Director Nanouk Leopold’s latest film, Whitetail, just premiered at TIFF 2025, where I reviewed it. The movie tells the story of Jen (Natasha O’Keefe), an Irish woman living and working in County Kerry as a conservation park ranger. The woods […]

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(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) marks its 50th anniversary this year. TIFF 50 runs September 4-14, with the fest’s usual vast array of movies playing in venues around the downtown entertainment district. Chris Reed has boots on the ground and […]

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One of the best-reviewed films of the year is finally getting a U.S. release. Colm Bairéad’s feature-length debut, The Quiet Girl, is an adaptation of Claire Keegan’s novella “Foster,” which centers on a young mute girl (played by newcomer Catherine […]

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(Check out Ray Lobo’s movie review of The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin), it’s available now on VOD. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page). As a child I occasionally mused about being raised by different parents […]

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