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  • Review: Joel Coen goes solo with a stark, splendid Tragedy Of Macbeth

    THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (Joel Coen). 106 minutes. In theatres December 25 and available to stream on Apple TV+ January 14, 2022. Rating: NNNN If...
    Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, in silhouette, in The Tragedy Of Macbeth.
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  • Review: Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop dances to its own tune

    COWBOY BEBOP (André Nemec). All 10 episodes available to stream Friday (November 19) on Netflix Canada. Rating: NNNN Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop series is not...
    John Cho, Mustafa Shakir and Daniella Pineda star in Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop series
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  • Review: Last Night In Soho holds a seance for 60s British cinema

    LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (Edgar Wright). 116 minutes. In theatres Friday (October 29). Rating: NNNN “Downtempo” isn’t a word I would ever have thought to...
    An image of Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomasin McKenzie in Edgar Wright's Last Night In Soho.
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  • Review: Love On The Spectrum is the Ted Lasso of reality dating shows

    LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM: SEASON 2 (Cian O'Ceary). Six episodes now streaming on Netflix. Rating: NNNN Love On The Spectrum is a reality dating show...
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  • TIFF review: Jagged

    JAGGED (Alison Klayman, U.S.). 97 min. Sep 14, 7 pm, Roy Thomson Hall; Sep 15, 5 pm, digital TIFF Bell Lightbox; Sep 15, 8:30 pm,...
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  • TIFF review: The Eyes Of Tammy Faye

    THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (Michael Showalter, U.S.). 127 min. Sep 12, 9:30 pm, Princess of Wales Theatre; Sep 13, 5 pm, digital TIFF Bell...
    A still of Andrew Garfield and Jessica Chastain as Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes Of Tammy Faye.
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  • Review: The new Candyman reminds us why the character still haunts us

    CANDYMAN (Nia DaCosta). 91 minutes. In theatres Friday (August 27). Rating: NNNN Can a Candyman movie work in the present day? Yes, it can. You...
    An image of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Nia DaCosta's Candyman.
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  • Review: Shang-Chi mints Simu Liu as a geniune superhero

    SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (Destin Daniel Cretton). 132 minutes. Some subtitles. Opens September 3 in theatres. Rating: NNNN Well, we were...
    An image of Simu Liu in Marvel's Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
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  • Review: Nine Perfect Strangers isn’t the next White Lotus. It’s something else entirely

    NINE PERFECT STRANGERS (Jonathan Levine). Premieres Friday (August 20) on Amazon Prime Video Canada, with new episodes available to stream weekly. Rating: NNNN If finishing...
    An image of Nicole Kidman in the Amazon Prime Video Canada series Nine Perfect Strangers
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  • Review: Netflix’s Brand New Cherry Flavor is a gruesome delight

    BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOR (Nick Antosca, Lenore Zion). All eight episodes available to stream Friday (August 13) on Netflix Canada. Rating: NNNN I don’t know...
    Rosa Salazar is a whole mood in the Netflix limited series Brand New Cherry Flavor.
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  • Review: James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is bloody, ridiculous fun

    THE SUICIDE SQUAD (James Gunn). 132 minutes. Some subtitles. In theatres Friday (August 6). Rating: NNNN First, the good news: The Suicide Squad does what...
    Idris Elba and Viola Davis in The Suicide Squad
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  • Review: Never Have I Ever season two is more joyful and generous

    NEVER HAVE I EVER: SEASON TWO. All 10 episodes premiere on Netflix Canada Thursday (July 15). NNNN The training wheels are off. Never Have I Ever,...
    Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Poorna Jagannathan in a scene from Never Have I Ever season two
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  • Review: Marvel’s long-awaited Black Widow movie finally figures out the character

    BLACK WIDOW (Cate Shortland). 133 minutes. Some subtitles. In theatres where permitted, and available to stream on Disney+ Canada with Premier Access, Friday (July 9)....
    Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) gets to fight her own battles in Marvel's Black Widow.
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  • Review: The Tomorrow War wears its metaphor on its sleeve

    THE TOMORROW WAR (Chris McKay). 138 minutes. Available to stream Friday (July 2) on Amazon Prime Video Canada. Rating: NNNN Well, we can add The...
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  • Review: Truman & Tennessee brings two iconic queer writers to life

    TRUMAN & TENNESSEE: AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION (Lisa Immordino Vreeland). 86 minutes. Begins streaming Thursday (June 17) at the Hot Docs Cinema. Rating: NNNN  Decades before...
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