Category Archives: After Dark

Toronto After Dark Film Festival

Toronto After Dark 2009 Submission Deadline Friday!

Just a heads-up to any filmmakers, local or otherwise, who haven’t yet submitted their work to Toronto’s best horror, sci-fi and action film festival. They’ve moved the dates this year to August 14-21, so that means the submission deadlines are … Continue reading

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Mutant Chronicles

Mutant Chronicles (2008, Director: Simon Hunter): Take Starship Troopers and strip out all that messy political satire. Combine with equal parts Alien and Fellowship of the Ring, then sprinkle with The Dirty Dozen. Reuse every cliche and plot device and … Continue reading

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Toronto After Dark 2008

Since getting back from Reykjavik, I have been insanely busy and this year’s Toronto After Dark film festival has sort of snuck up on me. One of the most well-organized small fests I’ve attended, this annual showcase for “horror, sci-fi, … Continue reading

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Audience of One

Audience of One (Director: Michael Jacobs): I’m finally reviewing this utterly unique documentary that screened at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival way back in October. I was lucky enough to speak to the director by phone tonight and though … Continue reading

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Aachi and Ssipak (Achi-wa ssipak)

Aachi and Ssipak (Achi-wa ssipak) (Director: Jo Beom-jin): There’s not much point in trying to analyze a film about a dystopic future world where the source of energy is human feces, but I can say that this animated feature from … Continue reading

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