Jason Gorber
Film Critic at Freelance
Editor-in-Chief and Chief Critic at That Shelf
EIC/ Chief Critic @thatshelf | @povmagazine @metromorning @ebertvoices @pastemagazine @theavclub @collider | @tfca @criticschoice @rottentomatoes @ofcs
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2 weeks ago |
thatshelf.com | Jason Gorber
Editor-in-Chief Jason Gorber joins CBC Metro Morning to celebrate Val Kilmer’s illustrious career. His passing means saying goodbye to one of the greatest actors in film history—an absolute powerhouse that pushed the boundaries of the craft throughout his career. From a fearless cowboy to a rock band frontman, Kilmer’s legacy will live on in his movies and unforgettable performances. Gorber also weighs in on the announcement of a new Beatles biopic.
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1 month ago |
collider.com | Jason Gorber
Of all the questions that Mike Ott’s McVeigh leaves hanging, of all the threads of conspiracy and unspoken ties to the current political and administrative actions of the USA that are awkwardly hinted at yet never truly engaged with, there’s one query that, for a reviewer of film, is perhaps the most salient: Do we, in fact, need this film to exist?
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2 months ago |
collider.com | Jason Gorber
The contradictions spelled out in Porcelain War’s title are mirrored in the film’s early scenes. Bucolic images of the Ukrainian countryside smash cuts to news footage of the Russian invasion that began back in 2022, the sunlit fields replaced with shattered piles of concrete, fires blazing from apartment buildings, jet fighters screaming overhead, and dramatic drumming adding a percussive jolt to emphasize the travails of a country at war.
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2 months ago |
collider.com | Jason Gorber
There’s plenty to love about Brittany Shyne’s Seeds, a moving, bucolic look at members of African American families that have for generations tilled the fields of farms they control on lands their ancestors were once forced through slavery to work. The film unfolds in ways both subtle and overt, navigating a liminal space where the ghosts of past traumas amplify the tenacity of those still there, and the challenges of the present and near future illustrate battles yet to be won.
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2 months ago |
collider.com | Jason Gorber
About 20 minutes into Carmen Emmi’s thriller Plainclothes, which follows a series of undercover sting operations to capture gay men trolling for lovers in a suburban mall bathroom, I had little hope for it to amount to much. From the gauzy photography and shakicam imbalance, the entire first act felt like it was being told through gritted teeth, wanting desperately to elicit deeper empathy but instead coming across as manipulative and, frankly, boring.
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