It is, Rankin said, the greatest producer of Christmas movies in the world. “I think something like 3,000 Hallmark movies are ...

It's not unusual for a city to double for another metropolis in movies. New Yorkers have long been able to spot when Toronto ...

We look at "Universal Language," a new movie that follows three storylines in a city that is a cross between Winnipeg and ...

It’s not unusual for a city to double for another metropolis in movies. New Yorkers have long been able to spot when Toronto has been substituted for the Big ...

Both a valentine to Iranian cinema and an absurdist look at Winnipeg, Canadian filmmaker Matthew Rankin's comedy is ...

Abbas Kiarostami wasn’t the first Iranian director to explore these binaries, often by using moviemaking itself as a ...

At his disposal this campaign, though, are several new players who at their best, could take the club by storm. Alex ...

Universal Language” is delightfully absurdist, with little moments in each story that both make sense yet defy expectations.

Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about. The charmingly ...

Canadian director Matthew Rankin fell in love with Iranian cinema in high school. He traveled to Iran over 20 years ago to study film there, but Rankin said the government crackdowns on filmmakers ...

Matthew Rankin in ‘Universal Language.’ We have not even mentioned the turkeys yet, notably the gobbling winner of a sexy-turkey-beauty-contest who’s traveling by bus (that vehicle is driven ...