What’s new on Netflix this week
Shaun the Sheep, the acclaimed film-school movie The Souvenir, Pioneers of African American Cinema and more new stuff on Netflix and its competing streaming services.
Downhill doesn’t quite do its source material justice
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is great, but this remake of Ruben Ostlund’s brilliant Force Majeure simplifies things considerably.
Sonic the Hedgehog is not the mess we’d expected
We went into the Sonic the Hedgehog movie expecting a disaster; we’re bummed to report it’s mostly just banal.
Mafia Inc. digs into the rich criminal history of Montreal
Podz and the two leading men from his new film spoke to us about making a Montreal Mafia movie.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire is way more than just a period piece
We spoke with Adèle Haenel, star of Céline Sciamma’s new movie, about overcoming our own prejudices for period pieces and the way the film looks (literally) at love.
No work and no play
Sébastien Rist, co-director of A Place of Time and Tide, tells us about making a film in the remote Lower North Shore of Québec.
What’s new on Netflix this week
Exciting new and returning series, a must-see for Uncut Gems fans and classic movies on the streaming service and its competitors.
Thanks to Margot Robbie, Birds of Prey has a lot of personality
The story is nothing to write home about, but the latest adventures of Harley Quinn are energetic and personable.
The Montreal-shot Heist does exactly what it’s supposed to
Though it has many similarities with The Score (also made in Montreal at the same time), Heist succeeds by doing less.
What’s new on Netflix this week
The best film of 2019, the end of a beloved Netflix original and more additions to the streaming service (and its competitors).