Articles by Bjorn Olson

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  Vasermil

  Mushon Salmona

  PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2012

  Thanks to the post-war Italians, to this day, filmmakers all over the world, particularly in countries dealing with conflict, are inspired...

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  Atlas Shrugged: Part One

  Paul Johansson

  PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2012

  One of the most divisive literary figures of the 20th century, Ayn Rand wrote only two novels – 1943's The Fountainhead and 1957's At...

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  The Snows of Kilimanjaro

  Robert Guédiguian

  PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2012

  We all hope it never happens to us, but having to deal with an act of violence upon your home is never predictable and always traumatic. Th...

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  Happy, Happy

  Anne Sewitsky

  PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2012

  Happy, Happy is the story of the interaction and intermingling of two couples in the snowy wilds of Norway. Danes Elisabeth (Maibritt Saere...

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  Miss Bala

  Gerardo Naranjo

  PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2012

  Miss Bala is a study in contrasts, combining the world of the traditional beauty pageant with the blood-soaked Mexican drug trade. While th...

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  Moon Point

  Sean Cisterna

  PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2012

  A new Canadian entry into the Napoleon Dynamite spurred cinenerd sweepstakes, Moon Point is a capital-Q, quirky movie with a shoestring bud...

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  Marvelous Darlings / Actual Water / Get Nuns

  Sneaky Dee's, Toronto ON January 26

  PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2012

  Making a triumphant return to the stage after nearly four years, the much-missed Marvelous Darlings tried to slip in a one-off, and then sn...

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  Tyrannosaur

  Paddy Considine

  PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2012

  Tyrannosaur is a grim, bleak film about grief, abuse, pain and the loss of hope. It focuses on the interaction between two people: Joseph (...