Articles by Marie Saadeh

'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...

Ari Aster Isn't Surprised by the Mixed Response to 'Beau Is Afraid': "I'm Not Going to Compromise"

PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2023

When Ari Aster was working on his first two features, 2018's Hereditary and 2019's Midsommar, something even bigger was brewing. In fact, h...