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Review: Bumblebee is a gentler take on the Transformers franchise
Unlike Michael Bay’s bang ’em up films, this prequel features small-scale action that’s refreshingly coherent Read more
Review: DC Comics finally gets it right with Aquaman
Jason Momoa's first solo outing as the amphibious hero may not have the highs of Wonder Woman, but it doesn't fall apart in the third act either Read more
Review: Lifechanger is a melancholy body-swapping thriller
Writer/director Justin McConnell digs into something disturbing in Toronto-set Cronenbergian character study Read more
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Review: Netflix's Mowgli is a darker take on Rudyard Kipling's book
Andy Serkis-directed Legend Of The Jungle is a flawed but fascinating adaptation of the classic story Read more
Review: Icebox is timely and has its heart, and anger, in the right place
Daniel Sawka’s film about a 12-year-old Honduran boy in a U.S. ICE detention facility feels calculated to appeal to mainstream viewers Read more
Review: HBO's Sandra Bland doc is emotional and frustrating
Say Her Name: The Life And Death Of Sandra Bland is best when it simply focuses on the woman at its core Read more
Review: Prosecuting Evil is a straightforward doc about an extraordinary man
Barry Avrich's film profiles Ben Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials Read more
Review: Toronto-set Clara stops just where it ought to begin
Director Akash Sherman’s sci-fi drama mixes the manic-pixie-dream-girl genre with weightier themes Read more
Review: Ralph Breaks The Internet is an utterly unnecessary sequel
Wreck-It Ralph follow-up evaporates as soon as it's over – the perfect representation of the online universe in which it takes place Read more
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Review: Creed II is a really satisfying Rocky movie
Sequel to boxing drama remixes Rocky II, III and IV but doesn't quite come out from Ryan Coogler's shadow Read more
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Review: Instant Family doesn't shy away from the complexities of adoption
Heartwarming comedy stars Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne as a childless couple that adopts three siblings Read more
Review: A Private War is rescued by Rosamund Pike’s performance
As war correspondent Marie Colvin, the Oscar-nominated actor is fully present, even though the film around her is simplistic Read more
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TV review: Hasan Minhaj's Netflix show needs to slow down
The first Muslim-American talk show host brings a fresh perspective on culture and politics with Patriot Act, but it's sometimes hard to keep up Read more
TV review: Escape At Dannemora is a decent, but emotionally hollow, true crime drama
Ben Stiller’s rigorously researched look at a 2015 prison break and manhunt gets a jolt from a powerhouse supporting performance by Patricia Arquette Read more
Review: Overlord shows the literal horrors of war
Genre-bending film set on the eve of D-Day is full of chaos, explosions, goop and machismo Read more
Review: Battle-rap movie Bodied sends up online outrage
Joseph Kahn's profane musical is smartly constructed and full of thrills, but its satire of internet discourse is uneven Read more
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Unpacking the American gaze in Narcos: Mexico
Just as drug cartels are all-consuming in Netflix's Narcos, cartel content seems all-consuming when it comes to Latinx stories in mainstream movies and TV Read more
Review: The Other Side Of The Wind is a fascinating artifact
Now streaming on Netflix, Orson Welles's long-lost drama is, at various points, masterful and slapdash Read more
Polish Film Festival opener Nina has a strong erotic charge
In Olga Chajdas’s film, a woman seeks a surrogate mother and then falls in love with her Read more