If you haven’t seen Naked, we’d suggest catching up with it on the Criterion Channel over watching Guest of Honour, but either will leave you hungry for more of Thewlis’ acting.
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Eva Riley on Perfect 10, her touching sibling story disguised as a sports film
Writer-director Eva Riley on Perfect 10’s tumultuous journey from script to screen, and how she realised she wasn’t making a sports or a crime movie.
Ep. 51: Proxima and Baby Boom: Working mothers
Alice Winocur’s Proxima uses the astronaut film to show how mothers in professional setting have to both prove themselves in male-dominated environments and be a caring, supportive mom. This topic is somewhat rare on screen, bringing to mind the 1987 hidden gem Baby Boom.
Correspondencia is a rare dialogue between filmmakers
Carla Simón’s and Dominga Sotomayor Castillo’s shortform collaboration, Correspondencia (Correspondences), is a thrillingly urgent series of video letters.
Ep. 50: Canadian YA Films
Many of the best recent Canadian films tell stories about young adults. This episode features YA fiction expert Joe Lipsett as we discuss what counts as YA, what is unique about Canadian YA films, and focus on six great films.
White Lie directors Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis plunge the viewer into moral turmoil
Directors Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis discuss collaborating, using in-depth research to make fiction, and why they keep writing films about women.