film reviews
'Hey, Viktor!' Is a Satire with Heart
Directed by Cody Lightning
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2024
More than 20 years after the release of Smoke Signals, Chris Eyre’s 1998 film that changed cinema and its representation of Indigeneity...
Kristen Stewart's 'Love Lies Bleeding' Gushes with Unsanitized Sapphic Carnage
Directed by Rose Glass
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2024
After recently suffering through the acclaimed drama 'All of Us Strangers,' I was in critical need of stories about queers behaving badly...
The '80s Culture Wars of 'Uproar' Are More Urgent Than Ever
Directed by Hamish Bennett and Paul Middleditch
PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2024
New Zealand and Canada have a lot in common: we both tend to be overshadowed by more populous neighbouring nations, and we both have reputa...
'Imaginary' Isn't Real Scary
Directed by Jeff Wadlow
PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2024
The imagination can be a hell of a scary place, where the worst fears — about the world, about others and about the self — can manifest and...
Josh Brolin and Ariana Grande Hit a High Note on 'SNL'
March 9, 2024
PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2024
In his third outing, Josh Brolin was an affable and excellent guest host, going clothing-optional for the sake of comedy. Ariana Grande was...
'Cold Road' Loses Thrills to Exposition
Directed by Kelvin Redvers
PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2024
Estranged from the Indigenous community she grew up in, Tracy (Roseanne Supernault) finally returns home to Stony Narrows, SK, to see her a...
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...