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Review: Lifechanger is a melancholy body-swapping thriller
Writer/director Justin McConnell digs into something disturbing in Toronto-set Cronenbergian character study more
Review: The Mule shows Clint Eastwood exploiting that white privilege thing again
Based on the story of a WWII vet busted for being a drug mule for the Sinaloa cartel, The Mule is better than Gran Torino, but that’s not saying much more
Review: Bird Box effectively proves that looks can kill
A convincing Sandra Bullock and a nail-biting script will ruffle your feathers in this Netflix thriller about a mysterious plague spread by something you see more
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Review: If Beale Street Could Talk is a worthy follow-up to Oscar-winning Moonlight
Barry Jenkins’s luminous adaptation of the James Baldwin novel shows love and dignity in the face of systemic racism more
Review: Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters is small but powerful
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s drama about petty scammers who take in a neglected child shows us people with all their complex contradictions intact more
Review: Dumplin' features one-dimensional characters and jarring plot holes
Netflix adaptation of Julie Murphy's YA novel provides a refreshing look at body positivity, but would have worked better as a mini-series more
Review: On The Basis Of Sex turns Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s inspiring story into a generic biopic
Lacking the complexity of the recent doc RBG, Mimi Leder’s tepid film about Ginsburg’s singular career is insulting more
Review: Mary Poppins Returns won’t make you miss Julie Andrews
Emily Blunt fills the iconic role fabulously, but nothing else about the film – including the unmemorable songs – will upstage the original more
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Review: Mary Queen Of Scots is full of empty pageantry
As contrasting monarchs, Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie shout, wear elaborate costumes and bore you to tears more
Review: Blaze confirms Ethan Hawke’s status as a real filmmaker
Biopic about the late country singer Blaze Foley offers lots of surprises and an authentic performance by first-time actor Ben Dickey more
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Review: Netflix's Mowgli is a darker take on Rudyard Kipling's book
Andy Serkis-directed Legend Of The Jungle is a flawed but fascinating adaptation of the classic story more
Review: Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse is fleet, fun and very silly
Animated crossover film featuring half a dozen Marvel spinoff characters is a bright and shiny delight more
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Review: Ben Is Back deals with opioid addiction with a surprising lightness
Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges are convincing as a mother and son confronting addiction issues more
Review: Vox Lux captures the inoculating power of pop music
Brady Corbet's music industry satire starring Natalie Portman as a traumatized pop star is manic, comic and confrontational more
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Review: Lars von Trier's The House That Jack Built is an incel wet dream
The Danish director mocks #MeToo in ultra-violent serial killer flick starring Matt Dillon and Uma Thurman more
Review: Icebox is timely and has its heart, and anger, in the right place
Daniel Sawka’s film about a 12-year-old Honduran boy in a U.S. ICE detention facility feels calculated to appeal to mainstream viewers more
Review: Hospitality goes through the motions of a neo-noir thriller from the early 90s
Despite some decent performances, this genre film lacks something new and fresh more
Review: Love Jacked is a silly, preposterous romantic comedy
But Toronto-raised actor Shamier Anderson’s charm and comic timing prevent the pic from diving off a cliff more
Review: Anna And The Apocalypse delivers a bloody good time
Zombie movie musical features gruesome violence, catchy songs and a radiant central performance more
Review: The Favourite is a magnificently pissy comedy of manners
Yorgos Lanthimos’s historical picture features a starry cast trading veiled insults and clearly having a great time more