Joanna Hogg’s film The Eternal Daughter is an unexpected sequel to her Souvenir duology: a ghost story exploring the creative process and a mother-daughter relationship.
World Cinema
E129: Highlights of 2022 fall film festivals
On this episode, we discuss some of our favourite films from the 2022 fall festivals, first features, and the dominance of Netflix Movies
En roue libre (Freestyle) Film Review
Alex Heeney reviews the film, En roue libre (Freestyle), an absurd French buddy comedy about a woman who can’t leave her car and the young man who hijacks it. En roue libre (Freestyle) is the first feature from writer-director Didier Barcelo.
Bonus 31: My Small Land
On this episode of the podcast, we discuss Emma Kawawada’s first feature film, My Small Land,about a teenage Kurdish immigrant in Tokyo. It’s now in Canadian cinemas.
Festival du nouveau cinema is a haven for cinephiles
The 2022 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma put on a spotlight on eclectic and avant grade films still seeking international distribution, like Coma, The Maiden, and Continental Drift (South).
The 17 best films of TIFF 2022
Alex Heeney reflects back on the 17 best films at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 2022), including two short films.