All stories in: NNNN 2021
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Review: Marvel’s Loki gives the franchise’s best character a new lease on life
LOKI (Michael Waldron). New episodes available to stream Wednesdays on Disney+ Canada. Rating: NNNN On its face, the premise of Marvel’s latest limited series is... -
Review: Netflix’s Sweet Tooth is a lyrical, relevant comics adaptation
SWEET TOOTH (Jim Mickle). All eight episodes available to stream Friday (June 4) on Netflix Canada. Rating: NNNN Fantastical dystopia shows are a dime a... -
Review: Netflix’s Feel Good is heavier going in season 2, and that’s okay
FEEL GOOD: SEASON 2 (Mae Martin, Joe Hampson). All six episodes available to stream Friday (June 4) on Netflix Canada. Rating: NNNN After a brilliant... -
Review: Mare Of Easttown finale is deeply satisfying
MARE OF EASTTOWN (Craig Zobel). Series finale now streaming on Crave. Rating: NNNN After last week’s cliffhanging penultimate episode of Mare Of Easttown, people were... -
Review: Cruella is Disney’s best live-action reimagining
CRUELLA (Craig Gillespie). 134 minutes. Available Friday, May 28, on DisneyPlus+ with Premier Access. Rating: NNNN There’s a bit you probably caught in the trailer... -
Review: Web series Private Idiots cleverly captures the past year in an hour
PRIVATE IDIOTS (Dennis Alexander Nicholson, André Sills, Oliver Ward). Nine episodes currently streaming on YouTube. Rating: NNNN Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced... -
Review: Nobody lets Bob Odenkirk go all John Wick on the world
NOBODY (Ilya Naishuller). 92 minutes. Some subtitles. Available as a premium rental on digital and on demand Friday (April 16). Rating: NNNN When Bob Odenkirk... -
Review: Kate Winslet is marvellous as Mare Of Easttown
MARE OF EASTTOWN (Craig Zobel). Seven episodes begin streaming Sunday (April 18) on Crave. Rating: NNNN Mare Of Easttown, HBO’s gritty new murder mystery, is... -
Review: 2021’s Oscar Shorts run the gamut from maudlin to magnificent
OSCAR SHORTS 2021 (multiple directors, multiple programs). Available to stream at digital TIFF Bell Lightbox. Rating: NNNN Remember last year, when passing an Oscar pool... -
Review: Godzilla Vs. Kong lets titans clash in style
GODZILLA VS. KONG (Adam Wingard). 113 minutes. Some subtitles. Available Wednesday (March 31) as a premium rental on digital platforms, and playing at drive-in theatres.... -
Review: Amazon’s Invincible is the cure for superhero TV fatigue
INVINCIBLE (Simon Racioppa). First three episodes available Friday (March 26) on Amazon Prime Video Canada; subsequent episodes released weekly. Rating: NNNN After their hyperviolent (and... -
Review: In & Of Itself offers lots of stage magic
IN & OF ITSELF (Frank Oz). 90 minutes. Now streaming on Crave. Rating: NNNN Derek DelGaudio calls himself “a storyteller and conceptual magician,” and that about... -
Review: Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar has to be seen to be believed
BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR (Josh Greenbaum). 107 minutes. Available on demand and digital Friday (February 12). Rating: NNNN I’ve been saying... -
Review: The Dig is a modest Netflix drama with surprising depth
THE DIG (Simon Stone). 112 minutes. Available to stream Friday (January 29) on Netflix Canada. Rating: NNNN Not very much happens in The Dig, the... -
Review: Psycho Goreman mashes up E.T. and The Toxic Avenger
PSYCHO GOREMAN (Steve Kostanski). 94 minutes. Now available for rental and purchase on Apple TV, Google Play and other on-demand services. Rating: NNNN People like to...
