Articles by Marie Saadeh

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...

'You Can Live Forever' Can't Bring Its Love Story to Life

Directed by Mark Slutsky and Sarah Watts

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2023

You Can Live Forever is a charming, if tropey, queer coming-of-age tale that's unfortunately clouded with predictability and a lacklustre s...

'Return to Seoul' Is a Beautifully Chaotic Hunt for Home

Directed by Davy Chou

PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2023

Davy Chou's Return to Seoul dazzles with a melancholic and disconcerting portrayal of one reality of being an adoptee. When Freddie Benoît...

'M3GAN' Entertains with a Surface-Level Critique of AI

Directed by Gerard Johnstone

PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2023

M3GAN kicks off 2023 the right way — with a refreshing reminder that dolls are still creepy, and so is artificial intelligence.  When a fa...