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Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother opens theatrically on Friday August 26, 2011. Our Idiot Brother (Director: Jesse Peretz): For those of us used to seeing Paul Rudd play the “straight man” in comedies like I Love You, Man and Knocked Up, it’s … Continue reading

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The Change-Up

The Change-Up opens Friday August 5th at the Varsity, Scotiabank and Silver City Cinemas in Toronto. The Change-Up (Director: David Dobkin): There’s an offputting and rather absurd conservatism at the heart of the body-swapping genre. It’s as if the purpose … Continue reading

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Le roi de l’évasion (The King of Escape)

The King of Escape screens on Monday May 24 at 7:15pm at the ROM Theatre. Buy tickets here. Le roi de l’évasion (The King of Escape) (Director: Alain Guiraudie): Like any playful, surrealist French allegory, the title, The King of … Continue reading

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Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work

Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work (Directors: Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg): Joan Rivers is the type of subject you’d expect Nick Broomfield (Biggie and Tupac, Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam) to take on instead of Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg … Continue reading

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Humpday

Humpday (Director: Lynn Shelton): Two reviews in a row about films by women directors about the delicate relationships between men. But Humpday and The Hurt Locker (review) couldn’t be more different. Where the latter ratcheted up the tension with action … Continue reading

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