Movie Reviews

Revisiting the Masterpiece of Mayhem ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’

Revisiting the movies and TV shows from our childhood is always fun. Sometimes you find…

Why ‘Con Air’ Is Peak Straight-Boy Camp

Here’s the thing about reviewing Con Air: it’s impossible to define it in terms of…

For Over 40 Years, ‘Friday the 13th’ Warns of the Dangers of Unresolved Trauma

In the movie that started the slasher horror craze of the 1980s, Friday the 13th…

Bridesmaids Magnolia
When Good Cops are Still Bad Apples: The Unlikely Cases of ‘Magnolia’ and ‘Bridesmaids’

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of racist cops, the calls…

12 Monkeys
30 Years Ago ’12 Monkeys’ Taught Us the Futility of Time Travel in a Pandemic

Prevention, not time travel, is the key to halting a viral contagion. “Five billion people…

TIFF 2025 Review: Kahlil Joseph Crafts His Visual Essay Using a Unique Aesthetic in ‘BLKNWS: Terms and Conditions’

Respected artist and filmmaker Kahlil Joseph brings us his latest project, BLKNWS: Terms and Conditions,…

TIFF 2025 Review: Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson Reignite Ibsen’s Classic With Queer Ferocity in ‘Hedda’

When Nia DaCosta burst onto the scene with Little Woods and later carved space for…

TIFF 2025 Review: Michaela Coel Anchors a Darkly Funny Portrait of Art, Family, and Forgery in ‘The Christophers’

The art world has always been a fertile ground for stories about deception, reinvention, and…

TIFF 2025 Review: Willem Dafoe and Corey Hawkins Face Off in ‘The Man in My Basement’

Walter Mosley’s fiction has always carried a sting. His novels don’t just tell stories, they…

TIFF 2025 Review: Clement Virgo Delivers a Genre-Bending Fable of Desire and Deception in ‘Steal Away’

Clement Virgo has built a reputation as one of Canada’s most distinctive storytellers, adept at…