film reviews
We're Too Picky for 'Ricky Stanicky'
Directed by Peter Farrelly
PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2024
Peter Farrelly's latest bro-comedy has a fun and simple premise: three childhood friends make up a fake person, the titular Ricky Stanicky,...
'The Regime' Is Very Silly Indeed!
Created by Will Tracy
PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2024
"HBO show starring Kate Winslet as the chancellor of a crumbling dictatorship" sounds like the perfect elevator pitch for a prestige drama...
Sydney Sweeney and Kacey Musgraves Enlivened Tired Jokes on 'SNL'
March 2, 2024
PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2024
Sydney Sweeney was an effervescent host navigating few sketch ideas that really popped, and Kasey Musgraves returned to...
Adam Sandler's 'Spaceman' Has No Gravity
Directed by Johan Renck
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2024
In the year 2024, no one denies Adam Sandler's abilities as a "serious" actor. Most recently etched in the film-going conscious is...
'500 Days in the Wild' Is a True Canadian Experience
Directed by Dianne Whelan
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2024
An idea as ambitious as it is personal, 500 Days in the Wild traces Dianne Whelan's trek across Canada via the Trans Canada Trail. Starting...
'The Movie Man' Celebrates the Cinematic Marvel of Ontario Cottage Country
Directed by Matt Finlin
PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2024
In a loving tribute to Highlands Cinema, Matt Finlin's documentary 'The Movie Man' celebrates the historic theatre and the entrepreneur who...
'Suze' Reveals Surprising Depths
Directed by Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart
PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2024
At first glance, 'Suze,' the comedy-drama film directed by Canadians Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart, appears to tread all-too-familiar ground...
'Upgraded' Could Be the Best 2000s Rom-Com of the 2020s
Directed by Carlson Young
PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2024
Upgraded is about the hijinks that ensue when an air traveller is upgraded from economy to first class — which is an apt metaphor for the f...