Orla Smith and Ben Flanagan pick their four favourite competition short films at the 2019 London Film Festival. Read more LFF coverage here. LFF showcased …
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‘It is with love that I do this’: Cannibalism and power under patriarchy
In Raw and We Are What We Are, cannibalism is used as a metaphor to explore what it is to be a woman living under patriarchy, in both the macro and the micro. …
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire was the gold standard at TIFF19
Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a beautiful period romance that upends cinematic stereotypes of the artistic muse. Read more TIFF19 coverage …
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TIFF19 review: In Made In Bangladesh , the women who make your clothes call for justice
Neither hopeless nor sugar-coated, Rubaiyat Hossain's Made in Bangladesh is a compelling drama about the difficulties of attaining justice. Made in Bangladesh …
TIFF19 review: Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger, a perfect introduction to a legend’s activist cinema
Alanis Obomsawin caps off a cycle of five films, seven years in the making, about Indigenous children’s rights in Canada with Jordan River Anderson, The …
TIFF19 review: Clemency, a harrowing drama about avoiding questions of morality by hiding behind the law
Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency is an unflinchingly honest portrayal of the process of a modern day execution. Clemency is one of the best acquisition titles at …