Articles by Joseph Belanger
Suffragette
Sarah Gavron
PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2015
Suffragette, a film about the British women's suffrage movement of the early 20th century, features mostly fictional characters, but still...
Irrational Man
Woody Allen
PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2015
I'm beginning to be concerned about Woody Allen's moral compass — well, more so, anyway. If one is to read his films as extensions of...
Cinderella
Kenneth Branagh
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2015
In recent years, Walt Disney Pictures has been trying to distance themselves from the dated and damaging "damsel in distress" princess fair...
Cake
Daniel Barnz
PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2015
For a second there, it seemed like we might all have to start referring to her as Academy Award nominee Jennifer Aniston, and while those h...
Dear White People
Justin Simien
PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2014
Dear film goers: Please stop whatever it is you're doing and go see Dear White People, the delightful yet insightful new film by first time...
The One I Love
Charlie McDowell
PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2014
A struggling married couple get away for the weekend at the behest of their therapist. That is essentially all I can tell you about directo...
Jersey Boys
Clint Eastwood
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2014
On stage, Jersey Boys is a crowd-pleasing triumph. It's far from being my favourite musical, but the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Se...
The Double
Richard Ayoade
PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2014
The Double is a deliberate, decidedly dark comedy that is designed to both disorient and delight the viewer at all times. British comedian...
