Xavier Dolan

Has Xavier Dolan’s Own Filmmaking Style Caught Up with Him?

July 20, 2022July 18, 2022OpinionHeartbeats, It's Only the End of the World, Matthias & Maxime, Mommy, The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, Xavier Dolan

Allow me to make one thing very clear about Quebecois director Xavier Dolan from the outset: he is an undeniably talented filmmaker. As much has been clear since his cinematic debut, I Killed My Mother,

Symmetry, Shot, Closeup: How Xavier Dolan Makes His Film

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021UncategorizedDirecting, Filmmaking, Xavier Dolan

Everything has its own personal style. You have a personal style of managing things out; your mom has a personal style of making toasts; a favorite store at the corner has a personal style of

2019: A Mixed Year for Xavier Dolan

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020The Bottom Line, Today's Top Stories2019, It: Chapter 2, Matthias & Maxime, The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, Xavier Dolan

It’s perhaps old hat by now to say that Xavier Dolan has established himself as one of Canada’s foremost auteurs ever since his auspicious debut, I Killed My Mother, at the tender age of 20,

Final Comments on Xavier Dolan

June 7, 2017June 5, 2017OpinionXavier Dolan

Last week I concluded my review series of Xavier Dolan’s films with his latest (and possibly most disappointing) effort, It’s Only the End of the World. I have already made my opinions clear on each

It’s Only the End of the World (Review)

May 31, 2017June 1, 2017ReviewIt's Only the End of the World, Xavier Dolan

Accomplished filmmaking is a question of consistency on a number of different fronts…but few filmmakers produce consistently accomplished works. It is understandable that a director will not always get things right in the quest of

Mommy (Review)

May 24, 2017June 1, 2017ReviewMommy, Xavier Dolan

The relationship between a mother and son is a recurring theme in each of Xavier Dolan’s film. While it may be fleeting in Heartbeats, or part of the greater whole like in Laurence Anyways, it