On the first of our TIFF 2021 podcasts, we discuss the films we saw before the festival began. This includes the new film from site favourite Joachim Trier, …
Canadian film
Ep. 103: Pascal Plante’s Films: Fake Tattoos and Nadia Butterfly
We discuss the two features of Quebecois filmmaker Pascal Plante, Fake Tattoo and Nadia, Butterfly. Plante is an expert at depicting turning points in his …
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Ep. 95: Reclaiming history in documentary: No Ordinary Man and John Ware Reclaimed
We discuss two of the best films of 2021, No Ordinary Man and John Ware Reclaimed, documentaries that use creative techniques to reclaim lost history. We touch …
Ep. 92: Commodifying Women: Sugar Daddy and An Easy Girl
In this episode, we discuss two recent films directed by women about how women commodify themselves and are commodified by society and the people around them: …
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Ep. 89: Coming of Age at Forty: Spinster and The Forty-Year-Old Version
On this episode we discuss two of our favourites films of last year — Spinster and The Forty-Year-Old Version — about women at a personal and career crossroads. …
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Ep. 63: Indigenous YA, part 2
This episode concludes our two part discussion of contemporary Indigenous young adult films, including Rustic Oracle and The Grizzlies. We discuss some of the …