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Willow Maclay

Willow Maclay

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.

Willow Maclay / October 1, 2015

88:88 is a formal and ideological marvel **** 1/2

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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Adam Garnet Jones, Fire Song

Willow Maclay / September 9, 2015

Fire Song presents an authentic, First Nations queer narrative

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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Willow Maclay / September 6, 2015

NFB short Rock The Box **1/2: unclear intentions in promising feminist short

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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Minotauro

Willow Maclay / August 30, 2015

TIFF 15: Minotauro has interesting ideas but overstays its welcome

Nicolás Pereda's Minotauro sees its North American debut in the Wavelengths section at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. This nigh impenetrable …

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