One of the most moving dramas to come out of last year’s Toronto International Film Festival was writer-director Sophy Ramvari’s feature debut, Blue Heron. Winner of prizes at TIFF and Locarno, the film follows an eight-year-old girl (newcomer Eylul Güven) […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s Magnetosphere movie review, it’s on VOD now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In her second feature, Magnetosphere, writer-director Nicola Rose (Goodbye, Petrushka) explores the awkwardness of youth and difference in a […]

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After his return a few years ago with Crimes of the Future, body horror maestro David Cronenberg has quickly followed it up with what may be his most personal film yet. The Shrouds is another darkly funny futuristic thriller starring […]

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Following its TIFF premiere in 2023, writer-director Atom Egoyan’s new film Seven Veils will finally be released in U.S. theaters. Reuniting with his Chloe star Amanda Seyfried, the psychological drama follows a theater director whose newest undertaking of the opera […]

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Elliot Page has been nothing but forthcoming about his transition. After a best-selling memoir detailing his experiences, Page is now ready to explore the issues trans people face on-screen in the new drama Close To You. Directed by BAFTA-winner Dominic Savage, […]

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Spring just might be the season for electrifying anti-love stories with Love Lies Bleeding and Challengers. Joining the frey might be writer-director Sophie Dupuis’ queer-drag romance Solo – a rare portrait of dealing with toxic relationships while finding oneself. Set […]

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If one is in the mood for a melancholic sci-fi love story, the best option this season is With Love and a Major Organ. Directed by Kim Albright with a script penned by Julia Lederer, it had its world premiere […]

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The Cronenberg legacy continues! Caitlin Cronenberg, the daughter of body horror icon David Cronenberg and sister of Infinity Pool and Possessor helmer Brandon Cronenberg, steps behind the camera for her feature debut. Humane is a comedy-thriller that centers on a […]

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One of the most promising indies of the year, With Love and a Major Organ, may be a movie to tug on your heartstrings this spring. Directed by Kim Albright with a script by Julia Lederer, it is a romantic […]

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Actress Charlotte Le Bon made her feature directorial debut with Falcon Lake, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year in the Directors’ Fortnight section. Shot on film in 4:3 ratio, it is based on Bastien Vivès’ novel “Une […]

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