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Something fishy

TOP CHEFS: Jiro Dreams of Sushi

A contrarian take on foodie-beloved doc Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Eastern promises

DOCTORS DOCUMENTED: The real M*A*S*H*

Asian film fest AmérAsie steps up its game

Scream teen

GRINDING TO THE BONE: Cayer

It’s not every day you meet a teenage film critic who can talk and write circles around others 20 years his senior, but 18-year-old Ariel Esteban Cayer is a rabid cinephile and analytical thinker who challenges those peers with well-worn degrees and accolades.

Tit and butt follies

BODY OF WORK: Crazy Horse

Never mind the haters, Frederick Wiseman’s strip club doc Crazy Horse is a powerful portrait

Toon travails

GLOBAL GEMS: Metropia

The Animaze festival brings international animated rarities and classic favourites

Memories in motion

MOVING PAPER: Shami Lang-Rinderspacher, Delia Hess and Eleonora Berra’s Partition

Awesome animation abounds at the Montreal Stop Motion Festival

Jail fail

PEN PALS: Alberto Ammann and Luis Tosar

Spanish prison flick Cell 211 is well-made but clichéd

Monster mess

SWAMP KING: Sid Haig

A rubber monster fails to scare in Creature

Return of the undead next door

BETTER OFF DEAD: Anton Yelchin and Colin Farrell

80s horror revived in so-so remake Fright Night 3D

China now

PUPPET PLAY: The Message

The Montreal Chinese Film Festival offers treats from the East

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