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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.

Review: ‘PACmen’

by Jason Gorber
April 27, 2017
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PACmen is an inside look at one of the most powerful forces in American elections: the political action committees

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Review: ’78/52′

by Jason Gorber
April 27, 2017
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78/52 (USA, 91 min.) Dir. Alexandre O. Philippe Programme: Nightvision (Toronto Premiere)   It’s one of the most iconic sequences in cinema history: 78 setups, 52 cuts, two weeks of shooting a

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Review: ‘City of Ghosts’

by Jason Gorber
April 27, 2017
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City of Ghosts (USA, 91 min.) Dir. Matthew Heineman Programme: Special Presentations (Canadian Premiere)   The civil war in Syria has generated numerous documentaries, dealing with the on-going brutal conflict, that it’s

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Review: ‘Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press’

by Jason Gorber
April 26, 2017
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Brian Knappenberger's Nobody Speak stands out as an exceptional work with big ideas about democracy and free speech.

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Review: ‘I am Bolt’

by Jason Gorber
December 7, 2016
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I Am Bolt lets audience empathise with runner Usain Bolt, 9.7 seconds at a time.

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Review: ‘The War Show’

by Jason Gorber
October 26, 2016
Reviews/TIFF

The War Show is a captivating, moving document and an exceptional look at a Syrian generation that’s being obliterated by civil war.

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TIFF Review: ‘Rats’

by Jason Gorber
October 2, 2016
Reviews/TIFF

Morgan Spurlock's Rats is a rare doc that both informs and gets under your skin - a creepy-crawly tale about the insidious creatures.

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TIFF Review: ‘Into the Inferno’

by Jason Gorber
October 2, 2016
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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
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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
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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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