Movies: West Side Story remade, public discourse fallen in Don't Look Up, and The Forever Prisoner queried
Also: Journalism against big odds, a Japanese masterpiece, a YA hit, mystery at the lake, and Sandra Bullock.
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Two touching films about childhood and the latest from a connoisseur of the lurid
Also: Two indigenous stories at Whistler, plus a volatile family, and Julia Child.
Movies recall the Gucci murder, Beatles struggles, and bring us Disney’s latest
Also: Oliver Stone revisits the JFK conspiracy, Halle Berry directs her debut, hypocrisy and horror show up, too.
Film: Benedict in cowboy mode, Will Smith as a tennis dad and Ghostbusters once again
Also: up close (too close?) with Alanis Morisette, more from Lin-Manuel Miranda and a horror on the rez
Movies: Kenneth Branagh's Belfast, pioneers in a classic Quebec tale and two American films for the kids
Also a European treat, a comedy set in Gaza and a Cuba-Canada immigration story
Movies: Swinging ’60s fun, mystery on the rez, and one master safecracker
Plus: Passing for white, enjoying a gem from Malta, revealing Capote, and surviving horror.
Movies: Ridley Scott’s newest, a gem from Germany, and a Muppets take on Halloween
Also: Devastating soul-searching after a shooting, and down-not-out country vibes.
Movies: Bond is finally here, boys are rescued — and from VIFF, life in Sarajevo as seen from Vancouver
Also: Japan's wartime coverup, and one last shot at the festival opener.
Movies: the big winner from Cannes, and more from VIFF, including our Oscars hopeful
Also: the forgotten Chinese men on the Titanic, record collectors, and a self-made king.
Movies bring back The Sopranos, dream about opera, and explore hot topics at VIFF
Also: one of the toughest documentaries ever, a satire about masculine pretences, and a silly horror flick.
New movies: a hit musical, a tense remake, and two big-name animations
Also: a quantum-theory love story, a police station shootup, and Melisa versus a starling.
Three movies — two with aging stars, and one about an old televangelist scandal
Also: A true transgender story, an immigration travesty, and some lurid sci-fi fiction.
Movies: Paul Schrader’s view of America, another romance in Ireland, and looking ahead to VIFF
Also: A female assassin in a most violent film.
Movies on race and horror, the world’s most valuable painting, and illusions about dad
Also: a marriage crisis, old country traumas, and what you didn't know about trees.
Movies about memory with Hugh Jackman, family turmoil from Denmark, and animation for two age groups
Also: The early days of COVID-19, scares from Night House and Demonic, and avenging killers.