Oscars

"Nomadland" lights a fire at the Oscars

Chloé Zhao made history and Frances McDormand howled at the moon, as their moving drama of mobile life went gold.

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.

Oscars Academy should learn from Bryan Adams "un-Canadian" debacle

A diversifying Academy could discover unintended consequences.

"Parasite" is a savage, surprising class satire that pricks the conscience

Starring Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-shik, Lee Sun-kyun, Park So-dam, Cho Yeo-jeong, Lee Jung-eun, Chang Hyae-jin, Jung Hyeon-jun and Jung...

Movies I Can't Live Without

Toronto Star movie critic 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 has written a book about his 25 most-loved films, with highly personal reviews from "Apocalypse Now" to "The Wizard of Oz." Here's a sample of his review of "2001: A Space Odyssey," his all-time favourite:

"It was billed as The Ultimate Trip and the hyperbole was justified, then as now.

Stanley Kubrick's space opus still seems like the future, 56 years after its release and 23 years after its significant title year. It never gets old and I never tire of seeing it, even after 50-plus viewings ...." 🌓