Welcome to Seventh Row:
a place to think deeply about film
You laughed; you cried; you loved it; you hated it — we help you figure out why.
Visit Seventh Row to revel in the afterglow of outstanding, under-the-radar cinema. Through in-depth interviews and well-researched essays, we demystify the myriad technical choices behind films we love. Every two months, we release an eBook bringing together thoughtful criticism about a film, filmmaker or topic.
There are no prerequisites to loving movies. We write for curious newcomers and experienced cinephiles, alike.
Seventh Row is a Canadian not-for-profit online publication and publishing house.
What our readers are saying
“When I’ve fallen in love with a film, I want to pore over the details and consider it deeply, and Seventh Row indulges that.”
Jessica Dillon
Member
“7R has made me rethink movies — or actors — more than once, and thus enriched my movie experiences more than any other outlet today.”
Per M. Mjølkeråen
Film critic
“Seventh Row’s interviews are to film what the Paris Review interviews are to literature.”
Shaula Evans
Reader
Our critical approaches
Essays
Our long-form criticism investigates how films work and why they move us. We unpack how a film’s form functions in concert with its subject-matter.