Predators: Badlands works best when it’s dealing with the organic. In the soft, frictionless world of so many computer-generated tentpole spectacles, there’s a textured sensuality to the world crafted by director Dan Trachtenberg that’s undeniably appealing. The scaled, rippled skin of the...
The hallowed performer and auteur of acting, Daniel Day-Lewis, is a man who perpetually has his out of office on, though in the background he’s probably perusing his inbox, and occasionally deigns to reply out of sheer politeness. Yet his first...
It was the Brooklyn-born, Bronx-raised, and Harlem-championing photojournalist Kwame Brathwaite who came to popularise the phrase “Black is Beautiful,” which grew into the cultural movement that would unapologetically embrace and celebrate Blackness, especially honouring the beauty of darker-skinned individuals. Originally...
In the game of poker, the ultimate question is whether at the end of the day one should twist or stick. The same logic applies to narrative cinema – should the screenwriter pull the rug out from under the audience’s...
For a director’s project that would come in between an MCU sequel and the latest in the 28 Days… zombie horror series, Ibsen seems an unconventional choice. But in a world that tends to flatten complicated women and their myriad ambitions, it...
Putting on this year's festival of Palestinian film in the Canadian cultural hub wasn't easy, but the stories kept coming. It’s a typical Wednesday afternoon on King Street West, Toronto’s bustling entertainment district. Wading through busy sidewalks and avoiding the...
At the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut Urchin premiered to great acclaim, winning the FIPRESCI Prize and a Best Actor award for Frank Dillane. Dickinson also proudly wore a t‑shirt that read: “Living on the streets is...
In the back section…Jafar PanahiMarina Ashioti talks to the Iranian legend who discusses his deserving Palme d’Or-winner, It Was Just an Accident.Lynne RamseyHannah Strong meets one of her film heroes to discuss the stylish psychodrama, Die My Love.Julia DucournauThe Alpha director...
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Now and then it occurs to me that the future of my very existence, as well as that of the rest of our global population, lies in the hands of complete strangers. People I will never meet – let alone know...
