Articles by Marie Saadeh

Vivek Shraya Embraces the Failure of Her Pop Star Dream

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2023

Objectively, Vivek Shraya's career is impressive by any measure: she has an extensive musical catalogue, numerous novels, children's books,...

​'When Morning Comes' Captures the Bittersweet Beauty of a Childhood Memory

Directed by Kelly Fyffe-Marshall

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2023

When Morning Comes tenderly displays the bittersweetness of longing for a place or person before even having said goodbye. The film begins...

'Eternal Memory' Highlights the Beauty and Pain of Love After Alzheimer's

Directed by Maite Alberdi

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2023

At first glance, Augusto Gongora (a prominent journalist and cultural commentator) and Paulina Urrutia (an actress and former culture minis...

'Something You Said Last Night' Feels as Real as a Memory

Directed by Luis De Filippis

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2023

For young adults, family vacations are often uneventful and unexciting. They're a time for slipping back into a role that may no longer fit...

Canada's Wilderness Is Beautiful, but '​Dark Nature' Doesn't Go Deep Enough

Directed by Berkley Brady

PUBLISHED May 18, 2023

Dark Nature's premise is enticing: a horror/thriller that follows a therapy group on a retreat in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary-based Métis...

Ari Aster Isn't Surprised by the Mixed Response to 'Beau Is Afraid': "I'm Not Going to Compromise"

PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2023

When Ari Aster was working on his first two features, 2018's Hereditary and 2019's Midsommar, something even bigger was brewing. In fact, h...

'You Can Live Forever' Can't Bring Its Love Story to Life

Directed by Mark Slutsky and Sarah Watts

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2023

You Can Live Forever is a charming, if tropey, queer coming-of-age tale that's unfortunately clouded with predictability and a lacklustre s...

'Return to Seoul' Is a Beautifully Chaotic Hunt for Home

Directed by Davy Chou

PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2023

Davy Chou's Return to Seoul dazzles with a melancholic and disconcerting portrayal of one reality of being an adoptee. When Freddie Benoît...