<h1>Julie Levac</h1>

Julie Levac

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TIFF ’23: The Holdovers

TIFF ’23: The Holdovers

Sep 14, 2023

Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) dedicates his life to education. Not only does he teach at a prep school, but he lives there too. His life is confined to the campus grounds. Every day he teaches privileged boys who come from rich families. You know the type. I mean the...

TIFF ’23: Wicked Little Letters

TIFF ’23: Wicked Little Letters

Sep 14, 2023

Playing the same person decades apart in The Lost Daughter showed the obvious chemistry between Jessie Buckley and Olivia Coleman. In Wicked Little Letters, they come together again as neighbours and enemies. This hilarious and profanity-filled whodunit-type tale...

TIFF ’23: The Burial

Sep 12, 2023

The unlikely pair of Willie Gary (Jamie Foxx) and Jeremiah O’Keefe (Tommy Lee Jones) come together in this courtroom drama/comedy to battle corporate greed. Jeremiah, a self-made family man, owns eight funeral homes and a burial insurance company in Biloxi,...

True Spirit: Pink Saved Me

True Spirit: Pink Saved Me

Jun 20, 2023

I was never planning to write about True Spirit. I didn't go into it ready to take notes. I was sick, tired, and holed up in bed. I just needed something fun and easy to watch. But it's now three days later and I can't stop thinking about it. True Spirit is based on...

Quickening: Tradition Versus Independence

Sep 21, 2021

Sheila (Arooj Azeem), a Pakistani-Canadian university student, is trying to find her independence while dealing with traditional and overbearing parents.??As she experiences love, sex, and heartbreak for the first time, Sheila has to deal with the fallout of those...

Violet: I Don’t Know Who I Am Anymore

Sep 16, 2021

In Violet, her feature length directorial debut, Justine Bateman blesses the screen with an incredibly thought provoking glimpse into the life of Violet Calder (Olivia Munn).  Violet, a seemingly successful and high-functioning woman, lives her life in...

TIFF ’21: Jagged

TIFF ’21: Jagged

Sep 14, 2021

Directed by Alison Klayman, Jagged is an absolute celebration of Alanis Morissette's 1995 album, Jagged Little Pill. Jagged explores how Alanis started in the business, how Jagged Little Pill came to be, and the stardom that followed.? But what really stood out to me...

Rainbow Baby: The Silent Pain of Miscarriage

Rainbow Baby: The Silent Pain of Miscarriage

Jun 2, 2021

Rainbow Baby is a short film centring around the aftermath of miscarriage.  Written by Kate Fenton, directed by Monica Mustelier, and produced by Lisa Michelle Cornelius, Rainbow Baby is a raw glimpse into the emotions and reality of such a devastating...