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Geoff Pevere is an author, movie critic and broadcaster who has been covering the Toronto International Film Festival for more than 30 years.

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November 15, 2013

Saoirse Ronan, left, and George MacKay in a scene from How I Live Now.

Saoirse Ronan, left, and George MacKay in a scene from How I Live Now.

How I Live Now: More interested in survival than heroics

November 15, 2013

From left, Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau and Terrence Howard in a scene from The Best Man Holiday.

From left, Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau and Terrence Howard in a scene from The Best Man Holiday.

The Best Man Holiday: How the rich and beautiful celebrate Christmas

November 8, 2013

Allen Ginsberg’s pals in college included On the Road writer Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston) and his girlfriend Edie Parker (Elizabeth Olsen).

Allen Ginsberg’s pals in college included On the Road writer Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston) and his girlfriend Edie Parker (Elizabeth Olsen).

Kill Your Darlings: Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg doesn't quite work

November 7, 2013

In Kill Your Darlings, Daniel Radcliffe, left, plays Beat poet Allen Ginsberg as an undergrad at Columbia University in 1944.

In Kill Your Darlings, Daniel Radcliffe, left, plays Beat poet Allen Ginsberg as an undergrad at Columbia University in 1944.

Kill Your Darlings: Why Beat writers (even played by Daniel Radcliffe) rarely suit the screen

Geoff Pevere

November 4, 2013

‘I think it’s really funny to see a homophobic, racist cowboy becoming some kind of a spokesperson of the gay community,’ Jean-Marc Vallée says of Dallas Buyers Club.

‘I think it’s really funny to see a homophobic, racist cowboy becoming some kind of a spokesperson of the gay community,’ Jean-Marc Vallée says of Dallas Buyers Club.

‘I like underdogs and anti-heroes’: Jean-Marc Vallée on what drew him to Dallas Buyers Club

November 1, 2013

Cory Monteith in All the Wrong Reasons.

Cory Monteith in All the Wrong Reasons.

All the Wrong Reasons: Slacker comedy meets high soap

October 31, 2013

Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club.

Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club.

Dallas Buyers Club: The skinny on Matthew McConaughey's dramatic transformation

Geoff Pevere

October 29, 2013

Keanu Reeves and Tiger Hu Chen, right, who met while making the Matrix trilogy, star as adversaries in Man of Tai Chi.

Keanu Reeves and Tiger Hu Chen, right, who met while making the Matrix trilogy, star as adversaries in Man of Tai Chi.

With Man of Tai Chi, Keanu Reeves makes his first foray into directing

October 25, 2013

Michael Fassbender and Penelope Cruz in The Counselor.

Michael Fassbender and Penelope Cruz in The Counselor.

The Counselor: A-list cast outshined by Cormac McCarthy’s hellbound script

Geoff Pevere

October 18, 2013

Sylvester Stallone and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger attend the premiere of Escape Plan in New York October 15, 2013.

Sylvester Stallone and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger attend the premiere of Escape Plan in New York October 15, 2013.

Escape Plan: A Stallone and Schwarzenegger flick in 2013 is as old-school as it sounds

October 17, 2013

Chloe Moretz stars in Carrie.

Chloe Moretz stars in Carrie.

How does this Carrie remake compare to the original horror movie?

Geoff Pevere

October 10, 2013

The cast of Machete Kills appears to have so much fun, they don’t even need an audience.

The cast of Machete Kills appears to have so much fun, they don’t even need an audience.

Machete Kills: Voraciously foraging in pop culture’s dumpster

Geoff Pevere

October 7, 2013

Peter Landesman, right, on the set of Parkland.

Peter Landesman, right, on the set of Parkland.

Parkland director seeks emotional truth in JFK assassination story

October 4, 2013

Director Alfonso Cuaron says creating Gravity ‘was not a structured process.’

Director Alfonso Cuaron says creating Gravity ‘was not a structured process.’

Behind the scenes of Gravity: Sandra Bullock's blind faith in director Alfonso Cuaron

October 3, 2013

Paul Giamatti plays amateur cameraman Abraham Zapruder, whose 8mm film of the motorcade of John F. Kennedy is the canonical text of the president’s assassination.

Paul Giamatti plays amateur cameraman Abraham Zapruder, whose 8mm film of the motorcade of John F. Kennedy is the canonical text of the president’s assassination.

A paranoia-free JFK flick? Talk about unbalanced

Geoff Pevere

October 1, 2013

Lead singer and guitarist James Hetfield in a scene from Metallica: Through the Never, a bold take on the concert movie. Carole Segal/Picturehouse

Lead singer and guitarist James Hetfield in a scene from Metallica: Through the Never, a bold take on the concert movie. Carole Segal/Picturehouse

Through the Never: Metallica's take on their new skull-rattling 3-D concert film

September 30, 2013

Burning Bush.

Burning Bush.

VIFF review: Burning Bush

September 26, 2013

Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon altered the world action movie completely.

Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon altered the world action movie completely.

Still kicking: the legacy of Bruce Lee

Geoff Pevere

September 26, 2013

All the Wrong Reasons.

All the Wrong Reasons.

VIFF review: All the Wrong Reasons

September 20, 2013

Saul (Slash) Hudson has nurtured a love of horror films since he was a kid, watching Vincent Price and Peter Cushing films.

Saul (Slash) Hudson has nurtured a love of horror films since he was a kid, watching Vincent Price and Peter Cushing films.

How Slash went from playing rock 'n' roll guy to making his first horror movie