Alex Heeney

On the podcast, Alex Heeney delves into Bretten Hannam’s At the Place of Ghosts and interviews them about it. Alex digs into how the film uses genre to tell a story about two people healing from trauma who can’t talk about it — and then talks to writer-director Hannam about crafting the film. Still from Bretten Hannam’s At the Place of Ghosts, which Alex discusses on the podcast and interviews Hannam about.

On the podcast, Alex Heeney delves into what we miss about great TV when we binge — and how to reap those rewards on the first or second viewing, not ten years later. Why do some shows keep rewarding us years later? And is there a way to make those rewards come sooner — without having to get older or rewatch ad infinitum? In this episode, Alex introduces The Long Arc, a new 10-week experience built around the first season of HBO’s Looking.

Toronto’s InsideOut Film Festival programs so many wonderful queer films — like Gugu’s World and Black Burns Fast — about children for children, if only they could reach them. Discover more Cannes coverage here Not in the zeitgeist. Not pushed by streamers. But still easy to find — and worth sitting with. And a guide to help you do just that.