Toronto Review: ‘Consequences’
Looking back at childhood from the safe distance of adulthood, many of us find ourselves surprised to realize that our parents essentially had no idea... Read More
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Toronto Review: ‘Capernaum’
There is a moment in Nadine Labaki’s CAPERNAUM which perfectly encapsulates the profound conundrum it presents. Her face crumpled with premature age and agony, Saoud (Kawthar Al Haddad),... Read More
Toronto Review: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in ‘A Star Is Born’ (★★★★)
The opening of A Star Is Born gives us Bradley Cooper as Jackson Maine, a country-fried rock star who can pack booze and pills as... Read More
Review: Glenn Close is Oscar-worthy in ‘The Wife’
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] No one can do a cold stare like Glenn Close. Throughout her new film, The Wife, Close, in a career-defining and... Read More
Review: Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is a vital, volatile and incendiary piece of Americana (★★★★)
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Spike Lee, I doubt anyone would argue, has paved the way for the likes of John Singleton, Ava DuVernay, Dee Rees... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Whitney’ – a Heartbreaking Chronicle of the Rise and Fall of a Legend
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] If you were alive in the 1980s it was impossible to miss out on the once in a lifetime talent that... Read More
Cannes Review: Kore-eda’s unforgettable ‘Shoplifters’ is his best film to date
SHOPLIFTERS is Hirokazu Kore-eda’s best film to date, and one of the most pleasant surprises of the Cannes Film Festival. A deceptively simple but utterly... Read More
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Spike Lee, I doubt anyone would argue, has paved the way for the likes of John Singleton, Ava DuVernay, Dee Rees... Read More
Cannes Review: Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘Lazzaro Felice’ is one of the fest’s best
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The first hour of Alice Rohrwacher’s third feature Lazzaro Felice (Happy as Lazzaro) are as languidly paced as a film could be.... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Girl,’ the deeply humane debut from Lukas Dhont
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Lara is 15 going on 16 trans girl with dreams of being a professional ballerina in Lukas Dhont’s touching and humane... Read More
Producers Guild (PGA) and Screen Actors Actors Guild (SAG) Awards Predictions: More ‘One Battle’ vs ‘Sinners’ Provide the Final Showdowns Before Oscar 
‘Mint’ Review: Ambition Outpaces Impact in ‘Snapper’ Director Charlotte Regan’s Stylish BBC Crime Drama Series [C+] Berlinale 
‘17’ Review: Kosara Mitić’s Devastating Debut Exposes the Cost of Silence and Complicity [B] Berlinale 
Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Take Top Awards