Two of the year’s top films are screening at Montreal’s smallest theatres
The megaplexes as well as the city’s premiere arthouse cinema are steering clear of new movies by Martin Scorsese and Noah Baumbach.
Charlie’s Angels is as generic as they come
Elizabeth Banks reboots Charlie’s Angels with the best of intentions, but the result is assembly-line action blockbuster from top to bottom.
What to watch at RIDM this weekend
Our screen team looks at four films screening this weekend as part of RIDM.
The Good Liar is a bad time
Try as they might, Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen can’t save this twist-heavy, preposterous thriller.
Martin Scorsese’s gangster epic The Irishman is just incredible
Scorsese’s long-awaited theatrical/Netflix release delivers, but not necessarily in the way you would expect.
Blockbuster director Roland Emmerich on his new WWII epic
Thanks to the wonders of CGI, Midway was shot in Montreal.
How a Montreal crime and Greek tragedy inspired Sophie Deraspe’s new film
An interview with the filmmaker about her contemporary take on Antigone.
The Shining sequel is a beast
Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel Doctor Sleep is also a homage to the Kubrick movie that King hated.
Last Christmas is surprisingly good
Paul Feig’s Yuletide rom-com starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding goes the extra mile that Hallmark productions do not.
Nahéma Ricci has arrived
We spoke with the star of Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone about the peculiarities of discussing acting and how to deal with outpourings of audience emotion.