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Olivia Popp


246 articles available in total starting from 17/10/2023. Last article published on 29/07/2025.

Review: Conclave

Review: Conclave

Via a faithful adaptation of Robert Harris's 2016 novel, Edward Berger entangles himself in papal politicking in this fun but narratively very soapy thriller  

11/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Special Presentations

Review: Mr. K

Review: Mr. K

Tallulah H Schwab pens and directs an offbeat, surrealist drama about a travelling magician stuck in a hotel, with allegorical meaning to spare  

10/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Platform

Review: Shepherds

Review: Shepherds

Canadian filmmaker Sophie Deraspe’s latest work adapts Mathyas Lefebure’s pastoral life story about leaving everything behind to become a shepherd in Provence  

10/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Special Presentations

Review: The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos

Review: The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos

The Agbajowo Collective signs a meaningful, grassroots-orientated debut film informed by the ongoing evictions of informal settlements in Africa’s largest city  

10/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Centrepiece

Review: The Quiet Ones

Review: The Quiet Ones

Danish director Frederik Louis Hviid makes his solo feature debut with an action-packed crime-thriller that doesn’t quite live up to its potential  

09/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Discovery

Review: Bonjour Tristesse

Review: Bonjour Tristesse

With her debut film, Canadian essayist Durga Chew-Bose adapts the 1954 French novel into a languorous contemporary fable, set off by a lingering disquietude  

09/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Discovery

Scandar Copti • Director of Happy Holidays

Interview: Scandar Copti • Director of Happy Holidays

“I’m a big believer in the process of liberation, and I truly believe that nobody’s free until everybody’s free”

VENICE 2024: The Palestinian director breaks down his methods of writing and shooting as well as interrogating concepts like morality and the normalisation of oppression  

05/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Orizzonti

Review: Happy Holidays

Review: Happy Holidays

VENICE 2024: Palestinian filmmaker Scandar Copti makes effective use of an ensemble cast in this portrait of contemporary family life in Israel, replete with its many intricacies  

04/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Orizzonti

Review: No Sleep Till

Review: No Sleep Till

VENICE 2024: It’s hurricane season in the Sunshine State in Alexandra Simpson’s meandering but mesmerising feature debut, which is never short on vibes  

03/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | International Film Critics’ Week

Deepak Rauniyar, Asha Magrati • Director of and lead actress in Pooja, Sir

Interview: Deepak Rauniyar, Asha Magrati • Director of and lead actress in Pooja, Sir

“We felt that it was our responsibility to make a film that everyday media could not cover”

VENICE 2024: The director and the lead actress, who are personal and professional partners, speak about their impetus to collaborate on a film inspired by their relationship  

30/08/2024 | Venice 2024 | Orizzonti

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