Film & TV

Who we are...

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
Rob Jennings
- Contributor
Clay Sandhu
- Contributing editor (food)

Advertising
- ads@cultmontreal.com
General inquiries + feedback
- info@cultmontreal.com

Contributors

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

In print

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

See a complete list of locations

Recent issue

Nov 2019

Alexia Gourd
Antigone
Corridor
Danny Bhoy
Fabrikate
Half Moon Run
L'Express
M for Montreal
Midway
Roland Emmerich
Sophie Deraspe

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

The Good Liar is a bad time

November 14, 2019 by Justine Smith

Try as they might, Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen can’t save this twist-heavy, preposterous thriller.

Blockbuster director Roland Emmerich on his new WWII epic

November 8, 2019 by Alex Rose

Thanks to the wonders of CGI, Midway was shot in Montreal.

How a Montreal crime and Greek tragedy inspired Sophie Deraspe’s new film

November 8, 2019 by Alex Rose

An interview with the filmmaker about her contemporary take on Antigone.

The Shining sequel is a beast

November 8, 2019 by Alex Rose

Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel Doctor Sleep is also a homage to the Kubrick movie that King hated.

Last Christmas is surprisingly good

November 8, 2019 by Justine Smith

Paul Feig’s Yuletide rom-com starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding goes the extra mile that Hallmark productions do not.

recent articles

Here’s how to watch Star Wars: The Mandalorian in Canada

November 11, 2019 by CultMTL

The new Boba Fett series is available on Disney+, and you can watch episode 1 for free.

Best of MTL 2019: Media

May 7, 2019 by CultMTL

Old and new media collide in this category, collecting your favourite radio and TV hosts, magazines, Twitter and Instagram accounts & more.

Vice proves why you shouldn’t make a movie about someone you hate

December 24, 2018 by Alex Rose

Adam McKay (The Big Short) made a quasi-comedy about Dick Cheney.

Peter Hedges and Courtney B. Vance on working with Julia Roberts and depicting the crisis of our time

December 22, 2018 by Alex Rose

Ben Is Back takes on the issue that’s tearing American families apart.

Film

Martin Scorsese’s gangster epic The Irishman is just incredible

November 13, 2019 by Alex Rose

Scorsese’s long-awaited theatrical/Netflix release delivers, but not necessarily in the way you would expect.

Nahéma Ricci has arrived

November 6, 2019 by Alex Rose

We spoke with the star of Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone about the peculiarities of discussing acting and how to deal with outpourings of audience emotion.

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.