Toronto Film Scene

Review: Fast & Furious 6

Trista DeVries — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:55:35 +0000

Federal agent Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) is back and getting in Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O’Conner’s (Paul Walker) faces, only this time it’s not to arrest them. Hobbs is chasing an...

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Review: Picture Day

Kristal Cooper — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:25 +0000

18-year-old Claire (Tatiana Maslany) is in the midst of her second attempt at Grade 13 after failing some courses during her first go around, including math and gym. Even though her successful...

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Inside Out Review: Lose Your Head

William Brownridge — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:47 +0000

Inspired by a true event, Lose Your Head is the story of Luis (Fernando Tielve), a young Spaniard who travels to Berlin after a break up with his boyfriend. He immediately goes out to experience the...

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Inside Out Review: Before You Know It

Danita Steinberg — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:30 +0000

Before You Know It is a documentary about three LGBT senior citizens, Dennis, Ty, and Robert. Each of these men have a different story, along with different life experiences, hopes, and obstacles. I...

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Review: Quality Balls – The David Steinberg Story

Kristal Cooper — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:27 +0000

Winnipeg born stand-up comic, actor, and director David Steinberg continues to be one of the most beloved and respected names in the comedy world even despite the fact that he’s long stepped...

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Review: Epic

Liam Volke — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:22 +0000

Epic is about a teenage girl who finds herself caught in the middle of a massive battle between good and evil when she is brought to the world of the Leafmen, an elite band of tiny warriors sworn to...

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Inside Out Review: Valentine Road

Graeme Maitland — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:18 +0000

Valentine Road is Marta Cunningham’s remarkably well-balanced documentary about the aftermath of the 2008 shooting of 15-year-old Larry King in Oxnard, California. Larry was an openly gay student who...

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Inside Out Review: Geography Club

Kristal Cooper — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:08:20 +0000

Adapted from Brent Hartinger’s best-selling YA novel of the same name, Geography Club tells a classic story of teen angst. Russell (Cameron Stewart) is a teen who’s struggling to figure...

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Inside Out Review: Submerge

Lindsay Zanatta — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:00:28 +0000

Sophie O’Connor’s first feature-length film Submerge,explores the life of a Jordan who is driving herself to the point of exhaustion in competitive swimming, school work and in her job as...

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In case you missed it: why Rounders is still awesome

James Guill — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:22:17 +0000

In the mid 1990s, David Levien and Brian Koppelman set out to develop a film that would tell the true story behind the underground world of poker. Their efforts eventually produced Rounders (1998), a...

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