Danish screenwriter Rasmus Heisterberg makes a strong directorial debut with In the Blood, which takes inspiration from the films of Joachim Trier.
Essays
TIFF 16: Isabelle Huppert takes control in Elle
In Paul Verhoeven’s Elle, Isabelle Huppert plays an acerbic, high-powered woman recovering from rape by taking back control
TIFF 2016: 10 must-see Canadian shorts
Oft-overlooked, TIFF Short Cuts is the place to look for new talent, and among the Canadian shorts, particularly resonant national stories. For every amateurish or incomprehensible short, there’s one that will grab you and leave an indelible mark. At TIFF 2016, some of the strongest short films were made by or about Canada’s First Nations, […]
Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Santa Cruz Shakespeare
The 2016 season at Santa Cruz Shakespeare offers a terrific production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and a thought-provoking gender-swapped Hamlet.
Ira Sachs’ Little Men tracks the human drama in real estate
Ira Sachs’ Little Men is a slight but affecting drama about two boys whose friendship gets sacrificed by their parents at the altar of New York real estate prices.
Fantasy and identity collide in Zoom
You haven’t seen everything until you’ve seen a tiny lady stuffing dime bags into a RealDoll. This is Zoom, Pedro Morelli’s absurdist narrative ouroboros.