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Hot Docs 2013 Review – 15 Reasons To Live

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Alan Zweig was inspired to create 15 Reasons To Live after running into an old friend, who shared his list of 15 reasons to live with him. Through a series of short interviews, focusing on various topics like love, work, Continue

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The Film Reel on Toronto Film Scene – Review: Big Is Beautiful! (2012)

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Make sure to find your way to the 2013 Cinefranco festival tomorrow, because Big Is Beautiful! is worth the trip. Head over to Toronto Film Scene for the full review, and enjoy some fabulous laughs. Reviews Big Is Beautiful

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The Film Reel on Toronto Film Scene – Review: Waves (2012)

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Time to take another trip to TIFF Kids today with The Film Reel’s review of Waves. You can head over to Toronto Film Scene to check out the full review and decide if you should be heading to the ocean Continue

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The Film Reel on Toronto Film Scene – Review: Igor & the Cranes’ Journey (2012)

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The Film Reel’s first review from the 2013 TIFF Kids festival is posted right now at Toronto Film Scene. This is one of my favourite festivals around, allowing young and old to enjoy some movies together. Check out the full Continue

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The Film Reel on Toronto Film Scene – Review: Would I Lie To You 3 (2012)

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Unfortunately, I missed posting this before the film screened at Cinefranco, but that may not have been such a bad thing. For the full review, head over to Toronto Film Scene and check it out. Reviews Would I Lie To Continue

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The Victim (2011) – or – Biehn there, done that.

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Whenever someone says that their latest film is a grindhouse movie, I get worried. I understand the joy of watching some of those old grindhouse films, it’s a lot like the fun I have watching films from the ’80s, but Continue

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The Film Reel on Toronto Film Scene – September 17, 2012

Even though TIFF 2012 is finally over, I still have one last review over at Toronto Film Scene for everybody. It’s short and sweet, but it was one of the best films that I managed to see at TIFF this Continue

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Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) – or – Alice in Umbrella land.

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It’s hard to think of a film series that continues to entertain while still managing to be completely pointless time after time, but Resident Evil seems to have that idea under control. This time around, Alice (Milla Jovovich) wakes up Continue

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The Film Reel on Toronto Film Scene – August 3, 2012

Another review coming in from Toronto Film Scene. The Film Reel had a chance to check out the film Blue Like Jazz, playing now at the Projection Booth in Toronto. Fantastic flick that everyone should see. Read the full review Continue

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Mystery Team – Film Reel Review

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Lots of laughs in this absurd comedy. – Will 3 friends, about to graduate high school, run a detective agency from their front lawn like something out of Charlie Brown. They’ve never really grown up past the age of 12 Continue

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