…the best performances of the year. Her work as the tough-as-nails Barbara Beese, who balances her activism with motherhood, leaves a mighty impression. Sandall has made her name as a…
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Bright Young Things: Geraldine Viswanathan’s intelligent young women
…an active participant in conversations with her mother rather than a silent observer. Viswanathan speaks with authority, her gaze toward Hala’s mother now assured rather than searching. At one point,…
Ebook preview: Céline Sciamma’s 10 best scenes
…whips her head around to look at Marie, almost desperate with the desire to connect with her. Marie is sipping on a drink at the bar, her head supported by…
TIFF18’s brightest star was Canadian cinema
…the protagonist’s father and step-father are at opposite ends of her town’s political divide as her community becomes increasingly right wing. Both Falls Around Her and Mouthpiece are works about…
Thelma is more than just a modern Carrie
…her father Trond (Henrik Rafaelsen) tells her, and it’s clear what he means. Flashbacks inform us that, at age six, Thelma’s powers caused her younger brother to drown. Rather than…
Olivia Vinall: ‘Sensitivity is a strength, not a weakness’
…to see her as someone at university age, and her father had all these expectations from her. Maybe she was going to go to Cambridge and study law. Her arguments…