Kevin Jagernauth

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Kevin Jagernauth is a Montreal-based film critic and writer. Kevin has written professionally about music and film for over 15 years, most prominently as Managing Editor of The Playlist, where he continues to contribute reviews, and he has recently joined The Film Verdict as a Contributing Critic. Kevin has attended and covered a wide range of festivals including Cannes, TIFF, Fantasia, Savannah, and more. On a consultative basis, Kevin provides script coverage for feature-length independent and international films. He is also the co-founder and co-programmer of Kopfkino, a monthly screening series of cult classics and contemporary favorites that ran from 2017-2020 in Montreal.

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The Fence (Le Cri des Gardes) | 2025 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

Cri du cœur: Denis Delivers A Boiling Colonial Drama Dripping With Sexual Tension A border is simply a line on a map. A fence is...

Shosana | Review

Winterbottom Cranks Yet Out Another One, This Time A Forgettable Thriller With No Bite Michael Winterbottom never stops. For over three decades, the filmmaker has...

Aisha Can’t Fly Away | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Buliana Simon Shines In Gritty Immigrant Story That Struggles To Take Flight As the opening credits reveal, Aisha Can’t Fly was developed with the support...

Dites-lui que je l’aime (Tell Her I Love Her) | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Family Tree Grows Tangled Roots In Romane Bohringer’s Metafictional Feature Family can make you and family can break you apart. The ties that bind...

Meteors | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Male Friendship Comes Apart In Hubert Charuel’s Assured Sophomore Feature A meteorite enters Earth’s atmosphere moving up to 72 kilometers per second and (usually) burns...

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Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...
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