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Stephen A Russell joins us to talk the films of Xavier Dolan!
\nCritic and journalist Stephen A Russell joins Rochelle and Lee to chat about some of the key films from this month, including Disney’s sequel-to-a-classic\xa0Mary Poppins Returns\xa0(01:44), Paolo Sorrentino’s fictitious biopic\xa0Loro (07:59), M Night Shyamalan’s superheroic trilogy-capping\xa0Glass (13:58), and Aussie remake\xa0Storm Boy (21:32).
\nWith the Academy Awards coming up, and the ceremony appearing to be undergoing a number of significant changes, it’s time to open everybody’s favourite can of worms: are we investing way too much in the Oscars, or are some of just cynical and dead inside? (26:21)
\nThen, Stephen takes us through the career of his filmmaker of the month, Xavier Dolan. At time of recording, the award-winning French-Canadian prodigy has released six feature films, filmed a further two, and is mere weeks away from turning 30. And in addition to writing and directing his films, he also appears in about half of them, every bit the artist in front of the camera as behind. So what is it about Dolan’s films that captivate so many of us? (35:33)