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Essays

Alex Heeney / January 23, 2022

Happening looks at the culture of shame around abortion

Audrey Diwan’s Happening follows a young woman’s journey in the 1960s to even find a backstreet abortionist amidst a culture of shame and silence.

Alex Heeney / January 22, 2022

Riley Stearns’s Dual is a blackly comic light sci-fi

Riley Stearns’s Dual is a surprisingly thoughtful look at chronic illness inside a dark comedy about future with clones. Read all of our Sundance 2022 coverage here.

A collage of stills from the best unreleased films of 2021.

Seventh Row Editors / January 14, 2022

The best unreleased films of 2021

From Ali & Ava to Miguel’s War, Seventh Row’s editors pick the best unreleased films of 2021.

A collage of some of the best films of 2021.

Seventh Row Editors / January 12, 2022

The 30 best films of 2021

From Petite Maman to I’m Your Man to The Worst Person in the World, Seventh Row’s editors pick the thirty best films of 2021.

A collage of the best Canadian films of 2021.

Seventh Row Editors / January 11, 2022

The best Canadian films of 2021

From Night Raiders to No Ordinary Man, Seventh Row’s editors pick the best Canadian films of 2021, as well as the best to world premiere in 2021.

A collage of images from the best documentaries of 2021.

Seventh Row Editors / January 10, 2022

The best documentaries of 2021

From Flee to Procession, Seventh Row’s editors pick the best documentaries released in 2021 and the best undistributed docs.

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