Romanian writer/director Cristian Mungiu 's thoughtful, quiet film, which won the Palme d'Or and the FIPRESCI Prize at this ...

A brush with death is cause for introspection. So it is that Dolph Lundgren, icon of the ‘80s and action man of more than 80 ...

The Sandbox. Directed by Kenya-Jade Pinto. The Sandbox can be seen in VIFF Centre, Vancouver (Oct. 16, 21), Cinema Beaumont, ...

Reimagining a Stephen King classic is no easy task, but in director Mike Flanagan’s new series Carrie, veteran actors Samantha Sloyan and Matthew Lillard take on two key pillars in Carrie White's ...

Verity is a mild-mannered erotic thriller built on pretty pictures and dubious events. It is part bodice-ripper, part mystery thriller, and entirely illogical. The storytelling is a confusing pile of ...

Given the renewed urgency to tell more stories of unsung women, there’s a good case for chronicling one woman’s role in righting one of Canada’s most notorious miscarriages of justice. The new ...

I doubt our editor will see Weapons. On principle. What principle? A vague and mostly indefensible one — the kind that says, “I don’t do horror.” She’s not alone. The owner of the coffee shop I ...

A soap opera on the surface, it takes a long while for Pablo Trapero’s The Quietude to rise above its plot of rich, unfaithful couples, random sex and sullen, unspoken grudges. When it does, it ...

On a recent trip to both sides of the international border at Niagara Falls, I was struck by the ironic disparity between the American and Canadian communities clustered around the eighth wonder of ...

When I consider the touchstone for zany, coming-of-age stories about summer camp, it’s the 1978 classic comedy, Meatballs. The Floaters, a story about teens sent away to Jewish summer camp, aims ...

I have contended that the most ethereal aspects of someone's truth—their strengths, their traumas, their charisma—is best portrayed through a story rather than adhering to details and facts. It's not ...

If there is a sweeter movie franchise than Pixar’s Toy Story, I have yet to see it. Toy Story 5 is a movie for everyone. But if you're feeling down, if the world seems overwhelmingly bleak, or if you ...