The 2023 Mill Valley Film Festival showcases an eclectic mix of Oscar-bait and indie films from around the world, including The Promised Land, National Anthem, …
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.
TIFF 23 Film Review: Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall
Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall is a courtroom drama and characters tudy about how we can never fully understand people’s private lives. Listen to our podcast …
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TIFF 23 Film Review: Hanna Slak’s Not a Word and Ninna Pálmadóttir’s Solitude
Hanna Slak's Not a Word and Ninna Pálmadóttir's Solitude are predictable films about intergenerational connections between lonely people but are elevated by …
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The best acquisition titles at TIFF 2023 (updating throughout the festival)
From Snow Leopard to The Tundra Within Me to Without Air, these are the best acquisition titles (films still seeking distribution in Canada, the US, and/or the …
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The 17 best films of 2023 so far
Alex Heeney reflects back on the best films of 2023 so far. Discover more Seventh Row Best of Lists hereAs usual, my list of the best films of the year is off …
Creative Nonfiction #5: Penny Lane on Confessions of a Good Samaritan and playing with form
In the fifth and final episode of our Creative Nonfiction Film podcast season, Penny Lane discusses her experiments with form in Confessions of a Good …