

Filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée swung his sledgehammer softly
Tribute to the personable Canadian who left his mark on cinema and TV.


Read all about it: 10 Hot Picks for the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival
Ten must-see features, plus a bonus short, at TIFF 2021 (Sept. 9-18)


🐝"Chasing the Buzz": 36 films coming to TIFF 2021 that film lovers really want to see
The 21st annual Toronto Star poll for the Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 9-18.

Taking a sad song and making it better
Revisiting Beatles doc "Let It Be" reveals music history that needed rewriting.


Films with bite and brains at Hot Docs 2021
12 hot picks for Toronto's annual celebration of documentary cinema, April 29 - May 9.


People of colour and women make historic breakthroughs, but Oscar diversity remains elusive
This year's Academy Awards will be remembered as a year of qualified triumph.

Peter Howell's Top 10 for 2020: Finding human connections in a socially distant year
The coronavirus kept us apart, but movies still had the power to bring us together.

The late, great Sean Connery on the late-career joy of working with a woman his own age
Sean Connery and Gena Rowlands enter the room like parents working a family reunion.


The bug can’t stop the buzz at TIFF 2020
For once this pandemic year, that tingling sensation isn’t the fear of COVID-19.


20 Hot Picks for TIFF 2020
Peter Howell's 20 best bets for TIFF 2020, chosen from the 61 features on offer.