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Dahomey: In Mati Diop’s Dreamy Documentary, a Statue Speaks

Dahomey: In Mati Diop’s Dreamy Documentary, a Statue Speaks

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 29, 2024Dahomey, Mari Diop, TIFF 24, Documentary, Benin, Themes of capitalism and colonialism, FrenchComment

One Fine Morning: Director Mia Hansen-Løve Exalts Everyday Life in Gentle Drama

One Fine Morning: Director Mia Hansen-Løve Exalts Everyday Life in Gentle Drama

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 7, 2023One Fine Morning, Mia Hansen-Løve, Léa Seydoux, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poupard, Nicole Garcia, Camille Leban Martins, TIFF 2022, Drama, French, Day in the lifeComment

The Super 8 Years: A Home Movie “We-Moir” From A Nobel Laureate

The Super 8 Years: A Home Movie “We-Moir” From A Nobel Laureate

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJanuary 11, 2023The Super 8 Years, Annie Ernaux, David Erneaux-Briot, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, documentary, French, Home moviesComment

Maria Chapdelaine: Latest Adaptation of Classic Quebec Novel a Visual Marvel

Maria Chapdelaine: Latest Adaptation of Classic Quebec Novel a Visual Marvel

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekSeptember 23, 2021Maria Chapdelaine, Sebastien Pilote, Sara Montpetit, Sébastien Ricard, Hèléne Florest, Quebec films, Canadian, adaptation, FrenchComment

Oxygen: Director Alexandre Aja’s Latest Offers Shallow Suspenseful Breaths

Oxygen: Director Alexandre Aja’s Latest Offers Shallow Suspenseful Breaths

By Thom Ernst

Review, PreviewJim SlotekMay 13, 2021Oxygen, thriller, French, Net, Alexandre Aja, Melanie Durant, Sci fi, Malik ZidiComment

The Upside: Starry Dramedy A Textbook Case of the Trouble With Remakes

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJanuary 10, 2019(Julianna Margulies, Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, The Upside, remakes, French, TIFF 2017, Neil Burger, Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache Comment