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Brian D. Johnson

Brian D. Johnson writes about film and the arts for Maclean’s. He’s also a filmmaker, and director of the annual Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Gala.

Movies

This is Not a Film

This is Not A Film: Smuggled out of Iran for its Cannes premiere, this clandestine self-portrait of a banned filmmaker plays as an...

The Artist

The Artist: Finally a French movie that needs no subtitles. This silent black-and-white romcom was the biggest crowd-pleaser in...

Le Havre

Le Havre: The failure of this gem to win a prize was widely considered to be the most egregious omission by Robert De Niro’s...

Pariah

Pariah: It’s not surprising that this spirited first feature by American director Dee Rees made a splash at Sundance, where it won...

Drive

Drive : Ryan Gosling nails his first action role. He plays a stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver, and stumbles into a...

Lucky

Lucky: Here’s another tale of an abandoned boy, a Dickensian odyssey about a 10-year-old Zulu orphan who flees his South African...

In Darkness

In Darkness: Just when you thought you could never watch another drama about surviving the Holocaust, veteran Polish director...

Habemus Papam

Habemus Papam: What a delicious premise: a freshly elected Pope decides he’s not up to the job. Italian provocateur Nanni Moretti...