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TIFF13: Joe (2013)

TIFF13: Joe (2013)

A grim and gritty regional drama featuring a great Nicolas Cage.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 11, 2013David Gordon Green, drama, gritty, Joe, Mud, Nic Cage, Nicolas Cage, regionalism, TIFF, TIFF13, Toronto International Film Festival, Tye SheridanComment

TIFF13: Gravity (2013)

TIFF13: Gravity (2013)

A spectacular, gripping filmgoing experience.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 10, 20133D, Alfonso Cuaron, George Clooney, Gravity, Sandra Bullock, space, thriller, TIFF, TIFF13, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

TIFF13: The F Word (2013)

TIFF13: The F Word (2013)

A charming, funny, romantic rom-com. How rare!

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 9, 2013Adam Driver, Canadian film, comedy, Daniel Radcliffe, Elan Mastai, Michael Dowse, romantic comedy, The F Word, TIFF, TIFF13, Toronto, Toronto International Film Festival, Zoe KazanComment

TIFF13: Prisoners (2013)

TIFF13: Prisoners (2013)

A tense, deeply-felt thriller in the vein of The Silence of the Lambs.

TIFF13: The Past (2013)

TIFF13: The Past (2013)

An exquisitely rendered melodrama.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 6, 2013Ali Mosaffa, Asghar Farhadi, Bérénice Bejo, Cannes, divorce, drama, France, Iran, melodrama, Tahar Rahim, The Past, TIFF13, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

TIFF13: Roland (2013)

TIFF13: Roland (2013)

A confident exercise in tonal juxtaposition.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 6, 2013Canadian, comedy, Daniel Beirne, film festival, Richard Denison, Roland, Short Cuts Canada, short film, TIFF, TIFF13, Toronto International Film Festival, Trevor CornishComment

Review: Fruitvale Station (2013)

Review: Fruitvale Station (2013)

A devastating depiction of Oscar Grant's last day.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 4, 2013drama, Fruitvale Station, Melonie Diaz, Michael B- Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Oscar Grant, Ryan Coogler, Sundance, Trayvon Martin, true storyComment

Review: The Conjuring (2013)

Review: The Conjuring (2013)

James Wan's traditional horror film is spectacularly scary.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 19, 2013demon, demonologist, Ed and Lorraine Warren, horror, James Wan, Lili Taylor, paranormal, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, supernatural, The Conjuring, Vera FarmigaComment

Review: Only God Forgives (2013)

Review: Only God Forgives (2013)

Refn's Drive follow-up is a nightmarish disappointment.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 15, 2013Bangkok, Cannes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives, revenge, Ryan Gosling, Thailand, thriller, vengeance, westernComment

Review: The Act of Killing (2013)

Review: The Act of Killing (2013)

A remarkable documentary about the humanity of evil.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 30, 2013Adi Zulkadry, Anwar Congo, documentary, Errol Morris, genocide, Indonesia, Joshua Oppenheimer, The Act of Killing, Werner HerzogComment

Review: The Way, Way Back (2013)

Review: The Way, Way Back (2013)

An authentic coming-of-age comedy made from familiar parts.

Review: The Bling Ring (2013)

Review: The Bling Ring (2013)

Coppola's satire on the celebrity lust of American culture.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 11, 2013Emma Watson, fashion, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch, Katie Chang, Leslie Mann, luxury, Marc Broussard, privilege, satire, Sofia Coppola, The Bling Ring Comment

Review: Before Midnight (2013)

Review: Before Midnight (2013)

An honest testament to the hardship and romance of love.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 5, 2013Before Midnight, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, drama, Ethan Hawke, Greece, independent, Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater, romanceComment

Review: White House Down (2013)

Review: White House Down (2013)

Roland Emmerich's patriotic action film is big, dumb, and gloriously entertaining.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 4, 2013action, American, buddy comedy, Channing Tatum, comedy, Fourth of July, Independence Day, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, politics, Richard Jenkins, Roland Emmerich, White House, White House DownComment

Review: World War Z (2013)

Review: World War Z (2013)

A big-scale action thriller that leaves out the human element.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 27, 2013action thriller, Brad Pitt, Damon Lindelof, Drew Godard, horror, Marc Forster, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Max Brooks, Mireille Enos, World War Z, zombie Comment

Review: The Kings of Summer (2013)

Review: The Kings of Summer (2013)

One half honest whimsy, one half forced humour.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 13, 2013Chris Galletta, comedy, coming-of-age, drama, Gabriel Basso, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Nick Offerman, Nick Robinson, The Kings of SummerComment

Review: After Earth (2013)

Review: After Earth (2013)

Shymalan's best in years, but still not enough.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 7, 2013After Earth, fantasy, Jaden Smith, M- Night Shyamalan, science fiction, Will SmithComment

Review: Mud (2013)

Review: Mud (2013)

Jeff Nichols' pure American tall tale.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 6, 2013Americana, Jeff Nichols, Mark Twain, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Shannon, Mud, Reese Witherspoon, tall tale, Tye SheridanComment

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) [non-spoilers]

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) [non-spoilers]

J.J. Abrams' latest sci-fi blockbuster is fast and exciting.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 23, 2013action, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, J- J- Abrams, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Zachary QuintoComment

Review: The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

Review: The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

An ambitious generational drama of fathers and sons.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 6, 2013Bradley Cooper, drama, Eva Mendes, fathers, generational drama, NY, Ryan Gosling, Schenectady, sons, The Place Beyond the PinesComment