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. This Canadian jewel of a city—both […]

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The new movie Small Things Like These, from Belgian director Tim Mielants (Will), is an adaptation of Irish author Clair Keegan’s 2021 novella of the same title. Both film and source text tackle the horror of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries, a […]

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(Jonathan Marlow’s excellent, 3-part interview with Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song filmmakers Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine continues. Part one can be found here and part two, here. Hammer to Nail: What is that thing that motivates people to create? Geller:  Even […]

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