Mohammed Fellag stars in Monsieur Lazhar

Review: Monsieur Lazhar

It takes skill to keep an emotionally charged account of children affected by the death of their elementary school teacher from becoming a syrupy and saccharin tale.  In the hands of a lesser-skilled writer-director the story of Monsieur Lazhar could …

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Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady

Review: The Iron Lady

How far would you be willing to go to display a truly brilliant performance? That is bound to be the question on the minds of anyone wandering out of

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Review: The Tree of Life

There’s a battle going on in Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life. It’s a battle that the filmmaker has been trying to negotiate and balance throughout every one of his

Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell in The Other Guys

Review: The Other Guys

The buddy cop movie has been produced to great success many times, with the Lethal Weapon series being a prime example. There is a template

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Review: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

When people ask me what I like best about silent films, I like to tell them with much delight that I like the music. Most silent films

Review: Last Son – TJFF

Superman was a Jew. Well maybe not, but he was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, who were Jewish. Last Son is the new documentary

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Review: Adventures of Prince Achmed & Berlin: Symphony of Great City (Toronto Silent Film Festival)

The Toronto Silent Film Festival ended on Thursday, April 15, with 'A Spotlight on Germany' with a double bill of two landmark silent German films, The Adventures

Review: The Black Pirate (Toronto Silent Film Festival)

It was fitting that the second night of the Toronto Silent Film Festival was Toronto born Mary Pickford’s birthday. Mary Pickford was one of the most

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Review: Kick-Ass

With a title like Kick-Ass there is a certain sense of entitlement for the audience to have high expectations and typically be let down. But here's the

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Review: Seven Chances (Toronto Silent Film Festival)‏

The first night of the first annual Toronto Silent Film Festival began Tuesday night to a sold out crowd of 200+ people with the Buster