Alex Heeney takes a look at some of the best films from so-called Canada to premiere this fall, including Bootlegger, Albedo, and Portraits from a …
Women Directors
In honour of #52filmsbywomen, we've collected all of our reviews of films directed by women and interviews with female directors all in one place.
Ep. 114: Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things to Come and Bergman Island
We discuss French director Mia Hansen-Løve's newest film Bergman Island and her 2016 film, Things to Come. We analyze both films' shared themes of women in …
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On colonialism: Wochiigii lo, Returning Home and Coextinction
Three documentaries directed by women — Wochiigii lo, Returning Home, and Coextinction —draw connections between environmental destruction, species extinction, …
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Ep. 113: The sci-fi love stories of About Time and I’m Your Man
This week on the podcast, we discuss two sci-fi-ish romantic comedies, Maria Schrader's I'm Your Man, which was one of our favourite films from the Berlinale …
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Ep. 112: The modern female monsters of Raw and Thelma
We discuss Raw and Thelma, two classics of modern horror from directors who both have exciting new films on the festival circuit. …
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A Tale of Love and Desire is a sensitive coming-of-ager
In Leyla Bouzid’s A Tale of Love and Desire, things get complicated for eighteen-year-old Ahmed (Sami Outabali) when love and desire become intertwined. The …
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