film reviews
'Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl' Is Just Another Music Doc
Directed by Joss Crowley
PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2022
Shania Twain has led a fascinating life full of triumphant highs and some harrowing lows — but fans looking for the nitty gritty will want...
'Nope' Shows That Jordan Peele Is No One-Trick Pony
Directed by Jordan Peele
PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2022
The marketing campaign for Nope gave us little to no indication what Jordan Peele's third film was going to be about beyond the cast and a...
'Fire of Love' Teeters at the Precipice of a Volcano
Directed by Sara Dosa
PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2022
That National Geographic engaged in an intense bidding war to purchase Fire of Love after its premiere at Sundance this year will come as n...
'This Is GWAR' Takes the Metal Band Seriously — Finally
Directed by Scott Barber
PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2022
"Maybe it is a joke in the packaging, but the musicianship is very sincere. So, the ultimate joke of GWAR … is that they are good." This s...
'Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe' Goes Big for Hard Laughs (Heh Heh Heh)
Directed by John Rice and Albert Calleros
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2022
Given how much of Beavis and Butt-Head is devoted to its protagonists obsessing over their own boners, it might be fair to assume that this...
'Becoming a Queen' Is a Royal Celebration of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival
Directed By Chris Strikes
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2022
After going virtual in 2020 and offering up a food festival in lieu of a parade in 2021, the Toronto Caribbean Carnival (a.k.a. Caribana) i...
'The Gray Man' Has Vivid Performances to Make Up for a Colourless Script
Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo
PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2022
Since their immense success within the MCU, the Russo brothers have been relatively quiet. They've mostly worn producer hats the last few y...
It Is a Truth Universally Acknowledged That Netflix's 'Persuasion' Sucks
Directed by Carrie Cracknell
PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2022
Persuasion is a strong contender for the title of Jane Austen's Second-Best Book— a bittersweet novel steeped in wistful yearning, which wa...