Confessions of a recovering film addict and TIFF-oholic
A long-time film critic on TIFF 2014 and the annual ritual resurrection of our faith in cinema
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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.
How to be a better Canadian: See these Canadian movies
Maclean’s presents an instalment in our patriotic video series designed to hone your skills, add to your already encyclopedic knowledge of this great country and generally make you a super-Canadian. This week: Brian D. Johnson, president of the Toronto Film Critics Association and long-time film writer for Maclean’s, discusses his top-five must-see Canadian films.
Cannes gives Golden Palm to ’Winter Sleep’
Xavier Dolan takes bronze, and Julianne Moore wins best actress for Cronenberg’s ’Maps to the Stars’
When the scenery chews back
How landscape upstaged the actors in Cannes
Actress! Actress! Female performances ruled Cannes
As the competition wraps, we rate the hits and misses, and weigh the odds on the Palme d’Or
The Gospel according to Tarantino
"Digital projection is the death of cinema as I know it. I don’t need to go and watch television in public."
American Gothic cowboys of Cannes
Our movie critic in Cannes rounds up his latest viewing
Cronenberg lights up Cannes with ’Maps to the Stars’
With his best film since ’Eastern Promises,’ and one of the most playful of his career, Cronenberg is a contender for the Palme D’Or
The greatest muscle-mass of aging action stars ever assembled
Brian D. Johnson reports from the Croisette
Jay Baruchel: The anti-star hits Cannes
A homebody allergic to Hollywood, the Canuck with the biggest movie in Cannes talks life and limelight with Brian D. Johnson