Using real stories from the filmmaker’s life, he and his Iranian co-writers Ila Firouzabad and Pirouz Nemati create a world ...

Director Matthew Rankin ’s odyssey through a Winnipeg dotted with homages to Iranian film history — and featuring the coziest ...

Tehran comes to Winnipeg in 'Universal Language,' Matthew Rankin's singular gem about cross-cultural exchange.

Written and directed by director Matthew Rankin, the comedy presents a Persian-language-inflected Canada, getting at timely ...

Director Matthew Rankin's dry, eccentric charmer features a man who sings to his turkey and something called the Winnepeg ...

The Toronto International Film Festival's annual showcase of the country’s best features includes titles by Sook-Yin Lee, David Cronenberg, Matthew Rankin and more.

A lightly satirical and surrealist comedy imagines the snowy Canadian city in the style of the Iranian New Wave.

Matthew Rankin’s whimsical, cerebral comedy takes place in a version of the northern nation that is full of Iranian ...

This time of year, we find ourselves in a lame-duck period on the movie calendar, with much of Hollywood’s energy directed toward Academy Award–nominated titles in the run-up to the March 2 ceremony.

The latest film releases include Captain America: Brave New World, Paddington in Peru, Universal Language, and Sly Lives! Weighing in are Christy Lemire, writer for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the ...

Oscilloscope Laboratorie s has acquired North American rights to “ Obex ” following its debut at this year’s Sundance Film ...

Exclusive: Director Gints Zilbalodis shared, "It’s an absolute dream come true to see 'Flow' featured in the Criterion Collection alongside the legendary filmmakers I grew up admiring." ...