reviews
'Bardo' Is Beautiful but Empty
Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2022
The passage of time has morphed the cinematic landscape into one that consistently draws from the self, a plane of introspection that has g...
'The Menu' Is Deliciously Nasty
Directed by Mark Mylod
PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2022
The Menu wasn't a part of TIFF's Midnight Madness programme this year, but it would have been perfectly at home with the raucous late night...
Badge Époque Ensemble & Lammping Find New Ways to Groove on 'Clouds of Joy: Chance of Reign'
PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2022
It's amazing that Badge Époque Ensemble has only been around for four years. The progressive and mostly instrumental jazz eight piece (and...
Season 2 of 'Sort Of' Is a Heartfelt Heartache
Created by Bilal Baig
PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2022
Sort Of's first season won three Canadian Screen Awards (Best Comedy Series, Best Writing in a Comedy Series and Best Makeup) and was nomin...
Dave Chappelle Was Used Sparingly on 'SNL,' While Black Star Shone Brightly
November 12, 2022
PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2022
Saturday Night Live platformed disgraced comedian Dave Chappelle and yet he appeared jovial and sparingly, performing a longer-than-usual m...
'ROSIE' Is a Starting Point to Understanding the Reverberations of the Sixties Scoop
Directed by Gail Maurice
PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2022
ROSIE, the debut film by Métis writer-director-actor Gail Maurice, tells the story of an Indigenous girl who is placed in the care of her a...
Guillermo del Toro Wins the 'Pinocchio' War of 2022
Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2022
Before Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio's press screening started, I overhead a couple critics talking about their expectations for the movie...
Colin Stetson's 'Chimæra I' Is a Foreboding Beast
PUBLISHED Nov 10, 2022
While every saxophonist breathes into their instrument, Colin Stetson brings an entire world to life when he puts lips to reed. His explora...