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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.

Nathalie Bibeau Goes Fishing with The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith

by Jason Gorber
May 4, 2022
Hot Docs/Interviews

Nathalie Bibeau discusses her true crime mini-series The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith and injecting nuance into a genre that audiences have seen many times before.

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Sara Taksler Revisits the Holocaust with the ‘Jewish Forrest Gump’

by Jason Gorber
April 30, 2022
Hot Docs/Interviews

An interview with How Saba Kept Singing director Sara Taksler on filming the extraordinary life of Holocaust survivor David Wisnia.

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Daniel Roher Talks Navalny and the Canary in the Coalmine

by Jason Gorber
April 29, 2022
Hot Docs/Interviews

An interview with Navalny director Daniel Roher about finding a canary in coalmine with Alexei Navalny and Russia's might on the world stage.

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A Marble Travelogue Review: What’s Set in Stone

by Jason Gorber
April 28, 2022
Hot Docs/Reviews

Sean Wang’s A Marble Travelogue tackles environmental degradation, the complex nature of globalisation and the increasing homogenization of culture.

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The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks Review – Laughter, Revisited

by Jason Gorber
March 24, 2022
Festivals/Reviews

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks is a fun documentary by Reg Harkema that explores this history, highs, and lows of the comedy group.

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Lucy & Desi Review: Boring the Ricardos

by Jason Gorber
January 28, 2022
Reviews/Sundance

Amy Poehler's Lucy & Desi is missing the comic's signature effervescence with a surprisingly boring look at TV icons.

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Downfall: The Case Against Boeing Review – Crashes After Liftoff

by Jason Gorber
January 28, 2022
Reviews/Sundance

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing is an economy class airplane meal version of a story worthy of fine dining.

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La Guerre Civil Review: Longoria’s Debut Packs a Punch

by Jason Gorber
January 27, 2022
Reviews/Sundance

Eva Longoria Baston's La Guerra Civil is a thrilling account of the 1996 match between Oscar De La Hoya and Julio César Chávez.

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Descendant Review: Worthy Story, Sunken Ship

by Jason Gorber
January 26, 2022
Reviews/Sundance

Margaret Brown's Descendant revisits the history of the slave ship the Clotide, and the legacy of lives left behind.

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W. Kamau Bell Wants Us to Talk About Cosby

by Jason Gorber
January 26, 2022March 1, 2022
Interviews/Sundance

W. Kamau Bell discusses his Bill Cosby documentary series and controversial icons.

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