TIFF ’11 Review: The Thrilling Full-On Assault of Gareth Evans’ “The Raid”
An Indonesian thriller that proves the culture likes their action as spicy as their cuisine, the TIFF Midnight Madness flick is a stunner.
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TIFF ’11 Review: Death Takes a Holiday in Portland in Gus Van Sant’s “Restless”
Applying the spare style of "Elephant" and "Paranoid Park" to a mainstream love story, Gus Van Sant's latest feels disarmingly honest, even ...
Docuweeks 2011’s Another Two to See (Only in L.A.) – “Semper Fi” and “Being Elmo”
If you're in L.A., there's still a week left to catch some of the year's most interesting nonfiction films. Here are two you should see if y...
DocuWeeks 2011’s Three to See – “Better This World,” “The Carrier,” and “Unifinished Spaces”
There's plenty to bitch about the Academy Awards nomination process for documentaries, but at least they give us this three-week festival in...