Articles by Marie Saadeh
'Dahomey' Is a Poetic Meditation on Decolonization
Directed by Mati Diop
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024
In the documentary 'Dahomey,' Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop masterfully presents an interrogative and poetic meditation on...
'Doubles' Looks at a Toronto Through a New Lens
Directed by Ian Harnarine
PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2024
In 'Doubles,' we're first introduced to the titular Trinidadian food by Dhani (Sanjiv Boodu), a young Trinidadian street vendor who is fed...
'Handling the Undead' Is a Whole New Type of Zombie Film
Directed by Thea Hvistendahl
PUBLISHED May 31, 2024
In an early scene in Handling the Undead, we see a teenager ignoring their mother while playing a zombie video game. Of course, along with...
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...
