New Releases

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  ​'Onward' Has That Old Pixar Magic

  Directed by Dan Scanlon

  PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2020

  Pixar's last couple of films have been sequels; it's been a few years since the Disney-owned animation studio knocked it out of the park wi...

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  ​'All the Bright Places' Glosses Over Its Own Difficult Themes

  Directed by Brett Haley

  PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2020

  Through no fault of the film's stars, All the Bright Places' story of mental illness and young love is unmemorable. Directed by Brett Haley...

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  ​'The Lodge' Takes a Stylishly Twisted Look at Trauma

  Directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2020

  Horror movies have continued to move away from traditional mechanics, like jump scares and practical effects, in favour of finding dread in...

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  'The Invisible Man' Is a Masterful Horror of Domestic Abuse

  Directed by Leigh Whannell

  PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2020

  Any film that lingers over Elisabeth Moss's face, that gives her time, is a good film and The Invisible Man is one.   Based loosely on an o...

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  'The Jesus Rolls' Is a Gutterball that Dishonours the Legacy of 'The Big Lebowski'

  Directed by John Turturro

  PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2020

  Jesus Quintana only got a couple minutes of screen time during 1998's The Big Lebowski, but now actor John Turturro has given his flamboyan...

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  Stalker Tale 'The Night Clerk' Kinda Lacks Thrills

  Directed by Michael Cristofer

  PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2020

  Michael Cristofer, best known for his roles in Smash and Mr. Robot, is behind the director's chair for his first feature since 2001's Origi...

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  'The Call of the Wild' Might Entertain Children but It's Creepy for Adults

  Directed by Chris Sanders

  PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2020

  Based on the 1903 novel of the same name by Jack London, The Call of the Wild follows the story of a CGI St. Bernard/Collie mix named Buck,...

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  'Downhill' Makes a Minor Farce of 'Force Majeure'

  Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2020

  Bong Joon-ho spent much of awards season urging North Americans to stop being such babies about subtitles and open their minds to the world...