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Montreal was the setting for all-star 1970s disaster movie City on Fire

April 8, 2021 by Alex Rose

Leslie Nielsen, Henry Fonda and Ava Gardner co-starred in a film that features the most expensive set ever built in Canada.

Hayden Christensen is a memorable manchild in the Montreal-shot Shattered Glass

January 5, 2021 by Alex Rose

A still-compelling look at a world where fake news had yet to run rampant.

Pretentious ’90s sex farce Afterglow was shot at Habitat 67 and the Ritz

September 23, 2020 by Alex Rose

The streamable Alan Rudolph film stars Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Jonny Lee Miller and Lara Flynn Boyle.

Montreal was the scene of a crime against cinema: the making of Beastly

August 6, 2020 by Alex Rose

This Twilight-adjacent take on Beauty and the Beast is torture from minute one.

Montreal-shot movie Zoe is some pretty pretentious sci-fi

April 20, 2020 by Alex Rose

Made in MTL is a monthly colomn about films shot in Montreal.

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What’s new on Netflix, Prime, Crave, Disney Plus, Apple TV+ & CBC Gem

August 19, 2022 by Justine Smith

Mike Tyson biopic series Mike, Sharon Horgan in Bad Sisters, U.S. and U.K. seasons of Catfish, Shark Week documentaries and more.

Carey Price will soon be placed on Long-Term Injured Reserve (LTIR)

August 19, 2022 by Lorraine Carpenter

Canadiens GM Kent Hughes said “there has been no improvement” regarding Price’s knee injury and he may miss the upcoming season entirely.

Horror prequel Orphan: First Kill balances genuine creepiness with bonkers excess

August 19, 2022 by Justine Smith

“As far as prequels go, this is surprisingly good. With nowhere to go but over the top, the script takes a pretty unexpected turn that at least pays homage to the original in ballsiness.”

Denis Côté explores sex on screen with his latest film, Un été comme ça

August 19, 2022 by Justine Smith

We spoke to the Montreal filmmaker about how his new film was informed by misogynist clichés, vintage Quebec exploitation cinema and the women in front of and behind the camera.