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Thelma, Joachim Trier, Eili Harboe

Orla Smith / November 5, 2019

Thelma is more than just a modern Carrie

Thelma has been compared to Brian De Palma’s Carrie, but Trier gives his female lead agency whereas Carrie was simply a victim. This is an excerpt from our …

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Seventh Row Editors / September 23, 2019

Ep. 19: Bill Forsyth’s gentle comedies

In this episode of the Seventh Row podcast, we discuss two recently restored Scottish classic gentle comedies directed by Bill Forsyth, Gregory's Girl (1981) …

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Orla Smith / September 9, 2019

TIFF19 review: Kuessipan , a standout Indigenous coming-of-age story

Myriam Verreault’s Kuessipan is a captivating story about two teenage girl's friendship on a Quebec Innu reserve. Kuessipan is one of the best acquisition …

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Brett Pardy / August 9, 2019

Review: Does Luce ask the right type of questions?

Brett Pardy reviews Luce, a provocative and ambiguous high school-set thriller about race and identity. …

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Orla Smith / July 15, 2019

Approaching center frame in The Souvenir

In The Souvenir, Joanna Hogg demonstrates Julie’s development from a shy observer to the main character in her own story through the way Julie occupies the room …

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Alex Heeney / July 10, 2019

Director Sébastian Pilote on The Fireflies Are Gone

Director Sébastian Pilote and actress Karelle Tremblay discuss their award-winning coming-of-age story, The Fireflies Are Gone (La Disparition des Lucioles). …

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