Reviews of feature films currently available on streaming services in Canada, by our resident film blogger Carsten Knox

Public Enemies (2009) review — Michael Mann's thriller rewards second ride

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On Amazon Prime | Starring Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, and Christian Bale

Porno review — A shock and laugh-bereft horror-comedy

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On demand from June 2020 | Starring Jillian Mueller, Evan Daves, and Katelyn Pearce

Stealing School review — The Academy roasted in courtroom drama

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On Demand from June 2020 | Starring Celine Tsai, Jonathan Keltz, and Matthew Edison

The Booksellers review — For lovers of the printed word

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At carbonarc.ca until July 2 | A documentary about the passion of rare book dealers

Exit Plan review — Suicide tourism gets deadly

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On Demand from June 2020 | Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Tuva Novotny

Operation Finale review — Nazi hunter drama on target, mostly

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On Netflix | Starring Oscar Issac, Ben Kingsley, and Mélanie Laurent

The Current War: Director's Cut review — Electrical history not quite brilliant

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On Demand | Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, and Katherine Waterston

It Must Be Heaven review — Palestinian filmmaker shares deadpan vision

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On Demand from June 2020 | Starring Elia Suleiman and Gael Garcia Bernal

The Vast Of Night review — Dazzling sci-fi in the twilight zone

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On Amazon Prime from June 2020 | Starring Jake Horowitz and Sierra McCormick

Capone review — Tom Hardy's monstrous effort can't save the film

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On Demand in June 2020 | Starring Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, and Matt Dillon

Monsters And Men review — Overlapping drama focuses on issues of race

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Streaming for free on the Cineplex Store in June 2020 | Starring John David Washington, Anthony Ramos, and Kelvin Harrison Jr

Da 5 Bloods review — Spike Lee's Vietnam War thriller on point

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On Netflix from June 2020 | Starring Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, and Mélanie Thierry

Pariah review — Coming-of-age film has transformative power

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Streaming for free on the Cineplex Store in June 2020 | Starring Adepero Oduye, Kim Wayans, and Charles Parnell

Made In Bangladesh review — Union drama's tale needs telling

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Streaming at Carbon Arc Cinema until June 18 | starring Rikita Nandini Shimu, Deepanwita Martin, and Novera Rahman

Night Catches Us review — Underseen drama a rough gem

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Available on Hoopla | Starring Kerry Washington, Anthony Mackie, and Wendell Pierce

The Hate U Give review — Social justice hits in teen drama

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Streaming for free on the Cineplex Store in June 2020, also available on Crave | starring Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, and Common

Judy and Punch review — Woozy tone scuppers unique concept

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On Demand from June 2020, Starring Mia Wasikowska and Damon Herriman

2040 review — "An exercise in fact-based dreaming"

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This documentary is On Demand from June 2020

Kristen Stewart film reviews: Seberg, Lizzie, JT LeRoy, Underwater

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Four features on various streaming services starring the former 'Bella' Swan

The Catcher Was A Spy review — Something unusual for Paul Rudd…

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On Netflix, starring Paul Rudd, Jeff Daniels, and Sienna Miller

Dreamland (2019) review — More like drearyland

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On Demand as of May 2020, starring Stephen McHattie, Henry Rollins, and Juliette Lewis

The Woman Who Loves Giraffes review — Heartwarming documentary explores passion for…

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Available via the Carbon Arc Cinema website until June 4, and on Crave

Sword of Trust review — Lynn Shelton's final movie is a winner

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On Netflix from May 2020, starring Marc Maron, Michaela Watkins, and Jillian Bell

The Painter and The Thief review — Documentary explores unlikely connection between…

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On Demand as of May 2020

The Trip To Greece review — Another welcome jaunt with old frenemies

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On Demand as of May 2020, starring Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan

Military Wives review — Formula film evokes another era

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On Demand from May 2020: Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, and India Ria Amarteifio

Hope Gap review — Sour notes spoil domestic drama

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On Demand from May 2020: Starring Annette Bening, Bill Nighy, and Josh O'Connor

Becoming review — Behind the scenes with Michelle Obama

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On Netflix as of May 2020: A warm reminder of the former First Lady and what she and her husband accomplished

Little Monsters review — Zom-rom-com is dead on arrival

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On Amazon Prime as of May 2020: Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Alexander England, and Josh Gad

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made review — The closest we're ever likely…

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On Disney+ as of May 2020: Starring Windslow Fegley, Olivia Lovibond, and Wallace Shawn

Bad Education review — Jaw-dropping tale of suburban fraud

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On HBO/Crave from May 2020. Starring Hugh Jackman, Geraldine Viswanathan, and Allison Janney

The Assistant review — #TimesUp drama delivers chilling movie biz inside look

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On Demand from May 2020. Starring Julia Garner and Matthew Macfadyen

Extraction (2020) review — Quality big-screen action on the small screen

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On Netflix from May 2020: Starring Chris Hemsworth, David Harbour, and Golshifteh Farahani

Ordinary Love review — Manville and Neeson terrific in cancer drama

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Starring Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson

In Fabric review — Evil dress movie a bonkers consumerist satire

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Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Gwendoline Christie, and Jaygann Ayeh

Tammy's Always Dying review — Mother/daughter drama halfway there

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Starring Felicity Huffman, Anastasia Phillips, and Clark Johnson

Glorious 39 review — Wartime mystery takes an odd turn

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Starring Romola Garai, Bill Nighy, and Eddie Redmayne

Ema review — Chilean drama a dazzling dance

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Starring Mariana Di Girolamo, Gael García Bernal, and Santiago Cabrera

Beastie Boys Story review — They don't front on that

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Starring Adam Horovitz, Mike Diamond, and Adam Yauch

Blood Quantum review — Zombie pandemic movie will eat your brain (in…

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Starring Michael Greyeyes, Stonehorse Lone Goeman, and Elle-Maija Tailfeathers

The Way Back (2020) review — Drama heavier on Affleck than on…

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Starring Ben Affleck, Michaela Watkins, and

The Grey Fox review — A Canadian classic returns

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Starring Richard Farnsworth, Jackie Burroughs, and Wayne Robson

National Canadian Film Day 2020

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25 Canadian features now available to enjoy on various streaming services

Run This Town review — Millennial angst buries the lede

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Starring Scott Speedman, Jennifer Ehle, and Mena Massoud

The Hunt (2020) review — A whole lot better than its rep

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Starring Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, and Ike Barinholtz

The 12th Man review — Real life war story revels in community…

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Starring Thomas Gullestad and Jonathan Rhys Meyers

The Great Wall review — A missed opportunity at best

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Starring Matt Damon, Tian Jing, and Pablo Pascal

A Hidden Life review — Beautiful to see, but distant

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Starring August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, and Matthias Schoenaerts

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band review — Ain't that…

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Starring Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, and Dominique Robertson

Earthquake Bird review — Vikander is reason enough to watch Japan-set thriller

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Starring Alicia Vikander, Naoki Kobayashi, and Riley Keough

Vivarium review — Bleak suburban lockdown horror

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Starring Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, and Senan Jennings

Onward review — Pixar adventure finds magic on the way

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Starring the voices of Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, and Octavia Spencer

King of Thieves review — Real-life seniors heist should be more fun

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Starring Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, and Tom Courtenay

There's Something In The Water review — A history of environmental racism…

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"This is like Michael Moore if he had the good taste to get the hell off camera once in awhile."

Bull Durham review — Baseball classic is just as good 32 years…

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Starring Susan Sarandon, Kevin Costner, and Tim Robbins

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night review — Unique, haunting, and…

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Starring Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, and Marshall Manesh

Bloodshot review — Mechanical actioner a waste of time

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Starring Vin Diesel, Lamorne Morris, and Guy Pearce

A Fortunate Man review — Historical drama worth sticking with

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Starring Esben Smed, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, and Benjamin Kitter

The Last Thing He Wanted review — Promising thriller loses the plot

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Starring Anne Hathaway, Willem Dafoe, and Ben Affleck

The Aeronauts review — Fair skies for airborne adventure

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Starring Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, and Himesh Patel

Bad Boys trilogy review — The regular return of buddy cops

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Starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, and Joe Pantoliano

Now On Canadian Netflix: January 2020

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Nine films currently streaming

Uncut Gems review — Gambling thriller a symphony of tension

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Starring Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, and Idina Menzel

Marriage Story review — Divorce drama funny and moving

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Starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, and Laura Dern

The Report/Official Secrets reviews — Procedural thrillers work similar themes

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Starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening, and Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes

The Irishman review — Scorcese treads familiar ground in epic gangster drama

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Starring Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and Anna Paquin

Knives Out review — Playfully brilliant whodunit draws blood

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Starring Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, and Chris Evans

The Good Liar review — Bog-standard-to-bilge mystery

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Starring Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, and Jim Carter

Doctor Sleep review — Sequel shines in the dead zone

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Starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, and Kyliegh Curran

Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria) review — Almodóvar returns with charming…

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Starring Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, and Penélope Cruz

Parasite (Gisaengchung) review — Class comedy will leave a mark

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Starring Kang-ho Song, Yeo-jeong Jo, and So-dam Park

The Lighthouse review — Gothic, gloomy, and gross

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Starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe

Gemini Man review — CGI clone war loses on two fronts

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Starring Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Clive Owen

The Art Of Self-Defence review — The message of modern masculinity

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Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, and Imogen Poots

Joker review — Super-villain movie not a lot of laughs

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Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert DeNiro, and Zazie Beetz

Downton Abbey review — TV on the big screen, for better or…

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Starring Michelle Dockery, Joanne Froggatt, and Maggie Smith

Ad Astra review — A long ride into space

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Starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, and Ruth Negga

It (2017) and It Chapter Two reviews — big-budget Stephen King adaptations…

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Starring Jessica Chastain, Finn Wolfhard, and Bill Hader

Good Boys review — Raunchy, rude, and rarely funny

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Starring Jacob Trenblay, Keith L. Williams, and Brady Noon

After The Wedding (2006/2019) review — The original holds sway

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Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Julianne Moore, and Michelle Williams

Luce review — Enigmatic thriller jabs at big issues

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Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr, Naomi Watts, and Octavia Spencer

The Farewell review — Chinese family drama hits universal notes

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Starring Awkwafina, Shuzhen Zhao, and Tzi Ma

Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love review — Cry and laugh about…

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A documentary on the lives of Marianne Ihlen and Leonard Cohen, who inspired some of his songs

Now on Canadian Netflix: Summer 2019

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Six on the 'Flix right now

Midsommar review — Cult horror chills, but misses a bigger picture

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The first thing that crossed my mind was, "What will the Swedes make of this?" Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, and Will Poulter

Spider-Man: Far From Home review — Playfully entertaining teen superheroing, if a…

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Starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jacob Batalon

Yesterday review — Too many bum notes spoil the song

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Starring Himish Patel, Lily James, and Kate McKinnon

Toy Story 4 review — Pixar's long-running franchise continues to shine

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Starring the voices of Tom Hanks, Annie Potts, and Keanu Reeves

Late Night review — Progressive politics aren't enough to make it work

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Starring Mindy Kaling, Emma Thompson, and John Lithgow

Now Streaming on Netflix, Crave, and Prime: June 2019

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Catching up with a few titles on VOD and Streaming services

Shaft (2019), Shaft (2000), and Shaft (1971) reviews — Stick to the…

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Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree, and Jeffrey Wright

Godzilla: King Of The Monsters review — It rains on us all

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Starring Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, and Ken Watanabe

Rocketman review — Better than the Freddie movie, but not by much

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Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, and Richard Madden

Brightburn review — Evil superboy terrorizes Kansas, less so audiences

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Starring Jackson A. Dunn, Elizabeth Banks, and David Denman

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum review — John Wick kills more…

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Starring Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, and Halle Berry

Booksmart review — An instant comedy classic

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Starring Beanie Feldstein, Kaitlyn Dever, and Billie Lourd

The White Crow review — Nureyev biopic achieves rare grace

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Starring Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, and Adele Exarchopoulos

The Biggest Little Farm review — Farming doc is irresistible

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A documentary by John Chester, with Molly Chester and Alan York

The Hustle review — Con artist comedy not much of a lift

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Starring Rebel Wilson, Anne Hathaway, and Alex Sharp

Tolkien review — Precious and predictable, but fine in places

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Starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, and Derek Jacobi

Long Shot review — Romance trumps laughs in political romcom

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Starring Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, and O'Shea Jackson Jr

High Life review — Arty sci-fi lost in space

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Starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, and André Benjamin

Reviews: Vox Lux, On The Basis Of Sex, Bumblebee, Destination Wedding, The…

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Films now available on VOD

Avengers: Endgame review — Imperfect endings, but still epic

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Starring Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johannson

Stockholm review — Cancel this Swedish vacation

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Starring Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, and Mark Strong

The Grizzlies review — Sports movie in offensive zone

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Starring Emerald MacDonald, Ricky Marty-Pahtaykan, and Booboo Stewart

Hellboy (2019) review — Heavy metal hell spawn

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Starring David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, and Ian McShane

The Aftermath review — Handsome, conventional romantic drama

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Starring Keira Knightly, Alexander Skarsgaard, and Jason Clarke

Shazam! review — Kid-friendly superhero is fine and sometimes fun

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Starring Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, and Asher Angel

Now on Canadian Netflix — March 2019

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Reviews of Polar, Triple Frontier, and The Dirt, all now streaming

Gloria (2013) and Gloria Bell reviews — Oscar-winning filmmaker revisits his past

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Starring Paulina Garcia and Sergio Hernandez, and Julianne Moore and John Turturro

Us review — Get Out director returns with a high-concept creepfest

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Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, and Elizabeth Moss

The Hummingbird Project review — Epic ambition drives unusual thriller

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Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Sarsgaard, and Salma Hayek

Everybody Knows review — Family melodrama trumps suspense

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Starring Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, and Ricardo Darin

Captain Marvel review — Not an interstellar debut, but entertaining

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Starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, and Annette Bening

Apollo 11 review — Astonishing reveal of archival materials

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A documentary about how we first went to the moon.

Reviews: Hotel Artemis, Wildlife, Searching

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Catching up on three 2018 features now on VOD, some of which I missed in cinemas.

Arctic review — Brilliant, brutal ice-bound thriller

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Starring Mads Mikkelsen and Maria Thelma Smáradóttir

Alita: Battle Angel review — High production value can't save wet script

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Starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, and Mahershala Ali

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part review — A constructive sequel

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Starring the voices of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, and Tiffany Haddish

Cold War review — Potent love story spans decades

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Starring Joanna Kulig and Thomasz Kot

Stan and Ollie review — Performances shine in sentimental biopic

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Starring Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, and Shirley Henderson

They Shall Not Grow Old review — Documentary a technical triumph

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Peter Jackson's restoration of rare and unseen footage from the First World War

Serenity (2019) review — Sweaty thriller spoiled in the twist

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Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Djimon Hounsou

The Kid Who Would Be King review — Arthurian legend for younger…

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Starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Patrick Stewart, and Rebecca Ferguson

Shoplifters review — Gentle Oscar-nominee is lovely, but lacks conflict

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Starring Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, and Mayu Matsuoka

Destroyer review — Kidman goes gritty in flawed thriller

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Starring Nicole Kidman, Sebastian Stan, and Tatiana Maslany

Glass review — Ambitious superhero movie reflects, breaks

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Starring James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, and Samuel L. Jackson

The Intouchables (2011) and The Upside reviews — Comedy warms hearts on…

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Starring Francois Cluzot, Omar Sy, Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, and Nicole Kidman

The Meg review — Big, bad shark has no bite

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Starring Jon Turteltaub, Bingbing Li, and Rainn Wilson

Sicario: Day Of The Soldado review — Cartel thriller doesn't care about…

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Starring Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, and Catherine Keener

First Reformed review — Faith, love, illness, and anger

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Starring Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, and Cedric The Entertainer

Game Night review — A surprisingly hilarious mainstream comedy

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Starring Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman, and Kyle Chandler

Ocean's Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen reviews — Soderbergh's heist trilogy shines like…

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A look back at the first three numbers before Eight arrives.

Deadpool 2 review — Zip it, Thanos!

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Starring Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, and Josh Brolin

Pacific Rim: Uprising — Machine-tooled but trashy

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Starring John Boyega, Cailee Spaeny, and Charlie Day

The Death of Stalin review — Soviet satire with a sharp sting

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Starring Steve Buscemi, Michael Palin, and Simon Russell Beale

Molly's Game review — Sorkin goes all in, but he's got a…

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Starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, and Michael Cera

Arrival review — Idea-based, moving science fiction

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Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker

Florence Foster Jenkins review — Streep and Grant in harmony

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A Hologram For The King review — Pleasantly meandering dramedy of midlife…

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The Witch review — Don't Trust The Goat

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Clouds of Sils Maria review — A strange and beautiful journey in…

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Starring Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, and Chloe Grace Moretz

Furious 7 review — More is more, more or less

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Lots and lots of flying cars. It was bound to happen.

The Fast and the Furious series review

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A look at the Fast & Furious movies up to 2013.

Iron Man 3 review

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Directed by Shane Black | Written by Black and Drew Pearce, from a Marvel Comic by Stan...

Haywire review — Terrific spy thriller delivers wall-to-wall action

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Starring Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, and Ewan McGregor

Contagion review

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Directed by Steven Soderbergh | Written by Scott Z. Burns | 106 min | Netflix  I’ve read...

Moneyball review

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Directed by Bennett Miller | Written by Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, from a Stan Chervin story, adapted...

The Hangover Part II review

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  Directed by Todd Phillips | Written by Phillips, Craig Mazin and Scot Armstrong | 102 min...