TORONTO AFTER DARK 2009: GRACE

Grace was one of those films I had been wanting to see for months. The premise grabbed and stunned me, perhaps rattled me a few times till I was numb to the idea of a cannibalistic baby. Being Paul Solet's first feature length film, I was determined to see it, one way or another. So, when I had the opportunity to at Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2009, I had to take that chance.

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TORONTO AFTER DARK 2009: NEXT FLOOR

Although Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2009 has come and gone, there's still plenty of room to speculate the many films that had mesmerized us, disappointed us or even shocked us. Having attended the Closing Night Gala, I had a chance to experience a film that I'd never heard of, yet quickly became astonished by. While I had been pining for Grace that entire week (or rather, months) the fact that I enjoyed the preceding short film more still surprises me. Juxtaposing formality and absurdity, "Next Floor" is a rare experience not worth missing.

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TORONTO AFTER DARK 2009: BLACKHEADS

Everyone who saw Vampire Girl Vs Frankenstein Girl on Day 4 at TADFF has to have remembered that gross little short called "Blackheads." It’s exactly what it sounds like too, just check out the premise.

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