TIFF 2015: Demolition (Jean-Marc Vallée)
Demolition is not likely to be anyone's favorite film from TIFF 2015. Or, at least, I am confident it won't be mine.
Tag: Jake Gyllenhaal
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Southpaw (Fuqua, 2015)
It is a testament to film’s great storytelling that a movie about a boxer makes the big final fight second fiddle to the story of a man and his daughter.
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Nightcrawler (Dan Gilroy, 2014)
"Nightcrawler" is a solid piece of film craftsmanship and a decent challenge to the “if it bleeds, it leads” journalistic mentality. While waiting for the winter cineplex dregs to wash away, it's worth your home viewing attention.
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Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005) — 10 Years Later
Revisiting "Brokeback Mountain" after 10 years feels a bit like an archeological dig. After all, director Ang Lee’s film about a pair of covert cowboy gay lovers has more socio-cultural layers of meaning to burrow through than most movies.