TIFF scraps popular Canada's Top Ten Film Festival
The annual winter celebration of Canadian cinema is morphing into a year-long program in order to give homegrown indie movies a bigger distribution push
View ArticleTwo must-sees at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
The fascinating doc Origin Story and splatterific comedy One Cut Of The Dead illustrate the range of this year's offerings
View ArticleIn a hostile world, there are virtues to being a hater
Pop culture critic John Semley makes a persuasive case for disagreement in his new book, but we don't agree with everything he says
View ArticleInterview: The director of Daddy's Home just made a heartfelt film about...
Instant Family pairs requisite studio-comedy wackiness with incisive observations on the adoption narrative
View ArticleCriterion 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
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