Film & TV

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Cult MTL is a daily web and monthly print publication focusing on Montreal music, arts, culture and city life.

Along with interviewing local and visiting artists, promoters and entrepreneurs, we feature analysis and criticism by our editorial staff and crew of columnists and freelancers, compile comprehensive event listings, curate a daily To-Do List and run the annual Best of MTL readers poll.

Editorial Staff

Lorraine Carpenter
- Editor in chief, music editor
- lorraine.carpenter@cultmontreal.com
Alex Rose
- Film & TV editor
- alex.rose@cultmontreal.com
Nora Rosenthal
- Arts editor
Clay Sandhu
- Contributing editor (food)

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Contributors

Al South, Amy German, Brandon Kaufman, Cindy Lopez, Claude Boileau, Darcy MacDonald, Dave Jaffer, Elena Razlogova, Erik Leijon, Greg Vodden, Jacob Carey, Johnson Cummins, Justine Smith, MATTHEW HAYS, Mira Silvers, Mr. Wavvy, Paul Serralheiro, Roxane Hudon, Ryan Alexander Diduck, Sarah Deshaies, Sarah Foulkes, Toula Drimonis

In print

Our publication is distributed across Montreal on the first Thursday of every month.

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Cult MTL is published by Cult MTL Media Inc. and printed by Imprimerie Mirabel. Entire contents are © Cult MTL Media Inc.

Is Robert Downey Jr. the new Johnny Depp?

January 15, 2020 by Alex Rose

Dolittle is never funny, frequently embarrassing and a terrible showcase for a movie star.

Jean Valjean’s nowhere to be seen in the new Les Misérables

January 10, 2020 by Alex Rose

We spoke with Ladj Ly about making a very loose adaptation the Victor Hugo’s classic in his hometown, working with non-actors and helping marginalized voices speak for themselves.

1917 puts technical wizardry above all else

January 10, 2020 by Alex Rose

Sam Mendes’ WWI movie comes from a real place, but the cinematography and camerawork is so flashy, it’s hard to focus on anything else.

Matters of the soul

January 10, 2020 by Justine Smith

Nadav Lapid’s Golden Bear-winning film is personal, soulful and confrontational in all the best ways.

Despite some weaknesses, Just Mercy resonates

January 9, 2020 by Justine Smith

Destin Daniel Cretton’s depiction of a real-life legal case is touching, even if it relies on some familiar tropes.

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Film

Bad Boys For Life is, against all odds, a pleasant surprise

January 17, 2020 by Alex Rose

The belated sequel to the super-sized action franchise loses Michael Bay but finds more to chew on than you might expect.

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.

TV

Quebec film & TV star Éric Bruneau on working in English on a new CBC show

January 8, 2019 by Alex Rose

Bruneau plays a mysterious Afghanistan veteran alongside Serinda Swan in Coroner.

Letterkenny is comedy for the thinking hick

March 1, 2018 by Erik Leijon

We spoke to series creator and costar Jared Keeso ahead of this weekend’s live show in Montreal.

:made in mtl

Unfortunately for all of us, Ivana Trump’s For Love Alone was shot in Montreal

May 17, 2019 by Alex Rose

This awful ’90s TV movie depicts a heavily fictionalized version of Ivana’s life, featuring a stand-in for the American weasel she married and divorced.

The mere existence of Montreal-shot thriller Abandon defies logic

February 27, 2019 by Alex Rose

Katie Holmes and a stack of talented character actors star in this film by Traffic screenwriter Stephen Gaghan.