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Film Review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
When The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was slotted to be released on the same weekend as Marvel’s new powerhouse film franchise The...
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Mar 6, 20153 min read


The 87th Academy Awards
So, the day has finally come for the 87th Academy Awards. I’m not sure who is more excited, the nominees, or myself. But, February 22nd...
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Feb 23, 20158 min read


Film Review–Kingsman: The Secret Service
Upon first glance, Kingsman: The Secret Service looks like an outdated, outlandish attempt to reinvigorate the action spy genre that saw...
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Feb 13, 20156 min read


Film Review: Fifty Shades of Grey
I bet that if I were to ask the majority of the main demographic watching Fifty Shades of Grey this weekend what the acronym BDSM stands...
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Feb 13, 20155 min read


The 14 Best Films of 2014
“In the past 25 years I have probably seen 10,000 movies and reviewed 6,000 of them. I have forgotten most of them, I hope, but I...
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Jan 19, 201513 min read


The 87th Annual Academy Award Nominations
Today, movie lovers will unite and bask in the glory of the highest honours given to film and cinema. The official announcement of the...
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Jan 15, 20155 min read


Film Review: Selma
There are certain people and events throughout history that are so obviously in need of a cinematic treatment, that their absence from...
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Jan 9, 20156 min read


Film Review: Wild (2014)
It seems like there is no better way of finding yourself, than by losing yourself completely. Such is the case with Reese Witherspoon’s...
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Dec 5, 20145 min read


Slaying the Canadian Micro-Budget: Interview With Don’t Get Killed In Alaska Filmmaker Bill Ta
Toronto–November 7th is a big date for the 2014 North American Box Office. The weekend marks the beginning of the year’s Holiday movie...
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Nov 6, 20147 min read


Film Review: Nightcrawler
In 2012, Aaron Sorkin piloted a television program that educated, informed and entertained by nit-picking the issues of modern day...
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Oct 31, 20146 min read


Film Review: Gone Girl
“Everyone told us and told us, marriage is hard work”. Gone Girl is the one film that will embed itself permanently in your psyche. A...
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Oct 3, 20146 min read


Toronto Youth Shorts 2014
After the glitz and glam that is the Toronto International Film Festival, the city of Toronto has something very homegrown, intimate and...
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Sep 26, 20146 min read


Film Review: The Skeleton Twins
Contrary to its confusing and misleading title, The Skeleton Twins starring Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader is NOT a horror film. As if the...
nightfilmreviews
Sep 26, 20144 min read


Fantastic Fest 2014: Waste Land
When a piece of art is a collection of many different inspirations, the outcome depends greatly on the quality of the source material and...
nightfilmreviews
Sep 25, 20144 min read


TIFF 2014: Time Out of Mind
In 2009, director Oren Moverman created one of the most relevant and moving post-9/11 war films of our generation with The...
nightfilmreviews
Sep 14, 20145 min read


TIFF 2014: Mirage
The Western genre is one that unofficially begins with the appearance of a hopeless wanderer. Engulfed by the depth of rugged terrain and...
nightfilmreviews
Sep 14, 20143 min read


A Hole To The Heart: An Interview with Filmmaker Martin Edralin and Star Ken Harrower
Toronto–Unbeknownst to me at the time, but the interview I had planned on the first Friday afternoon of the 2014 Toronto International...
nightfilmreviews
Sep 9, 20148 min read


TIFF 2014: The Lesson
Anything that can go wrong, WILL go wrong! An epigram for tragedy when it strikes on a seemingly constant basis, Murphy’s Law can be...
nightfilmreviews
Sep 5, 20143 min read


TIFF 2014
It’s the most exciting time of the year here at Night Film Reviews, as we kick off our second year of covering the Toronto International...
nightfilmreviews
Sep 4, 20141 min read


#Cinephilephoto–For The Love of Cinema: Night Film Reviews Edition
Fresh off the fading trails of the super popular, viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, comes a new viral campaign for the avid film-goer in...
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Sep 4, 20141 min read
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