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TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: “12 Years A Slave”

Steve McQueen (the filmmaker) doesn’t take it easy on audiences. His first feature Hunger provided an excruciatingly detailed look at the fatal hunger strike of the Irish convict Bobby Sands, and he followed it w...

by Mitch Salem

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TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: “Rush”

The writer Peter Morgan is a whiz at boring into little-remembered (and in the US, sometimes little-known) crannies of recent history and scooping out the rich drama inside, with scripts like The Deal, Frost/Nixon and Th...

by Mitch Salem

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TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: “Philomena”

In recent years, the… let’s call it mature audience has been a profitable one, making moderate hits of films like The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Quartet. This holiday season, the title of choice fo...

by Mitch Salem

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TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: “Dallas Buyers Club”

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB is more Erin Brockovich than Brian’s Song, and that’s why it works so well. Jean-Marc Vallee’s film, written by Craig Borten and Melisa Walack, is too angry to be sentimental. �...

by Mitch Salem

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TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: “12 Years A Slave”

TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: “Rush”

TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: “Philomena”

TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: “Dallas Buyers Club”

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