Movies: Denzel as Macbeth, Licorice Pizza, one of the best, and Matrix Resurrections, one of the big ones
Also Denzel again, as director this time, Bono as actor, and two films about history — one bad, one excellent.
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Movies: Spider-Man, The Lost Daughter and Nightmare Alley
And three more: A media spoof in France, a loser's return in Texas and the Jeffrey Epstein effect.
Movies: West Side Story remade, public discourse fallen in Don't Look Up, and The Forever Prisoner queried
Also: Journalism against big odds, a Japanese masterpiece, a YA hit, mystery at the lake, and Sandra Bullock.
Two touching films about childhood and the latest from a connoisseur of the lurid
Also: Two indigenous stories at Whistler, plus a volatile family, and Julia Child.
Movies recall the Gucci murder, Beatles struggles, and bring us Disney’s latest
Also: Oliver Stone revisits the JFK conspiracy, Halle Berry directs her debut, hypocrisy and horror show up, too.
Film: Benedict in cowboy mode, Will Smith as a tennis dad and Ghostbusters once again
Also: up close (too close?) with Alanis Morisette, more from Lin-Manuel Miranda and a horror on the rez
Movies: Kenneth Branagh's Belfast, pioneers in a classic Quebec tale and two American films for the kids
Also a European treat, a comedy set in Gaza and a Cuba-Canada immigration story
Movies: Eternals big with fans, Red Notice a fun surprise, and Diana done right
Plus: Vancouver's house prices, California's water crisis, a French mystery, and tornadoes.
Movies: Swinging ’60s fun, mystery on the rez, and one master safecracker
Plus: Passing for white, enjoying a gem from Malta, revealing Capote, and surviving horror.
Movies: Ridley Scott’s newest, a gem from Germany, and a Muppets take on Halloween
Also: Devastating soul-searching after a shooting, and down-not-out country vibes.
Movies: Bond is finally here, boys are rescued — and from VIFF, life in Sarajevo as seen from Vancouver
Also: Japan's wartime coverup, and one last shot at the festival opener.
Movies: the big winner from Cannes, and more from VIFF, including our Oscars hopeful
Also: the forgotten Chinese men on the Titanic, record collectors, and a self-made king.
Movies bring back The Sopranos, dream about opera, and explore hot topics at VIFF
Also: one of the toughest documentaries ever, a satire about masculine pretences, and a silly horror flick.
New movies: a hit musical, a tense remake, and two big-name animations
Also: a quantum-theory love story, a police station shootup, and Melisa versus a starling.
Three movies — two with aging stars, and one about an old televangelist scandal
Also: A true transgender story, an immigration travesty, and some lurid sci-fi fiction.