TIFF
Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky
PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2010
Phase two of Darren Aronofsky's artistic metamorphosis continues with Black Swan. His fascination with the physical and psychological toll...
The Light Thief
Aktan Abdykalykov
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2010
Early on in The Light Thief, a radio broadcast makes mention of one-time Kyrgyzstan president Askar Akayev, whose reported corruption and e...
Behind Blue Skies
Hannes Holm
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2010
As far back as he can remember, Henry Hill wanted to be a gangster. We know that, of course, because it's the first thing he says in Goodfe...
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2010
If I were to describe the plot of acclaimed filmmaker Apichatpong Weerashethakul's new Palmes D'Or-winning examination of spirituality, kar...
Barney's Version
Richard J. Lewis
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2010
Because Mordecai Richler's source novel of the same name deals with two unreliable narrators piecing together the life of a man suffering f...
Aftershock
Feng Xiaogang
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2010
Opening and closing with the devastating earthquake of Tangshan in 1976 and the more recent 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Aftershock has the gra...
Tender Son - The Frankenstein Project
Kornel Mundruczo
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2010
Something consistent in the works of Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo is a feeling of incompletion. While his films have gravitated more...
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Jalmari Helander
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2010
With a glossy, commercial clarity saturated by an abundance of red throughout its brief runtime, Finnish first-time feature director Jalmar...