film reviews
'A Working Man' Just Works, Man
Directed by David Ayer
PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2025
There are some actor-director collaborations that just work: Jason Statham and David Ayer prove that in spades (and fists) in...
'Darkest Miriam' Finds Poetry Amidst the Chaos of a Toronto Library
Directed by Naomi Jaye
PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2025
'Darkest Miriam' is an urban exploration of isolation, connection and literature that earnestly attempts to portray a sense of poetic...
Seth Rogen Frantically Mocks Hollywood in 'The Studio'
Directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg
PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2025
Following the recent success of Apple TV+'s 'Severance' and 'Silo,' 'The Studio' deserves to be the next buzzed-about series from the...
'Snow White' Exposes Disney's Identity Crisis
Directed by Marc Webb
PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2025
It's no secret that Disney is having an identity crisis that has trickled down to its ability to update its best-loved fairy tales into mod...
Double De Niro Can't Make 'The Alto Knights' a Mob Hit
Directed by Barry Levinson
PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2025
Robert De Niro is a force of nature, even in the worst of films. Taking on dual roles in 'The Alto Knights,' Barry Levinson's first...
'O'Dessa' Hits a Flat Note
Directed by Geremy Jasper
PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2025
There's nothing more exciting in film than a big, ambitious swing for the fences. This might mean assembling every hero in the stable to...
Stylish Spy Thriller 'Black Bag' Doesn't Interrogate Its Own Iffy Script
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2025
In espionage circles, a "black bag" refers to a covert mission wherein an intelligence officer enters a structure — be it technological or...
'We Forgot to Break Up' Pens a Love Song for Toronto's Music Scene
Directed by Karen Knox
PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2025
Karen Knox's 'We Forgot to Break Up' is the whole package for followers of Toronto indie music. It chronicles the brief rise to fame of a...
