Film show: A Moon landing rom-com with a modern touch
We take a trip back to late 1960s thanks to “Fly Me to the Moon”, as Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum pair up in Greg Berlanti’s stylish take on the Apollo 11…
Syrian refugees haunted by horrors of war in ‘Ghost Trail’
Inspired by a true story, "Ghost Trail" introduces us to the clandestine groups tracking down Syrian war criminals in Europe. Director Jonathan Millet joins us to talk about how he constructed an…
Film show: Amy Winehouse biopic tops box office
Film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news, including the Amy Winehouse biopic "Back to Black"; the release in France of the 1960s American independent film "Bushman",…
Film show: ‘Rosalie’, a rural love story with a twist
Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us why this rural tale of arranged marriage managed to charm her. We also take a look at Romanian drama "Holy Week", a meditation on the dangers…
Film show: Reinventing classic Dickens for the modern age
Film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's movie news, including Armando Iannucci's adaptation of Charles Dickens's "The Personal History of David Copperfield" for the silver screen, starring Dev…
Film show: Mime star Marcel Marceau’s wartime heroics
Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news, including Jesse Eisenberg's role in "#Resistance", playing the legendary mime star Marcel Marceau who helped thousands of Jews escape the Nazis.…
Film show: Delving into the life of jazz great Billie Holiday
A new documentary, Billie, will delve into the life of jazz great Billie Holiday with the help of hours of never-before-heard interviews. The project is centered around 200 hours of previously unreleased…
Film show: French comedy thumbs its nose at political correctness and tackles racism
With anti-racist protests erupting in Europe and the United States, Jean-Pascal Zadi and John Wax's film on the particularities of French racism is a timely release. "Tout Simplement Noir" brings together a…
Film show: Why our film critic isn’t laughing at ‘Joker’
Film show: Why our film critic isn't laughing at 'Joker'…
Aretha Franklin documentary released 50 years after it was filmed
Film show: Aretha Franklin documentary released 50 years after it was filmed.…
Film show: ‘The Aftermath’, ‘Tremors’ and ‘Coming Out’
Film show: 'The Aftermath', 'Tremors' and 'Coming Out'.…