Alex Heeney reviews Sinéad O’Shea’s film Pray for Our Sinners, a heart-wrenching documentary about the quiet resistance to Catholic rule in …
History and Memory
Explore the blurry line between history and memory on screen.
Unruly Film Review: women battle patriarchy and eugenics in 1930s Denmark
Alex Heeney reviews Malou Reymann's feature film debut, Unruly, which had its world premiere at TIFF 22. Set in 1930s Denmark, mostly on Sprøgo island, which …
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War Sailor Film Review: A character drama reveals an untold part of WWII history
Alex Heeney reviews writer-director Gunnar Vikene’s film War Sailor, which is the best kind of war movie: a character drama that happens amidst war, focusing …
Quick Thoughts: Violeta Salama’s sensitive Alegría at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival.
Violeta Salama’s warm and sensitive feature debut, Alegría, is exactly the kind of film you look for at a Jewish Film Festival: a travelogue and a story of …
Cannes: Marie Kreutzer’s film Corsage finds the Empress in an existential crisis
Marie Kreutzer's film Corsage, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival, reframes the story of Empress Elisabeth of Austria …
Run Woman Run is a feel good movie about recovering from trauma
Zoe Leigh Hopkins's Run Woman Run is a thirty-something coming-of-ager about learning to love and care for yourself amidst a lot of trauma. Listen to us …
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