Category: Toronto After Dark
2011 Toronto After Dark Fest Wraps Up with Record Crowds and Reviews – Here Are The Festival Winners
We recently wrapped up our coverage of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival but we haven’t had a chance to post the festival winners, until now. The big winner was the cult action film Father’s Day from Winnipeg-based film collective … [Read the Rest]
After Dark 2011: ‘Midnight Son’ is a contemporary spin on vampires
Midnight Son Directed by Scott Leberecht 2011, USA, 88 minutes You know where this is going. Jacob (Zak Kilberg), a shy and lonely young man, works a nighttime security job because of a severe reaction to sunlight, thus amplifying … [Read the Rest]
After Dark 2011: ‘The Theatre Bizarre’ is for fans only
The Theatre Bizarre Directed by Various 2011, Canada/USA/France, 108 minutes Omnibus films tend to appeal mainly to hard-core fans and other filmmakers. That isn’t a bad thing. In the case of The Theatre Bizarre, some of horror’s nuttiest and … [Read the Rest]
After Dark 2011: ‘Love’ is beautiful, but too close to its sci-fi precursors
Love Directed by William Eubank 2011, USA, 85 minutes Invariably, a few other movies come to mind when describing Love. Solaris. Moon. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Love certainly evokes a fair share of science fiction heavy-hitters. It looks, sounds, … [Read the Rest]
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2011 Wrap Up
After six years, Toronto After Dark is bigger than ever. The films are better, the lines are longer and the fan-frenzy is wilder. This year’s chilling selection included: civil war zombies, creepy abductors, cliff-hanging killers, post-apocalyptic insanity and suburban hell … [Read the Rest]
Toronto After Dark 2011: ‘The Theatre Bizarre’ an honourable attempt to satisfy a quick horror fix
The Theatre Bizarre Directors: Douglas Buck (segment The Accident) Buddy Giovinazzo (segment I Love You) David Gregory (segment Sweets) Karim Hussain (segment Vision Stains) Jeremy Kasten (framing segments) Tom Savini (segment Wet Dreams) Richard Stanley (segment The Mother Of Toads) … [Read the Rest]
Toronto After Dark 2011: ‘Manborg’
Manborg Directed by Steven Kostanski 2011, 60 minutes, Canada In Manborg, scenes are repeatedly stolen by a borderline illiterate, wildly Australian 1980′s Billy Idol lookalike packing twin energy pistols that grow out of his hands and a knack for posing. … [Read the Rest]
After Dark 2011: ‘Some Guy Who Kills People’ is a bathtub full of bloody fun
Some Guy Who Kills People Directed by Jack Perez 2011, USA, 97 minutes Black comedies are about things that most people don’t find funny. Torturous high school bullying. Meeting the eleven-year-old child you didn’t know you had. Suicidal thoughts … [Read the Rest]
TADFF 2011: ‘Midnight Son’ will appeal to both casual and passionate vampire fans
Midnight Son Directed by Scott Leberecht Written by Scott Leberecht 2011, USA Jacob (Zak Kilberg) is a hapless security guard who works the graveyard shift in a downtown office building. He burns severely when he comes in contact with sunlight, … [Read the Rest]
After Dark 2011: ‘War of the Dead’ – More Nazi zombies than you can empty a Thompson at
War of the Dead Directed by Marko Makilaakso 2011, Germany/Italy/Lithuania, 85 minutes There’s no villain quite like a Nazi, unless it’s a Nazi zombie. War of the Dead has plenty of Nazi zombies, along with Soviet zombies, Finnish zombies, … [Read the Rest]
After Dark 2011: ‘Deadheads’ – Buddy comedy, now starring zombies
Deadheads Directed by Brett Pierce, Drew T. Pierce USA, 2011 The Pierce brothers have a strange brew in Deadheads. Zombie-comedy is an established genre at this point. The strangeness comes from the combining of bits of buddy comedy, teen movie, … [Read the Rest]
After Dark 2011: ‘Redline’ is a surreal and incredible experience
Redline Directed by Takeshi Koike 2010, Japan, 102 minutes Lots of people are saying that anime hit Redline is like taking acid. Frankly, that doesn’t quite do the film justice. Let’s do better. If Speed Racer and Heavy Metal … [Read the Rest]
After Dark 2011: ‘Father’s Day’ is the best film about raping fathers ever! (Review #2)
Father’s Day Directed by ASTRON-6 2011, Canada/USA, 100 minutes Father’s Day has a half-naked stripper wielding a chainsaw. Review over. Okay, fine. I’ve got more. However, it’s safe to say that about ninety percent of you know whether or … [Read the Rest]
After Dark 2011: ‘Exit Humanity’ swings and misses again, and again, and again . . .
Exit Humanity Directed by John Geddes 2011, Canada, 114 minutes Let’s say, for the sake of argument, that there were six hundred people in the Toronto Underground Cinema for Exit Humanity. There may have been more. It was pretty … [Read the Rest]
After Dark 2011: ‘Monster Brawl’ blows hot and cold (Review #2)
Monster Brawl Directed by Jesse T. Cook 2011, Canada, 90 minutes Know what would improve wrestling? Classic movie monsters, that’s what. How would you get classic film monsters, such as Cyclops and Frankenstein, in the ring together? By saying … [Read the Rest]
