In anticipation of our book on The Souvenir and Joanna Hogg, we reflect on all the reasons why this British director is one of the best. In the meantime, sign up to our Joanna Hogg challenge! Joanna Hogg helped give us Tom Hiddleston Hogg saw talent in Tom Hiddleston long before most of the film […]
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.
Klayman on filming Steve Bannon in The Brink: ‘Let him underestimate me and let me never underestimate him’
Alison Klayman discusses her new documentary, The Brink, a character study of Steve Bannon that spans a year. The Brink begins with Steve Bannon discussing the mechanics of Nazism and Hitler’s rise to power. He’s critical, of course — no political figure wants to be seen praising the literal Nazis — but the irony is […]
The best five films from Cannes 2019
The selection of the Cannes Film Festival was less exciting in 2019 than usual, but some wonderful gems stood out. Here are the five best.
Hot Docs ’19: Conviction, Buddy, Willie, and more
Our capsule reviews highlight six of the standouts at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival: Conviction, Buddies, Willie, In My Blood It Runs, We Will Stand Up, and Push. Watch out for them as they travel the festival circuit and arrive on home viewing platforms.
Ep. 12: Hail Satan? featuring director Penny Lane
Episode 12 welcomes our first director guest to the podcast. Penny Lane discusses her new documentary, Hail Satan?, about the political activism of the Satanic Temple, with Seventh Row editor-in-chief Alex Heeney and associate editor Brett Pardy. About Hail Satan? Hail Satan? follows the rise of the Satanic Temple, a religious movement and social activist […]
‘We want to show the joy and humour and love in our communities’: An interview with the filmmakers of The Grizzlies
Director Miranda de Pencier and Inuk producer Alethea Araquq-Baril discuss the making of The Grizzlies, telling Indigenous stories, and why de Pencier wanted to tell this story. This is an excerpt from the ebook The Canadian Cinema Yearbook which is available for purchase here.