Margaux Hartmann and The Lodger are both films about middle-aged grieving widows: one who gets a new lease on life, and one who’s stuck in the past.
Film Festivals
Bootlegger, Albedo, The Boathouse and more fall highlights from so-called Canada
Alex Heeney takes a look at some of the best films from so-called Canada to premiere this fall, including Bootlegger, Albedo, and Portraits from a Fire.
On colonialism: Wochiigii lo, Returning Home and Coextinction
Three documentaries directed by women — Wochiigii lo, Returning Home, and Coextinction —draw connections between environmental destruction, species extinction, and colonialism.
Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road is a moving family drama
Panah Panahi’s feature debut, Hit the Road, is a character study of a family on the road to help their eldest son escape the country.
Last of the Right Whales is a beautiful nature doc
Nadine Pequeneza’s The Last of the Right Whales, which premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival, tracks how humans have caused disasters for right whales and are working to save them. A right whale (NARW #3560 aka Snow Cone) plays with her calf, who tries to lay on top of her. A 60-ton right whale […]
Ep. 111: TIFF 2021, part 2
On the second of our TIFF 2021 podcasts, we discuss Power of the Dog, Ali & Ava, and more from this year’s festival.