needs to tell Guttentag that requires a scalpel, not a dull-edged butter knife."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
100%
|
Tatsumi (2013) |
"
Singaporean director Eric Khoo's stylishly impressive homage to the mangaka, converting his memoir, A Drifting Life, into a cinematic work employing animation that is true to Tatsumi's original work."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
——
|
Italy: Love It, Or Leave It () |
"
"Love it and lampoon it" might be a better description for the latest pseudo-documentary effort from Italian wags Luca Ragazzi and Gustav Hofer."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
3/4
|
100%
|
The Waiting Room (2012) |
"
Both a depressing indictment of a system that prioritizes health care based on insurance coverage and, at the same time, uplifting, if only because of the extraordinary professionals who keep it going - barely."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
|
2/4
|
40%
|
Back to 1942 (2012) |
"
A chronicle of unrelenting misery, sorrow and human degradation that has powerful moments but is hardly uplifting."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Nov 29, 2012
|
|
3.5/4
|
78%
|
A Late Quartet (2012) |
"
[It] may not sound like a scintillatingly good time at the movies, but actually it is."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Nov 29, 2012
|
|
2/4
|
77%
|
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2012) |
"
An exhaustive - no, make that exhausting - look at a team of young skateboarders ..."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Nov 29, 2012
|
|
0.5/4
|
12%
|
Red Dawn (2012) |
"
Just really, really lame, right down to the Communist symbols that adorn the revised Stars and Stripes."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Nov 21, 2012
|
|
1.5/4
|
56%
|
Citadel (2012) |
"
While Foy's efforts to create his own distinct modern urban mythos are ambitious, the result isn't entirely satisfying."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
|
3/4
|
69%
|
Dangerous Liaisons (2012) |
"
[A] lusty and sumptuous retelling of the classic pre-French Revolution novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses."
—
Toronto Star
Posted Nov 8, 2012
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