(***1/2) Remorse has no expiration date. That’s why Marine Second Lieutenant Lou D’Alessandro (Boyd Holbrook) can’t get past a moment frozen in his head. Inner torment haunts him and shadows every move. Every thought. That sorrow is the emotional core of screenwriter/director Reed Van Dyk’s poignant screenplay. His script is based on journalist Dexter Filkins’ 2012 […]
I Play Rocky — 2026 Toronto International Film Festival
Digger
(**1/2) What the ….? It’s likely moviegoers will be perplexed by the opening scenes of this bombastic, cautionary satire. The initial, deceptively idyllic visuals throw you off track: A picture window frames a placid scene. Heavenly light pours from a chandelier fit for Versailles. A palatial, 18th-century-looking bedroom reeks of elegance—a boudoir only a billionaire […]
Black Films Shine at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival
TIFF screened 293 films over ten days in downtown Toronto, where the streets were packed with festivalgoers. Black features, documentaries, and shorts were integral to its international lineup. Here are a few standouts—and a crowd-pleaser. Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been (***) Winner: 2026 People’s Choice Documentary Award, presented by Rogers! “One of the greatest […]
One Night Only
(**1/2) She wants it. He wants it. The clock is ticking away in a rom/com satire that lacks real bite and feels like a stretched-out SNL sketch. It isn’t speed dating. More like desperately seeking sex. An ultra-conservative law mandates that only married people can knock boots. Singles have one night a year when lovemaking—banging—is permitted. And […]
Daniel Caesar Brings His Spiritual Vibe to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
(****) A choir sings with angelic voices as R&B, neo-soul and alternative R&B artist Daniel Caesar prepares to take the stage. That’s how a warm, soulful summer night begins at the Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn. That’s when a mellow, evangelical R&B worship service starts. With a glow. They came by the thousands and the […]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
(***1/2) “You don’t remember me, but we used to know each other.” And so, cryptically and gingerly Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, tries to reintroduce himself to his loved ones. It’s an extremely sensitive assignment. Not as dangerous as fighting crime all day, but as harrowing to a young man trying to find his bearings as […]
The Odyssey
(****) “Promise me you’ll come back.” “What if I can’t?” Back in ancient Greece, when Odysseus (Matt Damon), the king of the island of Ithaca, went off to fight the 10-year Trojan War against the city of Troy, he didn’t know if he’d return. That was a thought his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway), the queen, could […]
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