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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.

  • 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...
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  • In memoriam: Ivan Reitman, 1946-2022

    Ivan Reitman dying just a couple of weeks after the release of the most comprehensive special edition of Ghostbusters to date feels like a particularly...
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  • What’s new to VOD and streaming: February 11-13, 2022

    I Want You Back (Jason Orley) This anti-rom-com from Love, Simon screenwriters Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger offers some charming Valentine’s Day counter-programming, with Jenny...
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  • Review: Death On The Nile is a disappointing second case for Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot

    DEATH ON THE NILE (Kenneth Branagh). 127 minutes. Some subtitles. In theatres everywhere Friday (February 11). Rating: NN Released in the fall of 2017, Kenneth...
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  • Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Kimi is a crackling thriller – and an acting showcase for its star

    KIMI (Steven Soderbergh). 89 minutes. Available to stream Thursday (February 10) on Crave. Rating: NNNN Stuck in her loft after the lockdown retriggered the OCD...
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  • Oscars 2022 nominations: there are no sure things

    That sound you’re hearing is a thousand personal publicists racing to position their clients for the next month of campaigning. The nominations for the 94th...
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  • Podcast: Why did the media let the Ottawa truckers drown out more legitimate protests?

    You might have heard about the trucker convoy that came to Ottawa last weekend. In fact, you probably heard so much about it that you...
    Adnan Zamir lights a candle for the 93 children who’s unmarked graves were discovered by Williams Lake First Nation in British Columbia last week.
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  • What’s new to VOD and streaming: February 4-6, 2022

    Pam & Tommy (Robert Siegel) In 1995, newlyweds Pamela Anderson Lee and Tommy Lee made a sex tape, which was stolen from their safe by...
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  • Review: Pam & Tommy buries two great perfomances under latex and excess

    PAM & TOMMY (Robert Siegel). New episodes Wednesdays through March 9 on Disney+. Rating: NNN In 1995, newlyweds Pamela Anderson Lee and Tommy Lee made...
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  • What to watch on CBC Gem in February 2022

    Here’s everything new coming to CBC Gem in February 2022, including these shows highlighted by NOW critics. The Porter Based on the true story of the...
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  • The 2022 Scream is the best one since the second one… until the last reel

    SCREAM (Matthew Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett). 114 minutes. Now playing in theatres. Rating: NNN The new Scream wants very much to be the Force Awakens...
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