Regular reviews of and reflections on your favorite films and television shows.
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You Can See Everything Review: What Can You See, Exactly?
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What happens when a college dropout and a graduate from one of Canada’s top business schools (with really good grades) spend a month together before she goes to prison? That is what I thought I was going...
Love of Your Life Review: Healing After Loss
LOVE OF YOUR LIFE movie poster
While the world has moved on from COVID, there are still stories to be told, particularly about the start of the pandemic. In the new Prime Video film, Love of Your Life, director Rachel Morrison and writer J...
Youth Season 1, Episode 7 Recap/Review: Having It All
Recap and review of HBO Max’s Youth, season 1, episode 7: “Last Night on Earth.”
Note: This is a spoiler-filled look at episode 7, season 1 of Youth on HBO Max. You can upgrade your subscription to access the full recap, as well as my thou...
TIFF Review Round Up: How We Stand, Trash Mountain, It’s My Time
Continuing reviews of films that I saw at TIFF 2026. Thanks for your patience as I slowly make my way through the list. Today I’m looking at films directed by women!
HOW WE STAND still courtesy of the TIFF media library
How We Sta...
Street Fighter Review: More Dumb than Fun
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I’ve never been a big fan of fighting games, but I do get their appeal. Just some mindless fun to pass the time. And that’s what I expected from Kitao Sakurai’s video game adaptation, Street Fighter. I didn’t go in w...
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