Earnestly sweet, musical-based films set in New York City tend to be one of two things: overbearingly saccharine and sentimental, or touching and beautiful. I wasn’t expecting much from Can A Song Save Your Life?, but to my delight, it turned out to be the latter.
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Janna Does TIFF: Night Moves
In a film about a large-scale act of terrorism, you expect to see grand plans, lots of build-up, and a climax at the main event. But as Kelly Reichardt proves with her film Night Moves, sometimes the real story takes place after the main event goes boom.
BOLO Issued for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
May sound odd to say, but I’m all about cops. I love them! I have since I was a wee one. I was the kid who grew up watching the funny side of cops through films like Police Academy, The Naked Gun, and—not proud to mention it (because I can quote certain scenes)–Kindergarten Cop. I was […]
Janna Does TIFF: Kill Your Darlings
At the base of the movie poster, the tagline reads, “A true story of obsession and murder.” And while murder is the climactic basis for this story of the Beat generation, it’s the different natures of obsession coupled with strong performances that give Kill Your Darlings its legs and a reason to watch.
Glee Sings Farewell to “The Quarterback”
This week, Glee said farewell to Finn Hudson (played by the late Cory Monteith) in “The Quarterback”. In this tearful tribute, the past and current members of the New Directions Glee Club came together for a special memorial in honour and remembrance of their dearly departed friend, and they expressed their immense feelings the best […]
Janna Does TIFF: Parkland
Practically every American citizen alive in 1963 can instantly give you an answer to the question, “Where were you when JFK was shot?” It’s a moment that spawned endless media coverage, reformed government security measures, and set eyes around the world firmly on the First Family. But in Parkland, audiences are asked to look elsewhere […]
Janna Does TIFF: Life of Crime
A clueless housewife, two incompetent kidnappers, a gun-toting roommate, a wimpy hopeful lover, and an indifferent husband with a brash mistress – sounds like the beginning of a great joke, right? Or at least the makings of a fun and mad-cap comedy. Unfortunately, despite the talented actors and empowering ending, Life of Crime never really […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s ‘Don Jon’ is a Bold, Enticing, and Unexpected First Feature
The legend of the womanizing Don Juan has been told in many ways throughout the course of time, but art has never presented him as a modern-day, online porn-addicted Italian Catholic guy from Jersey—till Joseph Gordon-Levitt brought him to life. The thespian makes his first feature film foray into directing and screenwriting with the unconventional […]
Janna Does TIFF: Prisoners
When a film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival only two weeks prior to being released in theatres, people asked me, “Why bother paying extra to see something now, when you can just see it for the price of a regular ticket later this month?” I told them that, for some films, I just […]
Janna Does TIFF: The Double
Over the next three months, The Hudsucker will be bringing you reviews from some of the most talked-about films from the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Stay tuned every Saturday for advice on which films you should watch out for in the coming year – and which ones you’re better off skipping. In real life, […]
This is Us: A New Fan Watches 1D3D
First things first: I am a Directioner. Or am I a Directionator? Maybe I have One Direction infection?
Switched at Birth: Redemption
As much constructive criticism as I may have given Switched at Birth in the episode before the finale, I must say that the finale made up for all that and more. This wrap-up of Season 2 was both dramatic, alluring, sentimental and still left you with cliff hangers for Season 3. It was remarkably beautiful.
Switched at Birth: Too Much Drama
There is only one word to describe this week’s episode of Switched at Birth: drama. While that is an obvious term to describe a drama television show, I use this term literally for this week’s episode. In fact, I believe that this episode had too much drama.
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