Articles by Courtney Small
'The Brutalist' Builds Up and Tears Down the American Dream
Directed by Brady Corbet
PUBLISHED Dec 16, 2024
The first thing that Hungarian-Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor László Tóth (Adrien Brody) sees upon emerging from the dark, cramped...
'Play It Loud: How Toronto Got Soul' Traces the Roots of the Iconic Toronto Sound
Directed by Graeme Mathieson
PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2024
Collecting tales of the impact and influence Jamaican musicians have had on the Toronto music scene like Thanos collects Infinity Stones...
'The Line' Exposes the Toxic Side of Frat Life
Directed by Ethan Berger
PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2024
The horrors of hazing at fraternities have been well-documented and condemned over the years. However, despite the depths of humiliation an...
'The Piano Lesson' Strikes a Healing Chord
Directed by Malcolm Washington
PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2024
Eight years after Denzel Washington brought August Wilson's play 'Fences' to cinematic life, another Washington is trying his hand at one of...
'Spirit in the Blood' Muddles Its Worthy Message
Directed by Carly May Borgstrom
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024
"We just wanted to be brave!" declares 15-year-old Emerson Grimm (Summer H. Howell) at a pivotal moment in Carly May Borgstrom's thriller...
'Seeds' Director Kaniehtiio Horn Is "Fucking Angry" — and Why Shouldn't She Be?
PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2024
"I wanted to make something that I would've loved to see when I was younger," notes actress, writer and director Kaniehtiio Horn when...
'Joker: Folie à Deux' Est Très Terrible
Directed by Todd Phillips
PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2024
Like a rebellious rock band that unexpectedly goes from playing in dive bars to stadiums off their debut album, Todd Phillips's 'Joker...
'Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land' Traces the Genre's Toronto Legacy
Directed by Graeme Mathieson and Chris Flanagan
PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2024
Chances are Toronto isn't the first city people envision when hearing the sweet baseline of a reggae record — after all, this is the genre...
