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Catherine Called Birdy: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Circa 14th Century (with a Female-Centric View)

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 7, 2022TIFF 2022, Catherine Called Birdy, Lena Dunham, Bella Ramsey, Andrew Scott, Russell Brand, Michael Woolfitt, Paul Kaye, Jamie Demetriou, Comedy, Period filmsComment

The Invisibles: True-Life Story Propelled By Doc Aspect but Hobbled by Re-enactments

By Liam Lacey

ReviewApril 4, 2019Ruby O. Fee, Alice Dwyer, Laila Marie Witt, Claus Räfle, The Invisibles, Aaron Altaras, Nazi, World War II, Period films, docudramasComment

Zama: Argentinian Director’s Fourth Feature Brilliantly Mines 'Anxious Stasis'

By Liam Lacey

ReviewApril 20, 2018Lucrecia Martel, TIFF 2017, Period films, Argentina

Frankie Drake's Lauren Lee Smith talks del Toro and creepy Michael Shannon

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 5, 2017Guillermo del Toro, Shape Of Water, Lauren Lee Smith, CBC, Period films

Sex, death and a dangerous Victorian mouseburger in Lady Macbeth

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 26, 2017Period films, Victorian, Classical erotica

The Black Prince: Majestic Costumes But Pacing, Acting Fit For Serfs

The Black Prince: Majestic Costumes But Pacing, Acting Fit For Serfs

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJuly 21, 2017Period films, Victorian England, Colonial India