Saul Dibb’s adaptation of the acclaimed play sees the source material through a modern lens and makes use of the intimacy unique to the cinematic form. …
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Here you will find every film review we've written. These include: festival films, new releases, and older films.
Review: Indian Horse and the limits of allyship in adaptation
Based on Ojibwe author Richard Wagamese’s novel set in the 1960s, Stephen Campanelli's Indian Horse uses the hook of Canada’s national sport — hockey — to …
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Sally Potter’s The Party is a dynamic, witty ensemble film
The premise of The Party — seven characters trapped in a house, for 71 minutes, as secrets are revealed and lives potentially irreparably changed — sounds like …
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Best of Sundance: White Rabbit flips stereotypes
Sundance highlight White Rabbit is the rare truly intersectional film about LA artists and adult friendship. Director Daryl Wein and breakout star Vivian Bang …
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The Wound explores masculinity and colonialism
John Trengove’s debut feature explores how colonization subtly re-defined an ancient Xhosa rite of passage into manhood. …
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Review: Call Me by Your Name is a gorgeous, erotic tale of first love
In Call Me by Your Name, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Guadagnino captures what first love feels like, in all its fumbling, …
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The Florida Project provocatively depicts poverty with respect
Sean Baker’s latest avoids being an exploitative portrayal of poverty by empathetically portraying its characters’ daily struggles, and giving time to a variety …
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Review: Summer 1993 captures how children process grief
Carla Simón's outstanding debut feature, chosen as Spain’s 2018 Foreign Language Oscar submission, explores the contradictory ways in which six-year-old Frida …
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Review: God’s Own Country is a swoon-worthy romance
Francis Lee’s feature debut, God’s Own Country, is a moving coming-of-age story and a swoon-worthy romance about small gestures that signal major changes. Read …
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Review: Ava uses the onset of blindness as a coming-of-age metaphor
Director Léa Mysius makes an impressive debut with Ava, which respectfully and unblinkingly grants Ava's wish to be seen before she goes blind. …
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