One of the best films to premiere at TIFF15, 88:88 is an emphatic statement on poverty and debuts an exciting, radical new voice in cinema: Winnipeg-based Isiah …
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Willow Maclay is a freelance writer based in St. John's, Newfoundland. She has written for Cleo Journal, Movie Mezzanine, The Vulgar Cinema, and her own blog, Curtsies and Hand Grenades. She has been writing film reviews since she was 13 years old after discovering Rotten Tomatoes. Her biggest interests are how film, feminism, gender theory, and queer theory intersect within cinema. Her favourite movie is The Red Shoes.
One of the best films to premiere at TIFF15, 88:88 is an emphatic statement on poverty and debuts an exciting, radical new voice in cinema: Winnipeg-based Isiah …
[Read more...] about 88:88 is a formal and ideological marvel **** 1/2
Adam Garnet Jones' “Fire Song” is a frank portrait of indigenous LGBT people and how depression and isolation intersect within a First Nation community. …
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Rhiannon Rozier has a degree in political science and Latin American history, but her true passion is connecting to people through music. She is a DJ and …
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Nicolás Pereda's Minotauro sees its North American debut in the Wavelengths section at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. This nigh impenetrable …
[Read more...] about TIFF 15: Minotauro has interesting ideas but overstays its welcome