Author: Derrick Murray

Derrick Murray is a Los Angeles based stand up comedian, writer, and co-host for The Jack of All Nerds Show.

We’ve reached that part of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) where we start to question our own humanity. Sleep deprived, overworked and starving for something that isn’t popcorn or ill advised hot dogs. The temperature of the Festival has changed as well. By day 8, most of the premieres are over and done with and most of the press and public have gone home. The theaters are noticeably quieter, the streets aren’t buzzing with anticipation, and the alluring nature of being surrounded by movie goers has transformed into a collection of holdovers still trucking along to get in a…

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We may be sleep deprived, but we’re back with another slate of films to bring you live from the Toronto International Film Festival 2023 (TIFF)! We continue to overpack our schedule with screenings instead of actually taking care of our health, but ya know; suffer for you art and passion and all that! Anyway, here’s another round of films we’ve seen to put on your radar! “THE PROMISED LAND ” Mads Mikkelsen is back with a vengeance in “The Promised Land,” a film that centers around Mads as army captain who’s dream is to settle and cultivate land on the…

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The first day of the Toronto International Film Festival has completed, but we are still on the ground in Day 2 catching as many possible films as we can to bring you up to date coverage of what we’ve seen. Some of these films will get full reviews closer to their release or after we return from the Festival and get some much needed sleep, something that is rather scarce amid the abundance of cinema on display. We can’t catch em all, but here is a quick recap of some films we were able to catch in our first few…

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Nerdbot has boots on the ground this year at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)! While the stars unfortunately can’t come out to promote or walk the downtown streets this year due to the strikes (pay your writers, pay your actors, we support livable wages), we are still here to bring you live coverage from world premieres, gala events, and some of the most anticipated international features of the year. If we can survive off of no sleep, coffee, and quick hot dog at the local A&W, our goal is to cover some 50+ films at the festival! That’s a…

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The Toronto International Film Festival is here! Fresh off the heels of the Venice and Telluride Film Festival, TIFF is a packed to brim festival with over a hundred slated premieres. From highly anticipated awards contenders to international premieres to pulse pounding, high octane Midnight Madness offerings, TIFF has a little bit of everything to offer cinephiles. TIFF is a great place to discover new films, add new movies to your ever growing watch list, and highlight new filmmakers bringing new voices to the cinema landscape. With so many films available and limited tickets for both press and public, it…

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