A litany of music icons have had their day in the sun, but now it’s time for the King of Pop to take center stage in ‘Michael’, the highly anticipated biopic starring Jaafar Jackson. Though this story of Michael Jackson may play things too safe for its own good, there’s no denying the sheer entertainment value it brings to the table.
Read MoreChandler Levack celebrates the vibrancy of Montreal with her lovingly constructed ‘Mile End Kicks’, despite screenwriting and pacing issues that prevent the film from being a memorable tribute to the city.
Read MoreWhile more commercial than her previous films, Chandler Levack’s humanist touch seeps through every aspect of her funny and achingly moving ‘Roommates’, anchored by two brilliant performances from Sadie Sandler and Chloe East.
Read MoreLee Cronin may be slightly inspired by Sam Raimi's work in his take on ‘The Mummy’, but his film remains playful and appropriately disturbing, taking audiences in frequently unexpected directions.
Read MoreSofia Coppola doesn’t pretend to be objective in her portrait of Marc Jacobs in ‘Marc by Sofia’, and the film benefits from her subjective perspective on the iconic fashion designer.
Read MoreArguably, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ may do its job, entertaining fans and younger viewers, but it lacks a heart, and ultimately just doesn’t feel worth the price of admission. At the end of the day, playing these games may be time better spent, allowing viewers to instead immerse themselves as players.
Read MoreDirectors Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrrell offer a pragmatic vision of our potential Artificial Intelligence-dominated future with ‘The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist’, even if it doesn’t go deep enough.
Read MoreVicky Jewson’s ‘Pretty Lethal’ squanders an interesting premise with paper-thin characters, dull performances, and poorly staged action.
Read MoreThanks to its masterful framing and an impeccable lead performance from Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Sergei Loznitsa’s ‘Two Prosecutors’ overcomes its rather telegraphed conclusion and its alienating structure to become a powerful historical drama that asks its audience not to forget.
Read MoreMichel Franco’s ‘Dreams’ fails to meet the moment with a mostly empty erotic drama that takes a repulsive turn near its allegedly shocking denouement.
Read MoreAwful in almost every conceivable way, ‘Psycho Killer’ is a note-perfect exercise in screwing things up from the get-go and never recovering as it trudges through a ridiculously inert conclusion.
Read MoreThanks to incredible, career-best performances from Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling, Harry Lighton’s ‘Pillion’ overcomes a relatively conventional story with a transgressive approach to sexuality and offers a glimpse of a world audiences rarely see depicted in mainstream cinema.
Read MoreAfter a long absence, writer/director Bart Layton is back with ‘Crime 101’, a refreshing and old-fashioned crime thriller that thankfully doesn’t waste a tremendously good cast.
Read MoreDespite a well-mounted cast and a cogent subject matter that should theoretically work in the hands of such an assured genre stylist, Gore Verbinski’s ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ is an excruciatingly dull sci-fi comedy with a refusal to say anything meaningful.
Read MoreThanks to a deeply affectionate turn from Carmen Maura, Maryam Touzani’s ‘Calle Málaga’ will tug at your heartstrings and perhaps break you into a million pieces until you are renewed by a feeling of hope and tenderness.
Read MoreWith an intriguing young cast, including Daphne Keene and Sophie Nélisse, and a somewhat original premise, Shudder’s ‘Whistle’ shouldn’t just be background noise. But it is.
Read MoreDespite star Charli XCX’s well-documented cinephilia, ‘The Moment’ struggles to find a strong cinematic identity
Read MoreThanks to a committed (French-speaking) performance from Jodie Foster, Rebecca Zlotowski’s ‘A Private Life’ is an intriguing mystery film.
Read MoreThanks to heartfelt performances by Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson, Philippa Lowthorpe’s ‘H Is for Hawk’ is effective enough to hold our attention, even if the approach taken here feels a bit too pedestrian.
Read MoreScreenlife auteur Timur Bekmambetov attempts feats of ingenious IMAX 3D artistry with ‘Mercy’, but the results fall so flat they become unintentionally laughable.
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