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.

Arts

’The heart will not retreat’: How we loved Leonard Cohen

From 2016: Brian D. Johnson on the private and permanent connections Leonard Cohen’s fans felt for him

Arts

’Leonard, we appreciate the gift.’ In appreciation of Leonard Cohen

Brian D. Johnson’s never-before-published ode to ’our scout on the front lines of love, guiding us into the beauty of the moment, but with a cautionary word’

Culture

The arrival of Denis Villeneuve

How Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve catapulted from indie Canadian cinema to Hollywood stardom—all while keeping his signature style intact

Books

Anne Carson has a nervy new collection of poetry

Canada’s most richly rewarded poet proves her worth

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Eliza Reid on life as Iceland’s Canadian first lady

Eliza Reid on presidential perks, what binds northern nations, how she proposed, and Björk

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The silent power of landscape

From Iceland to Australia, documentary film is turning the setting into the story, says film critic Brian D. Johnson

Arts

Leonard Cohen’s third act

At 82, Leonard Cohen released a poignant album, ’You Want It Darker.’ He thought that it could well be his last.

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16 to see at TIFF ’16: Brian D. Johnson’s picks

A sweet 16 of must-see movies, plus a handful more our reviewer can’t wait to see

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Why Canadian cinema might love Nordic Noir’s new wave

The lure of Nesbø and Knausgaard has stars like Matt Damon, Kristin Wiig and Michael Fassbender turning Scandinavia into the new Hollywood North

Books

Patty Hearst’s America, 40 years later

New Yorker writer Jeffrey Toobin finds an engrossing narrative in an old crime story

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