All stories in: NN 2021
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Review: The Matrix Resurrections is a disappointing digital rehash
THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS (Lana Wachowski). 148 minutes. In theatres Wednesday (December 22). Rating: NN There are two types of people: those who experienced the seismic... -
Review: Netflix’s Red Notice feels like its own deepfake
RED NOTICE (Rawson Marshall Thurber). 116 minutes. Some subtitles. Now playing at the Paradise Theatre (1106 Bloor West) and available to stream on Netflix Canada... -
Review: Halloween Kills… any hope for a decent sequel
HALLOWEEN KILLS (David Gordon Green). 106 minutes. Now playing in theatres. Rating: NN Three years ago, David Gordon Green’s Halloween demonstrated that there was still... -
Review: No Time To Die is the same old Bond, but more self-important
NO TIME TO DIE (Cary Joji Fukunaga). 163 minutes. Some subtitles. In theatres October 8. Rating: NN No Time To Die is the 25th official... -
Review: Not even Sandra Oh can fix The Chair’s skewed perspective
THE CHAIR (Amanda Peet). All six episodes available to stream Friday (August 20) on Netflix Canada. Rating: NN If you’re going to build a show... -
Review: Free Guy traps us in an empty video game with Ryan Reynolds
FREE GUY (Shawn Levy). 112 minutes. In theatres Friday (August 13). Rating: NN Stop me if you’ve heard this before: an unassuming, sweet-natured guy discovers... -
Review: M. Night Shyamalan’s Old is a surprisingly superficial creeper
OLD (M. Night Shyamalan). 107 minutes. Now playing in theatres and available on VOD in August. Rating: NN I am at a disadvantage with M.... -
Review: The Forever Purge has so much purging, you’ll get tired of purging
THE FOREVER PURGE (Everardo Gout). 103 minutes. Some subtitles. Now playing at drive-in theatres around the GTA, and on VOD later in July. Rating: NN... -
Review: Luca is a delicate animated fantasy that seems afraid of its own metaphors
LUCA (Enrico Casarosa). 95 minutes. Available to stream on Disney+ Friday (June 18). Rating: NN The pitch for Pixar’s latest might sound a little familiar:... -
Review: Netflix’s Awake imagines a creepy insomniac apocalypse
AWAKE (Mark Raso). 96 minutes. Available to stream Wednesday (June 9) on Netflix Canada. Rating: NN As sci-fi horror concepts go, the one that powers... -
Review: Spiral stars Chris Rock, but it’s the same old Saw
SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW (Darren Lynn Bousman). 91 minutes. Now available as a premium VOD rental on all digital platforms. Rating: NN Seven... -
TV review: Netflix’s The Irregulars is rather a disappointment
THE IRREGULARS (Tom Bidwell). All eight episodes now available to stream on Netflix Canada. Rating: NN The Irregulars is the latest in the endless march... -
Review: Zack Snyder’s Justice League is now twice as long and five times more self-important
ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE (Zack Snyder). 242 minutes. Available to stream Thursday (March 18) on Crave. Rating: NN Despite what his extremely vocal champions would... -
Review: The Little Things wastes a fine Denzel Washington performance
THE LITTLE THINGS (John Lee Hancock). 128 minutes. Available to stream Friday (January 29) as a premium rental. Rating: NN It’s a very strange experience... -
Review: Malcolm & Marie is a queasy manifesto on art and identity politics
Courtesy of Netflix MALCOLM & MARIE (Sam Levinson). 106 minutes. Premieres February 5 on Netflix Canada. Rating: NN In Malcolm & Marie, John David Washington and Zendaya...
