All stories in: NNNN 2021
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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... -
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,... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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,... -
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).... -
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... -
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...