Articles by Ben Harrison

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  Factory Complex

  Directed by IM Heung-soon

  PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2016

  Now in its 29th year, Toronto's Images Festival boasts one of the most impressive lineups of experimental film and media in the world. Show...

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  The Jungle Book

  Directed by Jon Favreau

  PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2016

  Jon Favreau might be one of the stealthiest visual effects masters working today. From the blending of practical work with CGI in his under...

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  Hardcore Henry

  Directed by Ilya Naishuller

  PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2016

  Ilya Naishuller's Hardcore Henry is crude, rude and juvenile — and it might also be one of the smartest films released this year. A stealth...

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  Borealis

  Directed by Sean Garrity

  PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2016

  Like many recent English-language Canadian films, Sean Garrity's Borealis is overloaded with meandering pleasantries to appeal to the broad...

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  Knight of Cups

  Directed by Terrence Malick

  PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2016

  Knight of Cups, the new film by Terrence Malick, is the director's most elusive and mercurial work to date, pushing his increasingly abstra...

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  10 Cloverfield Lane

  Directed by Dan Trachtenberg

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2016

  10 Cloverfield Lane, the surprise release from producer J.J. Abrams, is a tight, pressure-cooker thriller and a solid calling card for firs...

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  Eddie The Eagle

  Directed by Dexter Fletcher

  PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2016

  Dexter Fletcher's Eddie The Eagle is a winking homage to '80s sports movies, packed with training montages, dazzling stunts and a cheesy sy...

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  Hail, Caesar!

  Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen

  PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2016

  Hail, Caesar! is the Coen brothers' silliest comedy since Burn After Reading and their smartest since A Serious Man, a Hollywood throwback...