TIFF Retrospective

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  Constantine

  Francis Lawrence

  PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2013

  Keanu Reeves is far from a versatile actor but there are certain roles – Neo in The Matrix and Johnny Utah in Point Break are a coupl...

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  Flowing

  Mikio Naruse

  PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2013

  Workaholic director Mikio Naruse's obsession with the shifting climate for women in post-war Japan was filtered through the disintegration...

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  Up in the Air

  Jason Reitman

  PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2013

  It's surprising when any film, let alone a crowd-pleaser anchored by Hollywood's beloved silver fox, succeeds in being scathing and smart,...

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  The Rocketeer

  Joe Johnston

  PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2013

  When it was released in 1991, Disney thought they had a sure-fire franchise starter in The Rocketeer. Being a simple, patriotic period piec...

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  When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

  Mikio Naruse

  PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2013

  Following the trajectory of many works by Mikio Naruse, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs deconstructs and analyzes the rapid cultural change...

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  Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

  Eric Radomski & Bruce Timm

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2013

  All of the critical praise surrounding this slim feature length story set in the Batman: The Animated Series universe is a little baffling....

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  The Matrix

  Lana & Andy Wachowski

  PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2013

  Upon release, The Matrix was a bit of a shock to the populist system, featuring a cynical metaphysical narrative that flipped the bird to t...

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  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  Steve Barron

  PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2013

  Even in its time, the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie was visibly dated. It was independently financed, going on to become the...