By Alexandra Heller-Nicholas. Agnes shrewdly balances sincerity with the filmmaker’s signature style of camp once again to extraordinary effect.” I’m not even three minutes into the international premiere of Agnes at Montreal’s Fantasia Fest and I almost had to be physically restrained from hugging the screen. All the things I […]
Dream Tax and Video Visions: Inside Strawberry Mansion (Fantasia International Film Festival)
By Alexandra Heller-Nicholas. While certainly not everyone’s bucket of fried chicken, is a wildly creative reflection of life, love and the real threat of losing our souls – and our dreams – to the corporate, capitalist machine.” Premiering earlier in the year at Sundance and making its Canadian premiere at […]
Sad and Blue, Shiny and New: Daria Woszek’s Marygoround (Maryjki) (2020)
By Alex Ramon. The film by and large succeeds in putting “women’s different experience” centre screen.” “A passionate lover will fulfil your deepest desires. This week the world is yours. You will be the queen of your life. Don’t be afraid to be daring…” The recitation of a florid horoscope, […]