Jason Gorber

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Jason Gorber is a Canadian film critic and interviewer based in Toronto.

Gorber holds a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy with a focus on film theory and criticism. He is the film columnist for CBC Radio One's Metro Morning programme, where he has a weekly review segment on Friday mornings. He is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, [1] the Online Film Critics Society, [2] and the Critics Choice Association, [3] and has been a jury member for festivals including the Reykjavík International Film Festival, the Munich International Film Festival, [4] the RiverRun International Film Festival, TIFF Canada's Top Ten, Reel Asian, the Calgary Underground Film Festival, and the Windsor International Film Festival, [5] among others. [6] He has covered festivals including Sundance, the Berlinale, and Hot Docs, and has interviewed filmmakers including Werner Herzog [7] and Asif Kapadia. [8]

He is the editor-in-chief and chief critic at That Shelf [6] and a regular contributor for several outlets, including POV Magazine , [9] RogerEbert.com, [10] Collider, [11] The A.V. Club , [12] Paste Magazine , [13] and CBC Radio's q program. [6] He was previously a featured reviewer for the CTV News Channel [14] and has written for the Toronto Star , [15] The Globe and Mail , [16] the National Post , Esquire.com , [17] ScreenAnarchy (formerly Twitch Film), [18] IndieWire, [19] Slashfilm, [20] and many other print and online outlets. [6] [1] As of December 2024, he has forty-five reviews listed on Metacritic (where he has assigned scores of 100/100 to two films, respectively The French Dispatch and Anora ). [21]

In early 2013, he wrote a piece in the Toronto Star describing his preferred seating locations at many of Toronto's major cinemas. Gorber contends that finding a proper seat is "nearly as important as the film itself" for viewers interested in a full cinematic experience, describing the search as "part art, part science" for a committed few. [15] He has also written reviews of specialty cinemas, including a profile of the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas. [22]

Gorber has been described by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a Star Wars aficionado. [23] After Disney's announcement in late 2012 of plans to create Star Wars Episode VII ( Star Wars: The Force Awakens ), he tweeted, "I will be 43 years old in 2015, and yet I will still be lining up. This is what I do. So, who's with me in line?" [24]

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  2. ↑ "Jason Gorber". Online Film Critics Society. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Member Profile: Jason Gorber". Critics Choice Association. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "41st Munich International Film Festival And Its Jury". Filmfest München. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Windsor International Film Festival Awards the 2022 WIFF Prize in Canadian Film to Riceboy Sleeps, directed by Anthony Shim". Windsor International Film Festival. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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  7. ↑ Gorber, Jason (11 November 2020). "When Worlds Collide: Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer on Fireball". POV Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Gorber, Jason (26 September 2019). "The POV Interview: Asif Kapadia". POV Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Jason Gorber". POV Magazine. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Jason Gorber". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Jason Gorber: Critic". Collider. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Articles by Jason Gorber". A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Articles by Jason Gorber". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Jason Gorber: Featured Critic". twitchfilm. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  15. 1 2 Gorber, Jason (11 January 2013). "The 10 best seats at Toronto movie theatres". Toronto Star. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  16. ↑ Gorber, Jason (16 October 2015). "Crimson Peak: A dark, enthralling tale of Victorian era romance". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  17. ↑ Gorber, Jason (8 July 2015). "What This Director Learned From Documenting Indonesia's Death Squads". Esquire. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  18. ↑ Gorber, Jason (18 August 2014). "AnarchyVision: Jason Gorber Talks TMNT, THE GIVER, EXPENDABLES 3 And More!". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  19. ↑ "Jason Gorber". IndieWire. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  20. ↑ "Jason Gorber". Slashfilm. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "Jason Gorber". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  22. ↑ Gorber, Jason (22 March 2013). "How Alamo makes a moviegoing experience to remember". Toronto Star. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  23. ↑ "Disney buys Star Wars and announces new trilogy". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2024..
  24. ↑ Peter Howell, "Disney empire rules the Star Wars galaxy; Creator George Lucas sells sci-fi franchise for $4B; new film trilogy coming," Toronto Star, 31 October 2012, A1. See also Ben Rayner, "Real Anakin Skywalker at $500 Star Wars preview --- Verdict on Episode 2: tight, funny, fun, Yoda's awesome, more for adults," Toronto Star, 13 May 2002, A03.
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