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    Norman Wilner

    A life-long Torontonian, Norman became the senior film writer for NOW in early 2008. Previously he had reviewed films for Metro newspapers across Canada and covered every video format imaginable (yes, even Beta) for a Toronto Star column from 1988 to 2006. He served as secretary and vice-president of the Toronto Film Critics Association from 2008 to 2016 and has been a member of the features jury for Canada’s Top Ten. A member of the international film critics’ organization FIPRESCI, he’s sat on festival juries in Toronto, Montreal, London, Vienna and Palm Springs.

  • Canada’s Rising Screen Stars: Alex Mallari Jr.

    When Alex Mallari Jr. was a second-grader in Scarborough, he drew a picture of himself on a movie set, playing a bad guy. Last year,...
    Alex Mallari Jr. is one of Canada's Rising Screen Stars
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  • Review: Netflix thriller Pieces Of Her takes forever to come together

    PIECES OF HER (Minkie Spiro). All eight episodes available to stream on Netflix Canada Friday (March 4). Rating: NN One of the most interesting things...
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  • What to watch on Crave in March 2022

    Phoenix Rising Last year, Evan Rachel Woods opened up via Instagram about being groomed and horrifically abused as a teen by Brian Werner, aka Marilyn...
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  • What to watch on Amazon Prime Video Canada in March 2022

    Here’s everything new that’s coming to Amazon Prime Video Canada in March 2022. Deep Water The movie Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas made when...
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  • Review: The Batman offers a human-scale take on the superhero movie

    THE BATMAN (Matt Reeves). 175 minutes. Opens Friday, March 4 in theatres everywhere. Rating: NNNN How do you reintroduce a character who defined and dominated...
    Robert Pattinson is the caped crusader in The Batman, which Norm Wilner says brings the character back to his detective roots in his review
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  • What to watch on CBC Gem in March 2022

    Here’s everything new coming to CBC Gem in March 2022, including these shows highlighted by NOW critics. Hello (Again) Created by Nathalie Younglai and Simu Liu...
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  • Bilal Baig’s Sort Of is getting a second season

    Good news, Canada: Sabi Mehboob is coming back to our screens. The CBC announced today that Sort Of, the Toronto dramedy created by Bilal Baig...
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  • What to watch on Netflix Canada in March 2022

    Here’s everything that’s coming to and leaving Netflix Canada in March 2022. Bridgerton: season 2 The first season of revisionist costume drama Bridgerton struck a...
    The new season of Bridgerton is coming to Netflix Canada in March 2022
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  • Toronto movie theatres will require proof of COVID vaccination in March

    The government of Ontario is lifting its vaccination requirements for movie theatres and sporting events as of March 1, but the Revue Cinema would like...
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  • What to watch on Disney+ Canada in March 2022

    Our picks for the best new movies and TV shows coming to Disney+ Canada in March 2022. Turning Red Three years after winning an Oscar for her charming...
    A still from Domee Shi's Turning Red.
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  • Review: CBC’s The Porter spins Black Canadian history into artful drama

    THE PORTER (Annmarie Morais, Marsha Greene). Premieres tonight (February 21) at 9 pm on CBC TV and CBC Gem. New episodes Mondays through April 11....
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  • What’s new to theatres, VOD and streaming: February 18-21, 2022

    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 4 (Amy Sherman-Palladino) Sherman-Palladino’s beloved series about housewife-turned-stand-up Miriam “Midge” Maisel’s colourful ups and downs in the late 50s and...
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is streaming this February
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  • The Porter gives Black Canadian history a new look

    Nick Lachance THE PORTER premiering Monday (February 21) at 9 pm on CBC TV and streaming on CBC Gem. New episodes weekly through April 11....
    Actors Ronnie Rowe and Mouna Traoré stars of the CBC drama The Porter discuss their new look at Black Canadian history.
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  • Review: Apple’s Severance is a seductive, sinister blend of workplace comedy and paranoid thriller

    SEVERANCE (Dan Erickson). First two episodes available Friday (February 18) on Apple TV+, with new episodes weekly through April 8. Rating: NNNN Imagine clocking in...
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  • Review: Uncharted turns the video games into another generic action movie

    UNCHARTED (Ruben Fleischer). 116 minutes. Some subtitles. In theatres Friday (February 18). Rating: NNN Uncharted is an adaptation of the PlayStation relic-hunting video game series...
    An image of Tom Holland and Sophia Ali investigating an ancient catacomb in Uncharted
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