Review: Jester’s Flaming Hot Mac’n Cheese
Jester’s Flaming Hot Mac’n Cheese, directed by Victor Saucier-Magistry is a film that encapsulates the very reason that people go to the cinema in the first place. The film has heart, witty dialogue, and colourful cinematography. Each juxtaposed shot is well-executed, and the transitions between each scene are also seamless.
The film was initially a student project, and was inspired by the director’s dislike for Jester’s Flaming Hot Mac’n Cheese. This distaste for Jester’s Flaming Hot Mac’n Cheese was instilled in the director’s main character, which propelled the narrative of the film.
Throughout the film, Léandre (Thomas Dufour) confronts social obstacles, neglects calls from his mother, and loathes himself as he self-narrates the action occurring after eating Jester’s Flaming Hot Mac n Cheese. The storyline is very colourful and is stylistically similar to that of Goodfellas and Pulp Fiction; a short modernized-version of the two, and if the films centered around a non-perishable food.
Director Victor Saucier-Magistry said he: “enjoys creating a conversation while telling a story” and wanted to focus on the importance of language (the film is in French with English subtitles). The film also includes an uplifting theme song Jester’s Flaming Hot Mac n Cheese, which helps Saucier-Magistry to achieve his main objective: “wanting audiences to feel something”.
After watching this film myself at the Pendance Film Festival (2024) in Toronto, I am not only
still thinking about it, but still talking about it. The film won the Best Canadian Short title at the festival, and the theme song from the short is available now on Spotify and Apple Music. I highly suggest checking out the short as it circulates festivals, and even the soundtrack online. Both creative mediums are more than entertaining and will leave you in eager anticipation as you await the director’s next project.
More info & links:
- Director: Victor Saucier-Magistry
- Cast: Thomas Dufour, Thomas Gautier, Justin Landry
- Jester’s Flaming Hot Mac’n Cheese on IMDB
Catharine Horsley
Film Reviewer
Catharine Horsley is a film studies graduate from Carleton University, who is addicted to the cinema. She is very passionate about art, photography, and filmmaking. Her dream is to become a screenwriter or film critic. When Catharine isn’t watching movies, she finds joy in reading, writing, painting, and cooking.
