Movies about real people: the Chicago 7, Gloria Steinem and two documentaries at VIFF
Also dramas about schizophrenia, turning off technology and time travelling to save the world.
Reviews
VIFF films about a classy first job, bad vibes between father and son and recalling Oka crisis
Also drug addiction among Indigenous youth and Angela Merkel fretting over the politics of refugees.
Sherlock Holmes has a rival, while VIFF has Toronto drug crime and Jimmy Carter’s musical friends
Also a sketchy bio of Nikola Tesla, a poignant workplace drama, and some brutal revenge filmed in Canada.
A stylish fantasy, a second blast at corporate culture, and recalling Canada’s Indigenous history
Also another humanistic film from Iran, and genre fun from Vancouver.
The biggest-ever protest, a modern Southern Gothic, and an early VIFF review
Plus some Aussie family fun, two not so fun family tales, and celebrating a female scientist.
The strongest movie yet about social media, a Canadian whistleblower, and a good rom-com
Also young girls maturing fast, a hit song’s impact, and some of the usual violence.
A Chinese legend, a Charlie Kaufman mind trip, and looking ahead to VIFF
And more: viral politics, a Greek chiller, a Winnipeg rom-com, low-level hockey, and a twist on the Bard.
Two time travel epics and a Dickens adaptation to lure you back to movie theatres
Also the Virgin Mary with a message, a family film in space, and an actor switching to be a wrestler.
Two films you can watch with the kids, and one you shouldn’t
Also documentaries about the Middle East, Africa, and the third-largest sports event on Earth.
The movies have a summer after all with Russell Crowe, Jamie Foxx, and a singer’s tour of the real Africa
And there's more: A picture of inequality, a Canadian crime caper, and a notorious Cronenberg film is revived.
New movies to welcome back Mick Jagger, reimagine a children’s classic and deliver big summer action
Plus five others looking at PTSD, real murder stories, women’s problems and a father-son drama.
Streaming a less-Primal Nicolas Cage, contemporary Arab Blues and Beyonce’s thoughts in Black is King
The movies really need Tenet, Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi thriller, it seems. It was to be this summer’s blockbuster and playing by now.
Streaming or in cinema: A civil rights icon, a battle lost, and a photographer’s provocations
If you're comfortable sitting in a movie theatre or just want to stay on your couch, here are some viewing options for you.
Hamilton as he was on Broadway, Mel Gibson back in a hurricane, and a semi-Canadian take on the Patty Hearst story
Some theatres are back in business, but if you're still streaming your movies, here are some new titles for you ... starting with a giant.