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French Exit runs on old-Hollywood whimsy & a little Michelle Pfeiffer magic

French Exit runs on old-Hollywood whimsy & a little Michelle Pfeiffer magic

April 2, 2021 by Justine Smith

Director Azazel Jacobs spoke with us about his Montreal-shot film.

Sarah Sutherland on Like a House on Fire, a film driven by performance

Sarah Sutherland on Like a House on Fire, a film driven by performance

March 25, 2021 by Justine Smith

An interview with Canadian acting royalty about taking on a challenging lead role.

Oscars diversity rules: meaningful change or whitewashing and tokenism?

Oscars diversity rules: meaningful change or whitewashing and tokenism?

September 10, 2020 by Justine Smith

“If the project results in more films like Green Book and Mulan, it will be all for naught.”

Survival cinema meets the drug addiction genre in Castle in the Ground

Survival cinema meets the drug addiction genre in Castle in the Ground

May 15, 2020 by Justine Smith

Great performances and a naturalistic universe make Joey Klein’s film compelling.

Haunted house madness and body horror combine in Swallow

Haunted house madness and body horror combine in Swallow

April 29, 2020 by Justine Smith

An interview with Carlo Mirabella-Davis about his new film, which is now available on VOD.

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno’s non-eventfulness is radical

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno’s non-eventfulness is radical

March 6, 2020 by Justine Smith

Abdellatif Kechiche’s controversial, long-delayed follow-up to the divisive Blue Is the Warmest Colour is as impressive as it is hopelessly out of touch.

Greed bites off more than it can chew

Greed bites off more than it can chew

March 5, 2020 by Justine Smith

Frequent collaborators Steve Coogan and Michael Winterbottom re-team for an ambitious, overstuffed satire of capitalism and the 1%.

Corpus Christi is a film for our times

Corpus Christi is a film for our times

February 28, 2020 by Justine Smith

Poland’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar is a deeply-felt exploration of religion with a transfixing central performance.

The Assistant is a searing portrait of workplace abuse

The Assistant is a searing portrait of workplace abuse

February 13, 2020 by Justine Smith

We spoke with director Kitty Green about her film, which tackles injustices and systemic abuse in the film industry.

L.A. Tea Time is a road trip like no other

L.A. Tea Time is a road trip like no other

January 17, 2020 by Justine Smith

We spoke with Sophie Bédard Marcotte about her new film, a fiction/documentary hybrid in which she appears as herself.

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