Criterion Collection to launch streaming service in Canada
The Criterion Channel will make the boutique distributor's library of contemporary and classic cinema gems available online in one place
View ArticleThe Toronto Film Map reveals a segregated Toronto
An interactive map of Toronto-set film and TV locations looks a lot like a recent study that shows how the city is divided by race and income
View ArticleWhat to watch at the 2018 Blood In The Snow Film Festival
The annual Canadian horror fest has expanded. Here are seven standout films playing this year
View ArticleThe 50 best things to do in Toronto this winter
In our Chill Winter Guide, find 50 of the best cultural, arts, music, food and outdoor events happening in Toronto from November 2018 to March 2019.
View ArticleFour superhero franchises that should be revived
The world is not wanting for reboots, but these caped (or eared) crusaders are truly deserving of a comeback
View ArticleWhat to watch on Netflix Canada in December 2018
NOW critics pick the best movies and TV shows joining the streaming service’s library this month
View ArticleRoundtable: Indigenous directors discuss the "savages" in the Coens' latest...
The caricatured Native American characters in Netflix's The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is part of the satire, but is that portrayal responsible? Critic Adam Nayman and filmmakers Lisa Jackson and Shane...
View ArticleReview: Alfonso Cuarón's Roma is sublime
Semi-autobiographical film set in 70s Mexico City suggests monumental emotions through seemingly mundane details
View ArticleReview: Lars von Trier's The House That Jack Built is an incel wet dream
The Danish director mocks #MeToo in ultra-violent serial killer flick starring Matt Dillon and Uma Thurman
View ArticleReview: Vox Lux captures the inoculating power of pop music
Brady Corbet's music industry satire starring Natalie Portman as a traumatized pop star is manic, comic and confrontational
View ArticleReview: Ben Is Back deals with opioid addiction with a surprising lightness
Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges are convincing as a mother and son confronting addiction issues
View ArticleReview: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse is fleet, fun and very silly
Animated crossover film featuring half a dozen Marvel spinoff characters is a bright and shiny delight
View ArticleReview: Netflix's Mowgli is a darker take on Rudyard Kipling's book
Andy Serkis-directed Legend Of The Jungle is a flawed but fascinating adaptation of the classic story
View ArticleReview: Blaze confirms Ethan Hawke’s status as a real filmmaker
Biopic about the late country singer Blaze Foley offers lots of surprises and an authentic performance by first-time actor Ben Dickey
View ArticleReview: Mary Queen Of Scots is full of empty pageantry
As contrasting monarchs, Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie shout, wear elaborate costumes and bore you to tears
View ArticleThe week in superhero news: Toxic Avenger, PG-rated Deadpool and Tom Cruise
This week's Superhero Nonsense column tackles a particularly gross reboot, a PG-rated revamp and Hollywood's humblest superhuman
View ArticleMovies were big on "white devil" narratives in 2018
When white saviour characters feel outmoded, Hollywood flocks to "white devil" narratives, like The Mule and The Old Man & The Gun, to re-centre whiteness
View ArticleSusan G. Cole’s top 10 movies of 2018
This idiosyncratic list focuses on the best releases by women, the best stories about women and the best female actors of the year
View ArticleIn memoriam: filmmaker and actor Penny Marshall, 1943-2018
The beloved star of Laverne & Shirley became the first woman director to break $100 million at the U.S. box office with Big
View ArticleKevin Ritchie's top 10 movies of 2018
This year was all about films that questioned entrenched values, particularly when the subject was the way we work
View ArticleRadheyan Simonpillai's top 10 movies of 2018
The year's best films were about people figuring out where they fit while living on the margins
View ArticleWhat holiday movies to see and skip this year
From Oscar hopefuls and costume dramas to family flicks, here’s the scoop on the season’s new movies, whether they're playing at a multiplex or streaming on your device
View ArticleThe highs and lows in fat representation on screen in 2018
From Dumplin' to Insatiable, these were the best and worst movies and TV shows where fat bodies were represented this year.
View ArticleCineCycle rallies support after accusations of racism
A fundraiser is hoping to restore CineCycle and owner Martin Heath's reputation – and financial losses upwards of $10,000 – after artist Taja Nicholle accused the underground cinema and arts hub of...
View ArticleThree essential film festivals happening in Toronto on Family Day Weekend 2019
TIFF Next Wave, Toronto Black Film Festival and Toronto Animation Arts Festival International will keep movie lovers busy on the long weekend
View ArticleWhere to watch the 2019 Oscars in Toronto
Don't have access to linear TV? These viewing parties have got you covered
View ArticleTIFF bridges selfie and film culture with Picture Palace
The exhibit includes stations where you can put yourself on a screen as part of a Bollywood dance number, get behind a camera dolly or step inside an old movie palace
View ArticleColson Whitehead is coming to Toronto to celebrate "classy trash"
Ahead of his appearance at TIFF's Books On Film series, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author talks Barry Jenkins, Halloween and the oppressive Oscars
View ArticleRob Ford was the talk of SXSW's Canada House
SXSW Festival report: Mayor John Tory has no plans to watch Run This Town, Grace Glowicki wins with Tito and Ricky Tollman talks Robyn Dolittle criticism
View ArticlePodcast: After 20 years, Sarah Polley is finally ready to talk about Go
The Toronto director/actor chats with director Doug Liman about their experiences making the cult crime comedy set in the late-90s L.A. rave scene
View ArticleReview: Shazam! approaches its superhero stuff with humour, excitement and...
Shazam! pokes fun at everything from superhero obsession to the very fact that Billy’s alter ego lacks a name. In the comics he’s called Captain Marvel.
View Article10 things to see at Images Festival 2019
Our best bets for the experimental film and new media fest, including IMAX art films at the Cinesphere and Lido Pimienta's live graphic novel performance
View Article12 must-see films about and directed by women at Hot Docs 2019
The majority of docs playing at this year's fest were directed by women. Here are a few that we're excited to see
View ArticleAs Queen Video goes dark, the Criterion Channel goes live
The cinephile streaming service launches just as a Toronto DVD institution calls it quits – but it will be years before movie lovers can stream everything, if at all
View ArticleCanada’s rising screen stars: 9 talents changing the stories we tell
Acting, directing, producing, writing – today's up-and-coming film and TV makers do it all
View ArticleReview: Alex Ross Perry's Her Smell is full of ugliness and empathy
Elisabeth Moss brings the insanity as a fading grunge singer who pushes a begrudgingly supportive circle of musicians to the brink
View ArticleReview: Fausto puts a striking and abstract spin on a familiar fable
Canadian director Andrea Bussmann's experimental feature debut is ideal for a big-screen experience
View ArticleHot Docs 2019 reviews: directory
Keep checking back as NOW's critics continue to review films ahead of and throughout the festival
View ArticleWill AOC's Green New Deal become an election issue in Canada?
Naomi Klein and the Leap are looking to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's proposed stimulus program as Canadians prepare to go to the polls
View ArticleToronto's east end has a new movie theatre: The Grand Gerrard
A little rough around the edges, Leslieville's former Projection Booth reopens with a new name and a DIY mission statement
View ArticleLongmont Potion Castle turns prank phone calls into an art form
The elusive underground comedy star speaks on camera for the first time in a documentary screening at Toronto's Royal Cinema on May 10
View ArticleWhere to watch outdoor movies in Toronto in summer 2019
Sail-In Cinema may have called it quits, but there are plenty of other spots to spend an evening with a blanket, some popcorn and a free movie
View ArticleParis Is Burning is an urgent reminder of the importance of queer spaces
The dispersion of queer people into a diaspora in the face of gentrification dilutes the ability to organize and ruptures our political power
View ArticleJoanne Vannicola wants to push Canadian film beyond gender binaries
The Toronto-based actor and author spent years reconciling their queer non-binary identity with the demands of a deeply closeted industry
View Article43°North is not waiting around for Canadian film to meet equity goals
The Toronto-based production company is making and developing projects that reflect deeper, more thoughtful approaches to diversity
View ArticleTIFF 2019 reviews: directory
Keep checking back as NOW's writers continue to see and review films throughout the festival. And remember a >>> sign indicates a critic's pick
View ArticleParadise Theatre to reopen in December
The newly restored Bloor West cinema will screen movies and host comedy and live music, including Jason Collett's Basement Revue
View ArticleThe 50 best things to do in Toronto this winter
It’s going to be a long winter, but that's no reason to stay inside. Here are the best outdoor, arts, music, stage and food events to keep you busy in the months ahead
View Article14 films we can't wait to see in 2020
Including a remake of a horror classic, another adaptation of a sci-fi epic and a movie musical that doesn't rely on CGI fur
View ArticleMovie trends in 2020: Interesting superheroes, same old megaflops
Expect more auteurs and arthouse on Netflix, more reboots and remakes in cinemas and a new wave of Canadian talent poised for stardom
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