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Here you will find every film review we've written. These include: festival films, new releases, and older films.

A still from the short film Modern Whore, of a woman's lips lit in blue and pink neon. The text on the images reads: Modern Whore, Fantasia Film Festival.

Orla Smith / September 2, 2020

Modern Whore is a short about sex work for fans of Cam

Nicole Bazuin’s short Modern Whore feels like a documentary sister to Cam: it’s just as stylised, intelligent, and positive about sex work.

A man holds a mermaid in the still from the French film A Mermaid in Paris, currently playing at the Fantasia Film Festival.

Alex Heeney / August 30, 2020

A Mermaid in Paris is a whimsical delight

A Mermaid in Paris feels like a cross between Amélie, Moulin Rouge, and Paddington — only very, very French. This is part of our coverage of the 2020 Fantasia Film Festival, which runs until September 2. Films are available to screen online in Canada for $8. What do you do when you spot an injured […]

Still from Lingua Franca featuring Isabel Sandoval and Lynn Cohen standing next to each other. The image features the text: Interview.

Milly Gribben / August 28, 2020

Lingua Franca quietly reframes a trans woman’s experience

Isabel Sandoval’s Lingua Franca patiently observes the day-to-day life of a trans, undocumented Filipina immigrant living in Trump’s America.

Correspondences, Correspondencia, Carla Simón, Dominga Sotomayor Castillo

Orla Smith / July 28, 2020

Correspondencia is a rare dialogue between filmmakers

Carla Simón’s and Dominga Sotomayor Castillo’s shortform collaboration, Correspondencia (Correspondences), is a thrillingly urgent series of video letters.

Alex Heeney / July 3, 2020

Miss Juneteenth is a showcase for Nicole Beharie

Nicole Beharie is so good as a mother struggling to secure her daughter’s future that you can forgive Miss Juneteenth for its clunkiness and predictability. Nicole Beharie is so good as a young mother trying so hard to make a better life for her daughter that you can forgive Miss Juneteenth for its clunkiness and […]

Alex Heeney / June 27, 2020

Celebrate Pride with the French miniseries Proud

France’s compelling 2018 miniseries, Proud, about the evolution of gay rights told through a family drama is now screening in virtual cinemas in Canada and the US.

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