The film is split in two, with a second half that is more about the relationship between Spike and his ma, Isla (Jodie Comer) ...

There’s still business to be done — he has a plan to swindle investors on a slave-labour project in Phoenicia, so has a ...

I once again showed up on CBC Radio in Nova Scotia to talk movies. The slate included the new Danny Boyle and Alex Garland ...

Nic’s the nameless, titular surfer, a divorced father looking to buy his former family home on the hillside above a gorgeous ...

If you’ve seen the trailer for this picture, you might’ve thought to yourself, “Hey, the grizzled veteran mentoring the young ...

It felt appropriate on the weekend of the Canadian Screen Awards to dig into the dark, dirty past of the Canadian movie business. Highpoint was made during the much-maligned tax shelter years in ...

I’m writing this on Friday night, the 30th, and awards have already been given out. That’s because this event actually takes place over multiple days, considering broadcast journalism, TV, and, ...

Preparing for this new adaptation of the famed novel written by Françoise Sagan when she was a teenager, I went back to the 1958 Preminger version. (The source material remains unread by me. ) It’s an ...

Directed by Sean Byrne | Written by Nick Lepard | 98 min | 1/2. For us cinephiles, it’s impossible to miss the fact that this summer it’s been 50 years since Steven Spielberg’s Jaws changed Hollywood ...

A supernatural mystery/break-up drama from New Brunswick isn’t something we get a chance to see every day. This first feature from filmmaker Martinez got into TIFF, and it’s easy to see why. There’s ...

Towards the tail end of April, Alan Cross brought his 2025 Spring Speaking Tour to the East Coast, landing at The Carleton for a night of stories and a great Q&A period. This speaking engagement (or ...

A version of this review first appeared on FITI in September 2024 as part of coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival. While it’s technically a science fiction, it’s really a biopic of ...