Film
I’m half-Korean, half-English, and the acclaimed film Past Lives rings true to me
The five-star movie explores lives torn between two cultures. It reminds me of my mother’s struggles – and how I have created my own identity
Becky Smith
10, Sep, 2023 @7:00 AM
Past Lives review – a spine-tingling romance of lost chances
Korean-Canadian writer-director Celine Song’s tremendous feature debut tells the poignant tale of childhood sweethearts separated by fate and thousands of miles
Mark Kermode
10, Sep, 2023 @7:00 AM
A Haunting in Venice review – Branagh’s Agatha Christie whodunnit given horror makeover
No amount of spooky jump-scares can save Kenneth Branagh’s latest Christie adaptation, which wastes its atmospheric setting and stellar cast
Peter Bradshaw
09, Sep, 2023 @11:01 PM
Mother, Couch! review – a first-rate cast gets lost in a second-rate muddle
Excellent performances from Ewan McGregor, Ellen Burstyn, Rhys Ifans and Lara Flynn Boyle are wasted on a baffling, surreal family indie
Benjamin Lee in Toronto
09, Sep, 2023 @8:15 PM
Woman of the Hour review – Anna Kendrick directs an unsettling thriller
Actor makes directorial debut with the frightening fact-based tale of a woman on a 1970s dating show who meets a serial killer
Benjamin Lee in Toronto
09, Sep, 2023 @7:12 PM
His Three Daughters review – Natasha Lyonne shines in palliative care drama
Three sisters convene to say goodbye to their dying father in a detailed and intimate yet uneven drama
Adrian Horton
09, Sep, 2023 @5:45 PM
Dicks: The Musical review – the strangest, most demented film of the year
A grotesque and often grotesquely funny musical about twins trying to Parent Trap will prove an endurance test for many
Charles Bramesco in Toronto
09, Sep, 2023 @2:17 PM
Dumb Money review – GameStop drama makes for a fun financial romp
The 2021 Reddit vs Wall Street saga gets a fast and fizzy big screen adaptation with an ensemble cast including Paul Dano and Seth Rogen
Benjamin Lee in Toronto
09, Sep, 2023 @2:08 PM
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 review – comedy as reheated moussaka
The third outing of Nia Vardalos’s nuptial franchise has some sweet touches but squanders its best asset in Andrea Martin’s oversharing Aunt Voula
Ellen E Jones
09, Sep, 2023 @2:00 PM
Venice film festival 2023 week two roundup – Priscilla, Bernstein, refugees and hitmen
Emma Stone goes wild in a zany Victorian fantasy, Woody Allen gets one of the biggest laughs of the week, Carey Mulligan turns in a career-best performance – and the Golden Lion should go to Agnieszka Holland’s searing Green Border
Jonathan Romney
09, Sep, 2023 @11:00 AM
Les Indésirables review – Ladj Ly’s clumsy social drama is a let-down
The award-winning director of Cannes hit Les Misérables returns with a muddled and blunt-edged film about underprivileged Parisians
Charles Bramesco in Toronto
08, Sep, 2023 @11:25 PM
Silver Dollar Road review – another Raoul Peck documentary triumph
The I Am Not Your Negro director’s adaptation of a 2019 ProPublica investigation effectively connects one family’s story with the larger scourge of legal Black land theft
Adrian Horton
08, Sep, 2023 @11:10 PM
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