Some TIFF reviews to start your week.

By Julian Carrington

Wondering how to navigate the torrent of films? Our growing list of TIFF reviews is right here.

With TIFF ’12 in full swing, we’ve prepped fresh reviews of an eclectic batch of festival offerings. Below you’ll find links to our takes on TIFF’s third program of Canadian shorts, a debut dramedy from director Josh Boone, Harmony Korine’s intoxicating Spring Breakers, and the Wachowski siblings’ hugely ambitious adaptation of David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas.

SPRING BREAKERS DIRECTED BY HARMONY KORINE (USA, Special Presentations)

CLOUD ATLAS DIRECTED BY TOM TYKWER, ANDY WACHOWSKI, AND LANA WACHOWSKI (Germany, Special Presentations)

WRITERS DIRECTED BY JOSH BOONE (USA, Special Presentations)

SHORT CUTS CANADA: PROGRAMME #3 VARIOUS DIRECTORS (Canada, Short Cuts Canada)