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Jason Gorber

Jason Gorber is a film journalist, critic and programmer. He is a Golden Globe Voter and member of the Toronto Film Critics Association and OFCS. He is the film correspondent for CBC Radio's Metro Morning, the Managing Editor/Chief Critic at ThatShelf.com and a regular contributor for POV Magazine, A.V. Club, Next Best Picture, and RogerEbert.com. 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 multiple at festivals including Hot Docs, PÖFF, the Reykjavik International Film Festival, Calgary Underground Film Festival, RiverRun Film Festival, TIFF Canada's Top 10, Reel Asian, Fantasia's New Flesh Award. Jason has been a Tomatometer-approved critic since the site's inception.

TIFF Review: ‘Into the Inferno’

by Jason Gorber
October 2, 2016
Reviews/TIFF

Werner Herzog's Into the Inferno is a masterwork filled with stunning visuals and captivating environs as he explores the power of volcanoes.

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TIFF Review: ‘Karl Marx City’

by Jason Gorber
September 11, 2016
Reviews/TIFF

Part mystery thriller, part autobiography, part meta-examination, Karl Marx City is shaped by the writings of both Bentham and Foucault.

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TIFF Review: ‘The Stairs’

by Jason Gorber
September 11, 2016
Reviews/TIFF

The Stairs by Hugh Gibson should help to shape a changing vision of Toronto, which struggles to deal with race, immigration and poverty.

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The POV Interview: D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus – ‘Unlocking the Cage’

by Jason Gorber
May 9, 2016
Hot Docs/Interviews

Master doc-makers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus on their new film Unlocking the Cage and other career highs like The War Room and Don’t Look Back.

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Review: ‘Pickle’

by Jason Gorber
May 8, 2016
Hot Docs/Reviews

Pickle by Amy Nicholson is a delicious treat, a knockout of a film that shows a decidedly deft directorial touch.

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The POV Interview: Joe Berlinger on ‘Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru’

by Jason Gorber
May 7, 2016
Hot Docs/Interviews

Joe Berlinger discusses his latest film Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru about the popular and controversial motivational speaker. The doc debuts at Hot Docs 2016.

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Review: ‘Life, Animated’

by Jason Gorber
May 5, 2016
Hot Docs/Reviews

Life, Animated tells the extraordinary tale of Owen Suskind who discovered communication skills through classic animated movies.

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Review: ‘Cameraperson’

by Jason Gorber
May 5, 2016
Hot Docs/Reviews

Kristen Johnson's Cameraperson is an entertaining, engaging work, which is surely one of the finest non-fiction films of the year.

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Review: ‘The Last Laugh’

by Jason Gorber
May 5, 2016
Hot Docs/Reviews

Ferne Pearlstein’s entertaining and deeply philosophical Last Laugh asks if Jews, or even gentiles, tell jokes about the Holocaust?

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Review: ‘Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru’

by Jason Gorber
May 4, 2016
Hot Docs/Reviews

Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru may be a concert movie where the viewer doesn’t love the band, but appreciates a portrait that is both entertaining and enlightening.

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