Xavier Dolan

Film Review: “Mommy” — Motherhood at Hurricane Force

January 29, 2015
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Xavier Dolan’s up-close look at a mother-son relationship has the intensity of a John Cassavetes film — it can be gut-wrenching to watch.

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Coming Attractions in Film: March 2010

March 2, 2010
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By Justin Marble March 2–4: “Children of Invention” at the Brattle: Young filmmaker Tze Chun’s first feature was shot on location in Boston and focuses on a single mother with two small children struggling to make ends meet. When she doesn’t return home one night from her con-artist-esque job, it falls to the older brother…

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