Critics' Picks
The Gardener is in full, fascinating bloom
Even if you lack a green thumb, you’ll dig this doc about the man who created a massive English-style garden near Quebec City more
May 17, 2017 2:00 PM Reviews
The Lure is gloriously weird horror
It’s about man-eating mermaids – and it’s a musical more
Mar 15, 2017 5:30 PM Reviews
Jason Bolduc
Hard Core Logo will rock your world
The punk-rock concert play, an adaptation of Bruce McDonald’s 1996 mockumentary of the same name, does its source material justice. more
Mar 15, 2017 4:45 PM Theatre
T2 Trainspotting hits the generational sweet spot
Sequel stays true to the reality of its aging characters more
Mar 15, 2017 4:44 PM Reviews 6 Comments
Kore-eda’s back in form with After The Storm
New pic taps his preoccupation with family rifts more
Mar 15, 2017 4:43 PM Reviews
Alien Creature will haunt you
>>> Revival of Linda Griffiths’s solo show about poet Gwendolyn MacEwen offers lots of stage magic more
Jan 19, 2017 6:05 PM Theatre
Bugs doc asks if eating insects can save the planet
>>> Turns out things are not that simple more
Jan 11, 2017 7:00 PM Reviews
Sieranevada is one of the most beautifully made films of the past year
>>> Three-hour Romanian movie pulses with humour, insight and momentum more
Jan 11, 2017 2:32 PM Reviews
Annette Bening’s smokin’ – in every way – in 20th Century Women
Veteran actor is riveting while puffing away throughout the entire pic more
Jan 11, 2017 2:00 PM Reviews
Natalia Manzocco
Natalia Manzocco's top 10 Toronto restaurants of 2016
Fast-casual and upscale, meaty and vegan, raucous and restrained — high tides raised all ships in Toronto's dining scene this year more
Dec 22, 2016 9:00 AM Food
Previous Canada's Top Ten winners you can watch online right now
See the north... from the comfort of your own home. more
Dec 9, 2016 2:44 PM Movies
Six perfect films you need to watch online right now
You probably haven't seen some of the best flicks of year. Here's your chance! more
Nov 21, 2016 9:55 AM Movies
>>> Walk Me To The Corner is a must-see cabaret
Brent Carver’s mash-up of songs and Shakespeare is great theatre more
Nov 12, 2016 5:49 PM Theatre
>>> Mischling: Holocaust novel brings a terrible beauty to story of Nazi brutality
Affinity Konar achieves an unlikely balance in her story of twins in Mengele’s zoo in Auschwitz more
Oct 31, 2016 1:57 PM Books 3 Comments
>>> Cinefranco makes a comeback
Scaled-down French-language fest boasts a solid slate, including gem with Depardieu more
Oct 27, 2016 10:55 AM Film fests and special screenings
>>> Unconventional Miss Hokusai is a soulful animation experience
There are no beasts and the rhythms are unusual but the images are fantastic more
Oct 26, 2016 5:30 PM Reviews 1 Comments
>>> Angry Inuk: Powerful doc slams seal hunt protesters
Hot Docs audience choice winner targets Greenpeace and other poorly informed animal rights activists more
Oct 26, 2016 5:30 PM Reviews 3 Comments
>>> Moonlight: a nervy take on Black masculinity
Barry Jenkins’s film tells a potent story about the struggle of a Black man to come out more
Oct 26, 2016 5:30 PM Reviews
>>> Fire At Sea: How desperate refugees survive on a small Italian Island
Golden Bear-winning documentary stuns with its quiet observational stance more
Oct 19, 2016 5:30 PM Reviews
