Archive for July, 2009

Yesterday

July 18th, 2009 | Category: Fantasia,Reviews

Eurk. I don’t even have the energy to review this shit. I guess they just can’t make good zombie movies anymore. I guess after REC there was no longer any point in trying. Bleh. This shit is Canadian and seriously low-budget. But that’s not why it sucks. It sucks because it’s 2009 so there is […]


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Tokyo OnlyPic 2008

July 19th, 2009 | Category: Fantasia,Reviews

So you know how Japan is completely effed up and totally awesome? Tokyo OnlyPic is more evidence of this undeniable fact. This movie is essentially a series of shorts mocking and satirising the Olympics but they also take aim at Japanese culture and hilariously, Americans. My only complaint is that a few of the jokes […]


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Fine, Totally Fine

July 22nd, 2009 | Category: Fantasia,Reviews

Maybe mainstream Japanese cinema is just as formulaic and tired as Hollywood movies, I don’t know.  I don’t know if the Japanese movies they screen at Fantasia are typical for J-movies or if they are considered indie in their own country.  All I do know is that I loves me some J-cinema, based on the […]


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Canary

July 22nd, 2009 | Category: Fantasia,Reviews,Science-fiction

This one is complicated… Canary is shot not so much like a documentary as a window into this alternate world.  It’s like we’re watching people go about their daily lives, which is just as dull as it sounds.  But I’m not saying this movie is boring.  You just have to pay really close attention to […]


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Edison and Leo

July 23rd, 2009 | Category: Fantasia,Reviews

This gorgeous piece of work is a Canadian stop-motion feature but it is NOT a kid’s movie.  It is innovative, interesting and amusing and I enjoyed every moment.  Screw Coraline, Edison and Leo is where it’s at. [rating:35]


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Cryptic

July 24th, 2009 | Category: Fantasia,Reviews,Science-fiction

Cryptic is like The Butterfly Effect, except with 100% less Ashton Kutcher, and therefore 100% better.  Time travel/timeline adjustment!  Now with less douche! [rating:35]


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Cyborg She

July 24th, 2009 | Category: Fantasia,Reviews,Science-fiction

A Japanese romantic comedy about a boy and his cyborg.  Cute, sweet and highly amusing with a time travel loop/paradox that I think holds up. Not necessary viewing though unless you’re a hardcore fan of Jromcoms. [rating:30]


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My Dear Enemy

July 24th, 2009 | Category: Fantasia,Reviews

This South Korean movie would have to be classified as a romantic comedy but only because it can’t really be classified as anything else.  But it’s not about a couple falling in love; it’s about a woman learning to understand a man and have sympathy and affection for him in spite of who he is.  […]


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The Children

July 24th, 2009 | Category: Fantasia,Reviews

It’s hard to do horror well but making kids the bad guys helps because killer kids are inherently creepy.  And a willingness to follow through with the logical consequences of having a bunch of psycho kids on your hands helps this movie rise to the level of effective and genuinely scary horror.  I’m not easily […]


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Sans Desseins

July 25th, 2009 | Category: Fantasia,Reviews

This low-budget Quebecois effort is about a guy who is visited by his own ghost from the future.  It’s an original idea and genuinely amusing throughout.  I was consistently entertained right up until the point where they have a rape scene played for laughs.  Umm… the fuck?  Not cool dude, not cool.  It took me […]


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