…the state that’s predatory rather than the individuals. In Ikiru, the state was incredibly efficient at not helping anyone with anything useful, and in Plan 75, it’s just as efficient…
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Philippe Faucon’s Les Harkis tackles colonial violence towards Algerian soldiers during the Algerian War of Independence
…get minimally trained, poorly equipped, fed propaganda about the benevolence of the French State, and then abandoned as soon as the conflict ends. Les Harkis treats the characters less as…
Best of TIFF14: ‘The New Girlfriend’ is François Ozon in top form – whimsical, funny, thoughtful about gender and sexuality
…Isabelle lost her virginity to a boy who couldn’t care less if she was there, and even the nice boys her age either project constantly onto her or can’t meet…
‘The Book of Mormon’ brings religious satire to Broadway San Jose
…these American boys. The Mission has been there for years without making a single baptism. Pretty much everything you’d expect to happen, happens: the boys lose some of their innocence,…
The Diary of a Teenage Girl is about more than sex
…boys. Despite being a smart woman, Charlotte depends on men desiring her for her self-worth. It’s why Minnie spends much of the film wondering if any men love her. Minnie…
Coming-of-age in Ontario is messy in Sleeping Giant
…tension, and there’s a real sense of foreboding: The boys are too young to really understand the implications of their daredevil games. Cividino creates some glorious montages of the landscapes…