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Hysteria

2012-05-31T16:04:14+00:00

Given its ostensibly titillating, ostensibly feminist subject matter, you may have heard a certain buzz around Hysteria, the new film, directed by Tanya Wexler, that chronicles the birth of a certain beloved piece of machinery that has ministered many a horny human toward sexual completion, whether alone or in sympathetic company.

Chernobyl Diaries

2012-05-31T16:02:08+00:00

Horror-tourism that uncreeps exactly as you'd expect, Chernobyl Diaries registers the crackling low point on the Geiger counter of Paranormal Activity creator Oren Peli's ideas.

Headhunters

2012-05-31T16:01:50+00:00

Opens Friday Directed by Morten Tyldum Princess Theatre Though much of Headhunters' runtime is spent in hot pursuit of its protagonist�Roger Brown's (Aksel Hennie) on the lam, trying to figure out who, if anyone, he can trust�the title refers just as much to Brown's day job: he's the guy who poaches the best corporate employees for other companies, and makes a pretty penny doing it.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

2012-05-31T15:58:17+00:00

Sun, Jun 3 � Thu, Jun 7 Directed by David Gelb Metro Cinema at the Garneau Sukiyabashi Jiro's a subterranean restaurant near Tokyo's Ginza Station; it serves only sushi, has only 10 seats, and the toilet's down the hall.

The Raid: Redemption

2012-05-31T15:57:38+00:00

Sun, Jun 3 � Thu, Jun 7 Directed by Gareth Evans Metro Cinema at the Garneau The Jakarta derelict monolith that serves as the sole location for The Raid: Redemption is a high-rise safe house for countless criminal scumbags, many of them such world-class ass-whoopers that local authorities have been disinclined to lay siege.

Crooked Arrows

2012-05-31T15:31:31+00:00

There is some heart beating within Crooked Arrows.

Men in Black 3

2012-05-31T15:29:34+00:00

Men in Black 3 isn't a reboot, but a rewind, jumping back in time for an origin story.

Piranha 3DD

2012-05-31T15:26:30+00:00

There's one slo-motion shot in Piranaha 3DD, taken as carnivorous-fish-fuelled chaos descends upon the unsuspecting patrons of a waterpark, that traces a bikini-clad woman screaming, drenched in blood.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012-05-24T17:09:37+00:00

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel follows seven English retirees to India and the titular hotel, their chosen retirement destination.

What To Expect When You�re Expecting

2012-05-17T20:49:58+00:00

In What To Expect When You're Expecting, the best-selling pregnancy book of the same name gets adapted for the big screen with four interconnected couples navigating various paths towards parenthood.

Dark Shadows

2012-05-17T20:48:48+00:00

A pale reflection of Tim Burton's past, Dark Shadows is a pretty anemic vampire flick, a creature-feature comedy without bite.

The Deep Blue Sea

2012-05-17T20:40:32+00:00

In a coal-smeary London still recovering from the Blitz, in rooms of hanging smoke in which despair nestled in the wallpaper, in the backseats of cars and back�.

Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster

2012-05-16T20:25:52+00:00

The directoral debut for Nathan Morlando is based on the story of Edwin Boyd, a Second World War veteran who returns home to Toronto to few prospects and dwindling hope.

Miss Bala

2012-05-09T18:00:11+00:00

Miss Bala discusses her reactive character and violence in Mexico Unfolding in bracing, often unnervingly confusing scenes constructed from lengthy single takes, the dominant tone of Miss Bala (a bleak pun of a title, exchanging "Baja," as in�.

The Five-Year Engagement

2012-05-03T16:17:21+00:00

� A comedy of procrastination, The Five-Year Engagement gradually slips from awkward-funny moments to some droll dawdling along.

The Avengers

2012-05-03T16:14:08+00:00

Gathering together a diverse crew of Marvel Comics all-stars�some already well into their respective movie adaptation franchises�to collectively combat the threat of intergalactic totalitarianism, The Avengers, helmed by�.