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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.

Little Richard: I Am Everything Review: Rock’s True King

by Jason Gorber
January 28, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

Little Richard: I Am Everything biographical documentary reminds audiences who the real king of rock and roll is, but could do more.

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Matthieu Rytz Talks Deep Rising and Going Deeper than Avatar

by Jason Gorber
January 28, 2023
Interviews/Sundance

An interview with Deep Rising director Matthieu Rytz on probing the world's oceans, working with Jason Mamoa, and taking environmental narratives beyond the quest for unobtanium.

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20 Days in Mariupol Captures History from the Front Lines

by Jason Gorber
January 27, 2023
Interviews/Sundance

An interview with 20 Days in Mariupol director Mstyslav Chernov about capturing history from the front lines of the war in Ukraine.

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Last Things Review: Enter the Void

by Jason Gorber
January 27, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

Deborah Stratman's Last Things is an acquired taste that might be profound for some viewers and a trifle for others.

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Going Varsity in Mariachi Review: The Sweet Sounds of Youth

by Jason Gorber
January 26, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

In Going Varsity in Mariachi, directors Alejandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn follows the practices of a school band straddling two worlds.

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The Deepest Breath Review: Diving Doc Could Plunge Deeper

by Jason Gorber
January 25, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

The Deepest Breath profiles deep diver Alessia Zecchini and rescue diver Stephen Keenan as they take the plunge into an extreme sport.

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AUM: The Cult and the End of the World Review – Faith in Chaos

by Jason Gorber
January 25, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

AUM: The Cult and the End of the World probes the makings of a Japanese cult responsible for a Sarin gas attack in a Tokyo subway.

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Pianoforte Review: Competition Doc Will Leave You Spellbound

by Jason Gorber
January 23, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

Sundance documentary Pianoforte follows the competition formula smartly with its portrait of an international Chopin piano summit.

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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Review – A Fitting Portrait

by Jason Gorber
January 22, 2023
Reviews/Sundance

Still: A Michael J. Fox Story looks back at the career of the Family Ties star and his ongoing activism following his diagnosis with Parkinson's disease.

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Villeneuve Pironi Writes a Sports Tragedy Anew

by Jason Gorber
November 14, 2022
Festivals/Interviews

An interview with Villeneuve Pironi director Torquil Jones on revisiting the tragic rivalry between racers Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi.

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