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Alex Heeney / April 19, 2023

Chie Hayakawa on avoiding sentimentality in Plan 75

…directing her, and lighting her. Plan 75 is a humanist, unsentimental ensemble drama centered around 78-year-old Michi (a fantastic Chieko Baisho). When the film begins, she’s gainfully employed, living independently,…

A collage of some of the best films of 2021 so far, which are featured in this article.

Seventh Row Editors / July 15, 2021

The 20 best films of 2021 (so far)

…she holds memories in her hands. After a long negotiation with her parents over her desire to make a film reflecting on her two older brothers’ deaths, her father presents…

Raw, We Are What We Are

Rosie McCaffrey / November 5, 2019

‘It is with love that I do this’: Cannibalism and power under patriarchy in Raw and We Are What We Are

…from the chopped-up bodies of their peers. Instead, Rose sinks her teeth into her father, and Iris joins her. Together, they quickly overpower their physically weakened father. They tear chunks…

A headshot of Lynne Sachs against a purple and red background, next to a still from Film About a Father Who.

Orla Smith / October 16, 2021

Lynne Sachs on Film About a Father Who and a career of personal filmmaking

…her father, Ira Sachs, a gregarious, womanising businessman. Now, three decades later, she’s finally finished making Film About a Father Who, a sprawling chronicle of her father’s life, and the…

A still from the film Sweat.

Orla Smith / September 14, 2020

TIFF Review: Sweat is one of the first great films about an influencer

…the crowd, we see her psyching herself up to get on stage, building up to the high of showtime. Von Horn shows us Sylwia putting on her makeup, which immediately…

What Happened Miss Simone

Alex Heeney / June 27, 2015

What Happened, Miss Simone? is all about the passion

…her for her ability to tickle the ivories to provide entertainment. That relationship with her music never really changed throughout her career. Music was a source of anguish, but also…

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