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Review of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

By Glenn Sumi (92) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 16 Nov 2015

The final, bridging movie between George Lucas's two epic Star Wars trilogies ends not with a bang but with plenty of artistic whimpering…

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Review of Heist (2015)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 11 Nov 2015

Even though it's not as delirious as it clearly wants to be, it's a lot more fun than I was expecting…

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Review of Entertainment (2015)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 11 Nov 2015

Unlike The Comedy, which was grounded in a recognizable reality, Entertainment is a more surreal and alien construction, its disintegrating…

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Review of Mavis! (2015)

By Susan G. Cole (137) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 11 Nov 2015

This doc is pretty much flat-out hagiography, but you can see why director Jessica Edwards couldn't help herself…

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Review of The 33 (2015)

By José Teodoro (48) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 11 Nov 2015

A clumsy dramatization of the 2010 Copiapó mining accident, Patricia Riggen's The 33 can at least be credited with mining an under-explored…

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Review of Arcade Fire - The Reflektor Tapes (2015)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 11 Nov 2015

The Reflektor Tapes is less a documentary about the making of Arcade Fire's 2013 album than a feature-length collage that does neither the…

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Review of It's Entertainment (2014)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 11 Nov 2015

Unlike The Comedy, which was grounded in a recognizable reality, Entertainment is a more surreal and alien construction, its disintegrating…

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Review of The Imitation Game (2014)

By Glenn Sumi (92) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 09 Nov 2015

First-rate performances and an irresistibly exciting and moving story help this drama rise above the traditional biopic…

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Review of The Imitation Game (1980)

By Glenn Sumi (92) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 09 Nov 2015

First-rate performances and an irresistibly exciting and moving story help this drama rise above the traditional biopic…

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Review of Difret (2014)

By Radheyan Simonpillai (471) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 05 Nov 2015

It's not exceptional filmmaking - the characters are particularly thin - but that doesn't make it anything less than necessary viewing…

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Review of Off the Menu: Asian America (2015)

By Glenn Sumi (92) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 04 Nov 2015

This segment about how food heals a community is poignant and powerful, and makes the hour-long doc feel less like something you'd find on…

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Review of Nasty Baby (2015)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 04 Nov 2015

Dramatically undercooked and shot in a way that makes the whole thing feel random and amateurish…

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Review of Spectre (2015)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 04 Nov 2015

The opening sequence, set against the chaotic sprawl of Mexico City on the Day of the Dead, is technically impeccable and immediately involving…

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Review of Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 04 Nov 2015

It took four screenwriters to craft this lazy genre entry, which steals the premise and structure of Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's 2004 masterwork…

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Review of Casino Royale (2006)

By John Harkness (5) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 02 Nov 2015

The screenwriters have brought Bond back toward the book…

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Review of Casino Royale (1967)

By John Harkness (5) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 02 Nov 2015

The screenwriters have brought Bond back toward the book…

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Review of Casino Royale (1954)

By John Harkness (5) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 02 Nov 2015

The screenwriters have brought Bond back toward the book…

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Review of Burnt (2015)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 28 Oct 2015

It never comes close to being as funny, human and insightful about the restaurant industry as a TV series from 2005…

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Review of The Assassin (2015)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 28 Oct 2015

The Assassin may seem placid on its surface, but it heaves with tension and feeling…

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Review of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)

By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 28 Oct 2015

As a regular viewer of the franchise, I was especially happy to see the refrigerator-door gag make an appearance this time around, and once…

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