By Asha New Directed by Anne Émond Toronto International Film Festival review Our Loved Ones is a film that focuses on people, and the interactions between them, as they attempt to overcome the normal obstacles of […]
Canadian films
By David Pountain Anette Belley’s understated short La Traverse is that rare coming-of-age film to respect the nuances and gradualism of the coming-of-age process. Set across a few hours in a single day, the French-Canadian picture […]
By David Pountain Directed by Hans Christian Berger After Eden is a steely porn-based drama that subtly presents the industry of packaged sex appeal in terms of cold business strategy and consumerism, subduing lust, romance and the human form […]
By David Pountain Directed by Miguel Libedinsky “When you’re dancing tango, you are managing five relationships at the same time,†observes one of the many dance enthusiasts and theorists interviewed in Hearts of Tango, the […]
By David Pountain “I’ve always felt like an outsider because I did my own films by myself without money when I started my career. I didn’t know anyone in the film business until recently.†A […]
By David Pountain Directed by Philippe Lesage Raindance Film Festival review There is a generous array of cinematic reference points that can be used in any discussion of The Demons, the piercing narrative feature debut from French-Canadian documentarian Philippe […]