Author: Luke Sneyd

Luke Sneyd is a writer and musician. When he isn't doing film reviews for BiffBamPop, you can bet he's gaming, or following one of his many tech obsessions. The guitarist for Toronto electro-rockers Mountain Mama in the early 2000s, Luke went solo releasing All of Us Cities (2007) and Salvo (2009). His song "The Prisoner" earned him a finalist in the Great Canadian Band Challenge in 2007. He founded Charge of the Light Brigade in 2010, releasing The Defiant Ones the following year. As a writer, he's penned and produced several short films, and with Paul Thompson wrote a zombie TV-series called Grave New World. The unproduced pilot for GNW won first place from the Page International Screenwriting awards, as well as prizes from Slamdance and the Cloud Creek People's Pilot Competition. Then this other zombie show came along. You can find links to all Luke's projects at http://about.me/lukesneyd.
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A World of Pain: Tall Tales from the Coen Brothers

With Inside Llewyn Davis hitting theatres this month, the cineasts at TIFF found time to roll out a retrospective of some of the best flicks in the Coen brothers canon. From … Continue reading A World of Pain: Tall Tales from the Coen Brothers

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A Brief History of Steven Hawking

Quick, name another physicist that’s been on The Simpsons. They’ve had a Nobel prize-winning chemist (Dudley Herschbach), and a renowned paleontologist (Stephen Jay Gould). But in the public mind one … Continue reading A Brief History of Steven Hawking

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Flesh Under Glass: The David Cronenberg: Evolution Exhibition

Last week I wrote about TIFF’s wide-ranging retrospective From Within: The Films of David Cronenberg. It’s a superb series showcasing all of his films, with several special screenings featuring talks … Continue reading Flesh Under Glass: The David Cronenberg: Evolution Exhibition

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31 Days of Horror 2013: David Cronenberg, Comedian

He’s been called the King of Venereal Horror, the Baron of Blood, a chilly, analytical formalist with a fascination for the grotesque. He’s synonymous with the genre of body horror, … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2013: David Cronenberg, Comedian

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Bad Fellas: Focus on Nicolas Winding Refn

Nicolas Winding Refn was already moderately well known before Drive tore onto the scene in 2011. His Pusher trilogy had earned him notoriety, and Bronson and Valhalla Rising cemented his reputation for visionary … Continue reading Bad Fellas: Focus on Nicolas Winding Refn

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Presence: The Films of Claire Denis

A woman walks naked through the streets, wearing only high heels, blood on her legs. Somewhere, perhaps nearby, police load a body in a bag into an ambulance. Or perhaps … Continue reading Presence: The Films of Claire Denis

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Escape Velocity: The Films of Leos Carax

This weekend, TIFF is running a retrospective of the films of Leos Carax called Modern Love. L’amour fou is what the French call it, crazy love, and a jumbled madcap romanticism … Continue reading Escape Velocity: The Films of Leos Carax

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The Batch is Back!! (and 369 other reasons to hit this year’s TIFF)

It’s amazing to think how it’s grown. The first Toronto International Film Festival, or, as it was known back then in 1976, The Festival of Festivals, played to 35,000 people, … Continue reading The Batch is Back!! (and 369 other reasons to hit this year’s TIFF)

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Saturday At The Movies – Crack Gets Whacked: Johnnie To’s Drug War

Prolific Hong Kong director Johnnie To is back, with his first actioner shot on the Chinese mainland. Gritty and intense, Drug War is a true police procedural, relentlessly following the intricacies … Continue reading Saturday At The Movies – Crack Gets Whacked: Johnnie To’s Drug War