Jason Gorber
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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jason Gorber". Toronto Film Critics Association. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Jason Gorber". Online Film Critics Society. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Member Profile: Jason Gorber". Critics Choice Association. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "41st Munich International Film Festival And Its Jury". Filmfest München. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d "Jason Gorber". That Shelf. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Gorber, Jason (11 November 2020). "When Worlds Collide: Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer on Fireball". POV Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Gorber, Jason (26 September 2019). "The POV Interview: Asif Kapadia". POV Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Jason Gorber". POV Magazine. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Jason Gorber". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Jason Gorber: Critic". Collider. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Articles by Jason Gorber". A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Articles by Jason Gorber". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Jason Gorber: Featured Critic". twitchfilm. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ a b Gorber, Jason (11 January 2013). "The 10 best seats at Toronto movie theatres". Toronto Star. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Gorber, Jason (16 October 2015). "Crimson Peak: A dark, enthralling tale of Victorian era romance". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Gorber, Jason (8 July 2015). "What This Director Learned From Documenting Indonesia's Death Squads". Esquire. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ Gorber, Jason (18 August 2014). "AnarchyVision: Jason Gorber Talks TMNT, THE GIVER, EXPENDABLES 3 And More!". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Jason Gorber". IndieWire. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Jason Gorber". Slashfilm. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Jason Gorber". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Gorber, Jason (22 March 2013). "How Alamo makes a moviegoing experience to remember". Toronto Star. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Disney buys Star Wars and announces new trilogy". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2024..
- ^ 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.