In this episode of the podcast, we discuss Anne Émond, one of the most exciting Canadian directors working today. Her films deserve wider international …
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Ep. 44: Shirley and portraits of female artists
Josephine Decker's new film Shirley is the latest in the recent trend of films re-examining the lives of women artists, in the process questioning our ideas of …
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Ep. 43: Take This Waltz and Paper Year: Canadian marriage stories
Take This Waltz and Paper Year are two standout Canadian films exploring the end of a marriage with empathy and emotional complexity. We discuss the film's …
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Ep. 42: Normal People and On Chesil Beach
Recent hit Normal People and site favourite On Chesil Beach both feature couples failing to communicate. We analyze the characters, the story's approaches to …
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Ep. 41: In the Loop and My Internship in Canada: Political satires
This episode compares two political satires about nations on the bring of war, Armando Iannucci's modern classic In the Loop (2009) and Canadian unseen gem …
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Ep. 40: Stories We Tell, Louder Than Bombs, & Mouthpiece: Dead mothers
This episode of the podcast focuses on three films, Stories We Tell, Louder Than Bombs, and Mouthpiece, united by their focus on dead mothers and formally …
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