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Jason Gorber

Jason Gorber is a film journalist and member of the Toronto Film Critics Association. He is the Managing Editor/Chief Critic at ThatShelf.com and a regular contributor for POV Magazine, RogerEbert.com and CBC Radio. His has written for Slashfilm, Esquire, The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, Screen Anarchy, HighDefDigest, Birth.Movies.Death, IndieWire and more. He has appeared on CTV NewsChannel, CP24, and many other broadcasters. He has been a jury member at the Reykjavik International Film Festival, Calgary Underground Film Festival, RiverRun Film Festival, TIFF Canada's Top 10, Reel Asian and Fantasia's New Flesh Award. Jason has been a Tomatometer-approved critic for over 20 years.

Review: ‘Ants on a Shrimp’

by Jason Gorber
May 4, 2016December 22, 2021
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As food porn, Ants on a Shrimp has got enough chewable money shots to make even the most jaded of foodies salivate.

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Review: ‘Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You’

by Jason Gorber
May 4, 2016December 22, 2021
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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing is a touching portrait of the television icon.

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Review: ‘Diving Into the Unknown’

by Jason Gorber
May 3, 2016December 22, 2021
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You’re unlikely to find a more harrowing documentary this year than Diving Into The Unknown.

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Review: ‘Holy Hell’

by Jason Gorber
May 2, 2016December 22, 2021
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Despite the flaws in Holy Hell, the documentary's subject matter is so intoxicating, the footage unique and the characters so fascinating.

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Review: ‘Unlocking the Cage’

by Jason Gorber
May 1, 2016December 26, 2021
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Unlocking the Cage by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follows attorney Steve Wise as he builds a case for personhood for chimpanzees

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Review: ‘Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World’

by Jason Gorber
May 1, 2016December 26, 2021
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Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World sees Werner Herzog come to grips with the Internet, this most strange of human creations.

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Review: ‘American Movie’

by Jason Gorber
April 29, 2016December 26, 2021
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A testament to fortitude, and a genuinely entertaining film, Chris Smith's American Movie remains a peerless feature doc.

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Review: ‘The Interrupters’

by Jason Gorber
April 29, 2016December 26, 2021
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The Interrupters by Steve James traces a group of former gang members who intercede through outreach, trying to find common ground.

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Review: ‘Hoop Dreams’

by Jason Gorber
April 29, 2016December 22, 2021
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Steve James' Hoop Dreams was declared a masterpiece early on, and decades later its prestige hasn’t diminished one bit.

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Review: ‘Bobby Sands: 66 Days’

by Jason Gorber
April 28, 2016December 26, 2021
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Brendan Byrne’s Bobby Sands: 66 Days is an extremely effective take on the history and legacy of Sands and his famed hunger strike.

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