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Justine Smith

Justine Smith is a freelance film writer based in Montreal, Quebec.

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Pleasure Dispels Male Fantasies of Porn

by Justine Smith May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

Ninja Thyberg’s film replicates a common plot structure for classic porn as it follows a young performer entering the business, but its focus is on the labor involved.

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Reckoning with Israeli Censorship Through Autofiction

by Justine Smith March 21, 2022June 24, 2022

Ahed’s Knee is the latest film by Nadav Lapid to use a fictionalized version of the filmmaker to inveigh against societal injustice.

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What the ‘Karen’ Meme Shows About Declining US Exceptionalism

by Justine Smith March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

While there’s room for debate about who is and is not a Karen, one critical component is the stench of entitlement and a pressing need to appeal to authority.

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Unearthed Interviews Shed New Light on Truman Capote

by Justine Smith September 12, 2021September 10, 2021

Ebs Burnough’s documentary The Capote Tapes uses hundreds of hours of newly discovered interviews about the infamous author to take a deeper look at his life.

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What Has Become of Film and TV’s Many Attempts to Dissect Hitler?

by Justine Smith August 23, 2021August 23, 2021

After decades of works about the Nazi dictator, “Who was Hitler?” becomes a less interesting question than “Why do we care so much?”

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How the Myth of Barack Obama Overtook the Man (and the Politician)

by Justine Smith August 15, 2021August 16, 2021

A new HBO film introduces a level of nuance to its depiction of the president that’s been sorely lacking in most portrayals.

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75 Years On, How Cinema Remembers the Holocaust

by Justine Smith July 21, 2021December 30, 2021

With those who directly experienced the events dwindling in number, films about the Holocaust must now grapple with what “Never forget” truly means.

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How Those Who Lived Through the Holocaust Have Testified in Film

by Justine Smith July 20, 2021December 30, 2021

While narratives depicting the Holocaust present fixed versions of events, testimonial films tend to be more open-ended, and pose more profound questions.

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How Movies Have “Witnessed” the Holocaust Over the Decades

by Justine Smith July 19, 2021December 30, 2021

Since cameras were first pointed at the concentration camps, filmmakers have faced challenges in how to respectfully and meaningfully depict atrocity.

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In Remote Russia, Willem Dafoe Confronts His Demons

by Justine Smith June 17, 2021November 15, 2021

Abel Ferrara’s Siberia is an alternately nightmarish and transcendent journey through the subconscious.

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How Canada’s Most Glamorous Adult Theater Has Survived

by Justine Smith May 5, 2021May 6, 2021

The Cinéma L’Amour in Montreal hearkens back to the Golden Age of Porn.

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There Should Be Oscars for Documentary Editing, Photography, and More

by Justine Smith April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

The Academy would do well to expand its recognition of nonfiction.

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