if messi from anatomy of a fall is meryl streep, the titular dog in this is tom cruise… loved this quiet and stylish drama that, like the two strays at its center who find each other, knows when to be warm and when to be cool. hope this gets picked up for distribution in the states

a coiled, precise, and patient debut for both leonardo van dijl and tessa van den broeck; i hope to see more from them both. an intimately familiar emotional narrative, yet i haven’t quite seen it put to screen this way before. great tennis scenes

She sure does, resolutely so. So does this admirably restrained film, observing a lead character who is intensely internal, with a patient camera style that never manipulates or seeks to dramatise. It's low key, but very effectively so.

Oh, Canada allowed me to truly feel close to someone I don’t know. Paul Schrader has directed an achingly good portrait of someone reflecting on their life and who they are - while avoiding any cliches whatsoever. The pacing of the film is brilliant and tone pitch-perfect. You really can’t ask for much more. Richard Gere gives an incredibly moving performance and Jacob Elordi is top notch.

Oh, hell yeah. For a film about growing old, this is maybe Schrader’s most youthful film. Gorgeous in every frame, fresh in its presentation, and deeply, deeply moving. I’m a Schrader-head and was still surprised by how honest, affecting and beautiful this was. A masterful work by a grand filmmaker. Adored.

Franz Rogowski, you are the ultimate actor.

when I woke up this morning I did not expect to get emotional watching a shirtless fully tatted Barry Keoghan sing along to Coldplay’s Yellow in order to make a toad produce hallucinogenic slime but here we are