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Film Reviews for Film Nerds





Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Director: The King of Eighties Teen Existentialism, John Hughes Year of Release: 1987 Starring: Steve Martin and John Candy, who I used...


Spirits of the Dead
Spirits of the Dead is a 1968 gothic horror anthology on acid, as three renowned European directors of the 60s - Roger Vadim, Louis Malle...


MIFF Round-Up 2016 - Speed Review Round 1
I had an idealistic viewing schedule lined up this year for MIFF but luckily managed to see most of my picks either at the fest or around...


Hush
Produced by husband and wife writer/director team Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel, Hush follows the standard home invasion horror plot, but...


MIFF 2014 Week Two Round-Up - Breillat-A-Palooza
The first time I saw a Breillat film was in 2001, when I spent a Saturday night in with a copy of A Ma Soeur and Hideo Nakata's Ringu....


MIFF 2014 Week One Round-Up
Annnnnnnd my fave time of year has rolled around again! People, for the next two weeks you will essentially find me living at the Forum,...


Drinking Buddies
Co-workers with chemistry test the friend-zone in this alt-cute look at relationships, buoyed by an engaging cast of fave alt-comedy...


The Best Of Emirates In-Flight Viewing
I recently came back from a three-week sojourn around Morocco/Spain (#espanyolo) and had the delight of flying return Emirates. Economy...


Beautiful Creatures
Hollywood's latest supernatural tweeny adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, Beautiful Creatures, is a down-south mish-mash of Carrie -meets-...


Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino's new offering, Django Unchained is an ode to the old west, continuing his efforts to wreck cinematic revenge on...




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