From Lily Gladstone to Laura Dern, these are the best performances in a Kelly Reichardt film, as chosen by a group of critics who love her work.
Performances
The month of Josh O’Connor: Emma and Hope Gap
Josh O’Connor is the primary reason to see both Emma. and Hope Gap. Alex Heeney looks at what makes his performances so memorable.
Bright Young Things: Geraldine Viswanathan’s intelligent young women
After breaking out with her comedic role in Blockers, Geraldine Viswanathan showed her stunning dramatic range in Hala. We spoke to her about the film and dissected this promising young actress’ knack for playing intelligent young women.
TIFF 2019’s most exciting emerging actors to watch
To mark the start of TIFF 2019, we delve into the budding careers of 13 of our favourite emerging actors who have films at the festival. Read all our TIFF coverage here.
Ep. 17.5: Performances in Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale
A special mini-episode to discuss the performances in Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale. Listen to the full discussion of the film here. Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste), Associate Editor Brett Pardy (@antiqueipod), and Editor at Large Mary Angela Rowe (@lapsedvictorian) welcomed special guest Joe Lipsett (@bstolemyremote) for an extensive discussion of Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale. Due to […]
Interview: The director and star of Firecrackers blaze onto our screens
Canadian rising stars Jasmin Mozaffari and star Michaela Kurimsky discuss Mozaffari’s evocative, energetic debut, Firecrackers. This is an excerpt from the ebook The Canadian Cinema Yearbook which is available for purchase here.