TIFF 2012 Archive

TIFF 2012 Review: John Dies at the End
Posted on September 22, 2012 | 1 Comment
On a cold winter day, you’re in your backyard chopping at a zombie’s head, when the handle breaks. So you take the axe to the hardware store and replace the...
TIFF 2012 Review: Motorway
Posted on September 22, 2012 | No Comments
Motorway, directed by Soi Cheang, is a simple tale of a cop who wants to drive fast, and a thief who’s pulled back into the chase. Shawn Yue acts alongside...
Interview: Anna Kendrick and Natalie Martinez talk ‘End of Watch’
Posted on September 20, 2012 | No Comments
Any relationship comes with a certain degree of difficulty, but being the wife of a police officer comes with a special brand of worry and wonder. In End of Watch,...
‘Silver Linings Playbook’, ‘Seven Psychopaths’, and ‘Artifact’ win at TIFF 2012
Posted on September 17, 2012 | No Comments
As the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival came to a wrap on Sunday, festival organizers, filmmakers, and members of the press gathered to have brunch and hand out a handful...
TIFF 2012 Review: Jared Leto’s Searing Music Industry Expose ‘Artifact’
Posted on September 15, 2012 | 27 Comments
If you don’t know who 30 Seconds to Mars is, you will soon. Artifact is the Super Size Me of the music industry, and makes its world premiere this weekend...
TIFF 2012 In Photos: Party Highlights
Posted on September 14, 2012 | 1 Comment
So, this year’s Toronto International Film Festival was, to put it mildly, one gigantic party for filmmakers, film-lovers and film industry types. Just our kind of party, then. While we...
TIFF 2012 Preview Pt. 9: Spring Breakers, Imogene, and The ABCs of Death
Posted on September 12, 2012 | No Comments
In the ninth part of our TIFF 2012 preview, Andrew Parker takes a look at Spring Breakers, Imogene, and The ABCs of Death. Follow all of our TIFF 2012 coverage at criticizethis.ca/tiff. Spring...
TIFF 2012: Writer/Director Matt Austin Sadowski talks ‘The Tape’
Posted on September 12, 2012 | 1 Comment
Matt Austin Sadowski’s done it all. From playing the green Power Ranger, to directing the John Hughes documentary Don’t You Forget About Me, to composing music. Matt’s original, moving short film...
TIFF 2012 Preview Pt. 8: Cloud Atlas, Frances Ha, and Aftershock
Posted on September 12, 2012 | No Comments
In the eighth part of our TIFF 2012 preview, Brian McKechnie takes a look at Cloud Atlas, Frances Ha, and Aftershock. Follow all of our TIFF 2012 coverage at criticizethis.ca/tiff. Cloud Atlas * Criticize...
TIFF 2012: Talking with the directors of ‘I Declare War’
Posted on September 10, 2012 | No Comments
I Declare War follows a group of kids during a game of “War” as they become more and more obsessed with winning and increasingly more violent towards one another. Mixing...
TIFF 2012 Preview Pt. 7: Inch’Allah, End of Watch, All That You Possess
Posted on September 9, 2012 | No Comments
In the seventh part of our TIFF 2012 preview, Andrew Parker takes a look at Inch’Allah, End of Watch, and All That You Possess. Follow all of our TIFF 2012 coverage at criticizethis.ca/tiff. Inch’Allah ...
TIFF 2012: Talking with ‘Krivina’ director Igor Drljaca
Posted on September 8, 2012 | 2 Comments
Igor Drljaca’s feature film debut, Krivina, is a haunting cinematic work of art about a Bosnian immigrant in Toronto who returns home in search of an old friend. The story...
TIFF 2012 Preview Pt. 6: Hotel Transylvania, Ship of Theseus, and 90 Minutes
Posted on September 8, 2012 | No Comments
In the sixth part of our TIFF 2012 preview, Andrew Parker takes a look at Hotel Transylvania, Ship of Theseus, and 90 Minutes. Follow all of our TIFF 2012 coverage at criticizethis.ca/tiff. Hotel Transylvania...
TIFF 2012 Preview Pt. 5: The Hunt, The Sessions, and West of Memphis
Posted on September 7, 2012 | No Comments
In the fifth part of our TIFF 2012 preview, Brian McKechnie takes a look at The Hunt, The Sessions, and West of Memphis. Follow all of our TIFF 2012 coverage at criticizethis.ca/tiff. The Hunt ...
TIFF 2012 Preview Pt. 4: The Girl from the South, All That Matters is Past, and The Central Park Five
Posted on September 6, 2012 | No Comments
In the fourth part of our TIFF 2012 preview, Andrew Parker takes a look at The Girl From the South, All That Matters is Past, and The Central Park Five. Follow all...