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Atom Egoyan on Psychological Thrillers, the Future of Indie Cinema and 'Chloe'new
In Chloe, Atom Egoyan takes us into the seemingly pristine world of Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson, a doctor and professor respectively, who live in the upscale strata of Toronto, charming son by their side.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
03-30-2010 |
Reviews
Mike Leigh Triumphs with the Uncharacteristically Hopeful Happy-Go-Luckynew
Happy-Go-Lucky seems in tune with what will almost certainly be an Obama presidency: it is a film rife with hope and glory.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
10-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
'Pride and Glory' Covers Old Groundnew
This film will evoke a number of sensations, many of them intentional: horror, sorrow, anger. But Pride and Glory will undoubtedly also inspire some unintentional ones. Like déjà vu.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
10-24-2008 |
Reviews
Documentary 'Crazy Sexy Cancer' Confronts the Terrifying Diseasenew
For most of the film, Kris Carr presents an uplifting look at herself and several other cancer patients as they do their best to stare down the disease with dignity and courage. It makes for a documentary that's at once bitter and powerful.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Crazy Sexy Cancer, Kris Carr
'Emotional Arithmetic' is a Lackluster Adaptationnew
Despite a knockout cast, this film based on Matt Cohen's critically acclaimed novel of the same name, feels distant.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
04-18-2008 |
Reviews
Settle the Scorenew
Clément Virgo and Rossif Sutherland on Poor Boy’s Game, their Halifax-set story of boxing, violence and racial tension.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
12-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Clément Virgo, Poor Boy’s Game
'American Venus' is Just Weirdnew
With his latest film, it is as though Vancouver-based filmmaker Bruce Sweeney has taken Rebecca De Mornay's persona and given her children of her own.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
11-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: American Venus, Bruce Sweeney
'Up the Yangtze' Captures China in Transitionnew
Full of stunning images of contemporary China, it shows us the unsettling pace at which the nation's cultures are shifting, and the manner in which the country's newfound economic super-powerhouse status is bulldozing all other concerns.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
10-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: up the yangtze, Yung Chang
Werewolves Go Nowhere in 'Skinwalkers'new
This is one of those horror entries that reminds you of how much mediocrity there is in the genre.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
08-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: James Isaacs, Skinwalkers
'The Yacoubian Building': Contradictory Caironew
The film is a towering melodrama, highly ambitious but satisfying -- Hamed deserves praise for creating something so illuminating and unblinking from a country known for censorship.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
08-14-2007 |
Reviews
Dating, Drinking and Death in 'You Kill Me'new
Tea Leoni overlooks Ben Kingsley's alcohol problem and hit-man status in the illogical comedy.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
07-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Dahl, You Kill Me
Terminal Citynew
Mount Pleasant is a predictably grim Vancouver melodrama about drugs, prostitution and class.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
01-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mount Pleasant, Ross Weber
Harper's Bizarrenew
Lewis Lapham examines the elite in this strange musical documentary.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Cut Offnew
This weird family drama lacks an emotional connection.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
10-26-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Running With Scissors, Ryan Murphy
Flesh and Bloodnew
"It all seemed supremely perverse," said Carly Pope, upon
first reading the script of this boundary-pushing, incest-
laden black comedy by indie director Larry Kent. It's one
of the most talked-about films at the World Film Festival.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
08-19-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Larry Kent, The Hamster Cage
