Justine Smith

Justine Smith is a freelance writer based in Montreal, QC. She has a huge passion for films about sex - from smut to high art. Her favorite films include Lola Montes, The Red Shoes and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Aside from Movie Mezzanine, she has also written for Vice Canada, Cleo: A Feminist Journal and Little White Lies Magazine.

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The History of Women Athletes In American Cinema

9 years ago by Justine Smith

Justine Smith writes about the history of female athletes-turned-actors in a number of high-profile American films.

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Contradictions and Desires: The Costumes of Eiko Ishioka

9 years ago by Justine Smith

Justine Smith on Eiko Ishioka, an undersung costume designer in the world of film and fashion.

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The New Vanguard of Directors

9 years ago by Justine Smith

In 2015, Marya E. Gates did something radical: She devoted her entire film viewing for a year to women directors. Bridging the personal and the political, she took a stand as a critic, implying that some of the responsibility of inequality within the film indu...

The 20 Best French Horror Films Ever

9 years ago by Justine Smith

In France, the idea of horror is a little different than in Hollywood. In the past, French horror directors generally eschewed jump scares in favor of a feeling of creeping death. Cameras were distant, characters were blank and horror was imposing, if not a na...

Wes Craven: In Memoriam

9 years ago by Justine Smith

It's clear from the outpouring of love after his death on August 30 that Wes Craven was not just a revered horror filmmaker, but also a pioneer in a kind of socially minded self-aware genre filmmaking that continues to flourish today. Before he made films, he ...

Defanging the Unthinkable

A Fitting, Impressive Goodbye

The Ambivalent, Bittersweet "My Life as a Zucchini"

The Complex Morality of "No Country for Old Men"

A New Way of Telling Love Stories

Breaking Standards with Julian Rosefeldt of "Manifesto"

Indulging Mightily with Alex Ross Perry and the "Golden Exits" Cast

The Ultimate Meta-Performance: Kate Lyn Sheil on "Kate Plays Christine"

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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 287: "Kundun"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 286: "Pinocchio"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 285: "That Darn Cat"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 284: "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement"

Defanging the Unthinkable

A Fitting, Impressive Goodbye

The Ambivalent, Bittersweet "My Life as a Zucchini"

The Complex Morality of "No Country for Old Men"

A New Way of Telling Love Stories

Breaking Standards with Julian Rosefeldt of "Manifesto"

Indulging Mightily with Alex Ross Perry and the "Golden Exits" Cast

The Ultimate Meta-Performance: Kate Lyn Sheil on "Kate Plays Christine"

Now Playing: "From Nowhere"

Now Playing: "Fifty Shades Darker"

Now Playing: "War on Everyone"

Now Playing: "The Salesman"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 287: "Kundun"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 286: "Pinocchio"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 285: "That Darn Cat"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 284: "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement"

Defanging the Unthinkable

A Fitting, Impressive Goodbye

The Ambivalent, Bittersweet "My Life as a Zucchini"

The Complex Morality of "No Country for Old Men"

A New Way of Telling Love Stories

Breaking Standards with Julian Rosefeldt of "Manifesto"

Indulging Mightily with Alex Ross Perry and the "Golden Exits" Cast

The Ultimate Meta-Performance: Kate Lyn Sheil on "Kate Plays Christine"

Now Playing: "From Nowhere"

Now Playing: "Fifty Shades Darker"

Now Playing: "War on Everyone"

Now Playing: "The Salesman"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 287: "Kundun"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 286: "Pinocchio"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 285: "That Darn Cat"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 284: "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement"

Justine Smith

All posts by Justine Smith

The History of Women Athletes In American Cinema

Contradictions and Desires: The Costumes of Eiko Ishioka

The New Vanguard of Directors

The 20 Best French Horror Films Ever

Wes Craven: In Memoriam

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