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

After Love, Joachim Lafosse

Alex Heeney / September 10, 2016

TIFF16: After Love is a tense post-marital drama

After Love, the follow-up to The White Knights from director Joachim Lafosse, is a tense and heartbreaking post-marital drama about a couple with twins who have decided to break up, but haven’t quite managed to sever all their ties, starting with their home.

Canada's Top Ten, See The North, Window Horses, Ann-Marie Fleming

Alex Heeney / September 10, 2016

Poetry and identity in NFB animated feature Window Horses

In Window Horses, writer-director Ann Marie Fleming gets very specific about the alienation her poet Rosie has experienced as a Chinese-Iranian Canadian, and in turn, finds something more universal about displacement and the diaspora.

Jamais Contente, Miss Impossible, Emilie Deleuze

Alex Heeney / September 8, 2016

TIFF16: Miss Impossible is a crowd-pleasing coming-of-ager

Miss Impossible (Jamais Contente) is like if We Are The Best! were just about the spunky, outspoken Klara and she joined a band in which she was the only girl.

Sieranevada

Alex Heeney / September 8, 2016

TIFF16: Sieranevada traps you at a family gathering for 3 hours

With a running time of almost three hours, Cristi Puiu’s Sieranevada unfolds almost entirely in real time as Lary endures a final ceremony for his recently deceased father at his mother’s apartment.

Blind Sun

Alex Heeney / September 7, 2016

TIFF16: Blind Sun is a visually and aurally accomplished thriller

Psychological thriller Blind Sun from Joyce Nashawati transports us to a water-scarce dystopian future almost entirely through its color scheme, sound scape, and central performance.

In the Blood

Alex Heeney / September 5, 2016

TIFF16: In the Blood is a strong debut with a touch of Joachim Trier

Danish screenwriter Rasmus Heisterberg makes a strong directorial debut with In the Blood, which takes inspiration from the films of Joachim Trier.

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