Norman Wilner
The Georgia Straight
Toronto, ON, Canada
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What’s new to theatres: March 25-27, 2022
Channing Tatum is charming as hell in The Lost City and Thomas Antony Olajide shines in Learn to Swim. → Read More
What to watch on Crave in March 2022
Our picks for the best new movies and TV shows streaming include Our Flag Means Death, Star Trek: Picard, and Phoenix Rising → Read More
Netflix thriller Pieces Of Her takes forever to come together
Bella Heathcote and Toni Collette spend hours running in circles in a leaden Netflix adaptation of Karin Slaughter's 2018 novel → Read More
The Batman offers a human-scale take on the superhero movie
Robert Pattinson and Matt Reeves return the caped crusader to his roots as an obsessive detective with this complex, intriguing reboot. → Read More
Bilal Baig's Sort Of is getting a second season
Baig and Fab Filippo's acclaimed intersectional dramedy is coming back to CBC, with the support of American streamer HBO Max → Read More
The Porter gives Black Canadian history a new look
Stars Ronnie Rowe Jr. and Mouna Traoré share the joy and love of bringing their idealistic characters to the screen. → Read More
Apple’s Severance is a seductive, sinister blend of workplace comedy and paranoid thriller
Adam Scott and Britt Lower star in this creepy fusion of workplace comedy and paranoid thriller from producer/director Ben Stiller. → Read More
Uncharted turns the video games into another generic action movie
If you've been wondering what a Tomb Raider movie would look like if it starred Peter Parker, here's your answer: weirdly familiar!. → Read More
Steven Soderbergh’s Kimi is a crackling thriller—and an acting showcase for its star
Zoë Kravitz stars as a tech worker who stumbles into a corporate conspiracy in this paranoid thriller, which unfolds in post-COVID Seattle → Read More
Oscars 2022 nominations: there are no sure things
The Power Of The Dog, Belfast, Dune, Licorice Pizza, King Richard, Drive My Car and others compete for industry's top prize, but no one pic is a lock. → Read More
What to watch on Amazon Prime Video Canada in February 2022
The best movies and shows streaming in February 2022, including I Want You Back and Laugh Out Loud Canada. → Read More
Apple TV’s The Afterparty is bursting with comic performances
Sam Richardson, Tiffany Haddishm and others puzzle out a murder at a high-school reunion in this genre-shifting new series. → Read More
What to watch on Netflix Canada in February 2022
Here's everything coming to Netflix Canada in February 2022, including The Cuphead Show!, Inventing Anna, more Space Force and new seasons of Love Is Blind and its Japanese spinoff → Read More
What’s new to VOD and streaming: January 21-23, 2022
A Hero, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, and Zeros and Ones are among this week's new titles. → Read More
James Gunn’s Peacemaker show finds the humanity in a cartoon villain
The HBO Max series turns John Cena's Suicide Squad super-assassin into a real boy by giving him a team, a mission and serious daddy issues. → Read More
What to watch on CBC Gem in January 2022
Including Run The Burbs, Dreamworld and Ken Burns's Muhammad Ali documentary. → Read More
Joel Coen goes solo with a stark, splendid Tragedy Of Macbeth
Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand star in this black-and-white Shakespeare adaptation, in theatres now and coming to Apple TV+ in January. → Read More
What to watch on Netflix Canada in January 2022
Check out the best movies and TV shows hitting the streaming platform next month, including Hype House, Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness and the return of Ozark. → Read More
The Matrix Resurrections is a disappointing digital rehash
Almost two decades after ending their revolutionary sci-fi action trilogy, Lana Wachowski, Keanu Reeves, and Carrie-Anne Moss return for a new chapter... but this game is played out. → Read More
The King’s Man is a vacuous, unnecessary prequel
You could celebrate the season watching Ralph Fiennes, but here's a warning: it's not one of his best. Not even close. → Read More