film reviews

'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' Shall Not Pass the Classic Trilogy
Directed by Kenji Kamiyama
PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2025
An anime adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's lore, based on an unnamed character and executive produced by Peter Jackson, 'The Lord of the Rings'...
Lady Gaga Brought Peerless, Show-Stopping Spectacle to 'Saturday Night Live'
March 8, 2025
PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2025
Lady Gaga was a dynamic, engaged host in the well-written sketches prepared for her, and her musical performances raised the bar high in...
'Mickey 17' Is Expendable
Directed by Bong Joon Ho
PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2025
In 'Mickey 17,' Bong Joon Ho's latest film, we see the acclaimed director return to the well-trodden thematic territory of how capitalism...
'Night of the Zoopocalypse' Animates the Best of Canadiana
Directed by Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro
PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2025
Documentary, comedy and horror tend to be the three tenants of Canada's contribution to cinema, and for good reason — Allan King, SCTV, the...
Marvel Regains Its Superpowers in 'Daredevil: Born Again'
Created by Dario Scardapane, Matt Corman and Chris Ord
PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2025
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been in its flop era since 2021, having taken a turn around the disappointment of 'Eternals.' That's not a...
'Riff Raff' Is a TIFF Laff
Directed by Dito Montiel
PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2025
'Riff Raff' is a masterwork of typecasting: there's Jennifer Coolidge as a sloppy drunk, Ed Harris as a gruff patriarch who balances caring...
Even Mike Myers Couldn't Save 'SNL' from Shane Gillis's Disastrous Monologue
March 1, 2025
PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2025
On by far the weakest 'Saturday Night Live' episode of season 50 (and after more than a month off, so they could prepare for the 50th...
'Last Breath' Doesn't Dive Deep Enough
Directed by Alex Parkinson
PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2025
In the filmmaking world, truth is often stranger — and far more gripping — than fiction. The 2019 critically-acclaimed documentary, 'Last...