Articles by Sara Clements

'Killing Eve' Season 3 Adds Depth to Its Usual Murder and Intrigue

PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2020

Killing Eve's new season begins with a toast. "I'm so much happier now she's dead," Villanelle says, in a scene introduced in the trailer t...

Stalker Tale 'The Night Clerk' Kinda Lacks Thrills

Directed by Michael Cristofer

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2020

Michael Cristofer, best known for his roles in Smash and Mr. Robot, is behind the director's chair for his first feature since 2001's Origi...

TIFF Next Wave Review: 'Kuessipan' Is a Love Letter to Quebec's Innu

Directed by Myriam Verrault

PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2020

The word "kuessipan" means "your turn" in the Innu language, and in her novel, Naomi Fontaine uses that word as its title because it's the...

TIFF Next Wave Review: 'Crshd' Puts a Gen-Z Spin on Rom-Com Tropes

Directed by Emily Cohn

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2020

Emily Cohn's feature debut, Crshd, is a charming little Gen Z comedy dedicated to all the self-conscious, awkward girls out there.    The f...

TIFF Next Wave Review: 'Children of the Sea' Has Beautiful Oceanic Visuals that Distract from its Environmental Message

Directed by Ayumu Watanabe

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2020

Japanese animated film Children of the Sea, based on the manga series of the same name, follows Azumi Ruka (Mana Ashida), a bored teen on s...

'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' Star Noémie Merlant Discusses #MeToo and Playing a Woman Outside the Patriarchy

PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2020

"It represents a way of telling a story that we've been missing for a long time," Noémie Merlant tells Exclaim! about her new film, Portrai...

'The Adventures of Paddington' Is the Light, Wholesome Content We Need

PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2020

Wall Street Journal critic Joe Morgenstern described Paddington 2 as, "The Godfather Part II of Peruvian bear movies, a sequel that surpass...

Five Women that the Oscars Overlooked for Best Director

PUBLISHED Jan 16, 2020

"Women have minds and they have souls, as well as just hearts. They've got ambition and they've got talent, as well as just beauty," Saoirs...