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Tag: french

blind spot series

Blindsided by THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE…

When a beautifully captured film depicts people acting terribly selfish.

Posted on November 24, 2015December 20, 2015
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

LOVE plays TIFF 2015

There’s sex and there’s love. What we find in-between is both ugly and beautiful.

Posted on September 20, 2015September 25, 2015
festivals, reactions, TIFF

DHEEPAN plays TIFF 2015

The creator of RUST AND BONE wants us to ask ourselves just how fragile “a good man” really is?

Posted on September 12, 2015September 15, 2015
blind spot series

Blindsided by BELLE ET LA BÊTE

Wait a moment: Why isn’t that teacup singing?

Posted on August 25, 2015September 10, 2015
blind spot series

Blindsided by LA HAINE

How does one stop things from going from bad to worse?

Posted on June 30, 2015July 13, 2015
reviews

GIRLHOOD

Turns out theres a lot going on in between those selfies and snickers.

Posted on March 8, 2015September 11, 2020
blind spot series

Blindsided by TROIS COULEURS

Blindspotting for 2014 ends not with a whimper, but with a great, big, three-course bang.

Posted on December 29, 2014June 30, 2015
festivals, reactions, TIFF

THREE HEARTS (3 Coeurs) plays TIFF 2014

So, you’ve fallen in love with two sisters…

Posted on September 13, 2014September 15, 2014
trailers

This Woman’s Work: TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT Trailer

As TIFF creeps ever closer, my eye begins to wander around the world for some worthy foreign selections.

Posted on August 21, 2014September 4, 2014
blind spot series

Blindsided by BELLE DE JOUR

You can have it all and still not be happy. Perhaps that comes with getting what you want.

Posted on July 29, 2014June 30, 2015
blind spot series

Blindsided by LE SAMOURAI

Thoughts on a patient classic in an impatient age.

Posted on May 27, 2014June 30, 2015
dvd doubleback

BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR

Opening the door to a film that’s been travelling for almost one year, and sorting through all the baggage it has picked up.

Posted on March 9, 2014March 14, 2014

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