Justine Smith (@redroomrantings) lives and writes in Montreal, Quebec. She has a bachelor’s degree in Film Studies and a passionate hunger for all kinds of cinema. Along with writing for Vague Visages, she has written for Vice Canada, Cleo: A Feminist Journal and Little White Lies Magazine.
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Dylan Moses Griffin has been a cinephile for as long as he can remember. His favorite film is Taxi Driver, and he reads the works of Roger Ebert like it’s scripture. If you want, he will talk to you for 30 minutes about the chronologically weird/amazing Fast and […]
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“Amores Perros clocks in at 150 minutes, yet not a single frame feels unnecessary.”
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“A tiresome example of early 2000s prestige filmmaking, 21 Grams holds the impressions of grand gestures without any of the substance.”
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“A Walk Among the Tombstones beholds one of the most understated and unique performances from action hero-era Liam Neeson.”
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Here’s Josh Slater-Williams on four underrated gems of the past year.
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“For all its frenetic editing, energetic performances and twisty narrative structure, there is sadly an elephant in the room, and that’s the film’s treatment (or mistreatment) of women.”
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A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
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Jaime Grijalba, a Chilean writer, comments on the exploitation of his country’s cinematic landscape.
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Justine A. Smith Interviews Philippe Falardeau
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“Featuring a standout performance from Agyness Dean and some of the best landscape photography since Mr. Turner, Sunset Song strikes a balance between toil and ecstasy that is at once overwhelming and completely uplifting.”
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“As it is, it’s like a stocking crammed with too many little bits and bobs that came to mind for the stocking-stuffer, ultimately pleasing no one like one or two well-considered big gifts would have.”
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Lust, Caution is a bi-monthly series of essays that examines films within the label of “queer cinema.”
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“Simply put, Slow West is unlike anything out there this year and deserves to be recognized as one of the most unique works of 2015, as it only grows and develops with each viewing.”
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A Column by Dylan Moses Griffin
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A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
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“In a way, James White is like a dark riff on the man-child formula, but it also works as a devastating exploration of death and decay.”
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“As premature as it might be to say in a review for an initial theatrical run, Carol more than earns the right of comparison to Brief Encounter in terms of quality. Frankly, it’s one of the new great romantic films.”
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RIDM 2015: “As diversity takes centre stage, In Jackson Heights demonstrates the importance of local governments and organizations in building a healthy community.”
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“Like its eponymous character, Justin Kurzel’s adaptation of Macbeth is a film pulled in myriad directions for a sense of purpose.”
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