Courtney Small
Senior Critic
Courtney is a Rotten Tomatoes approved film critic and co-host of the radio show Frameline. He has written for several publications including POV Magazine, CBC Arts, Exclaim!, Cinema Axis, Leonard Maltin, In the Seats, Black Girl Nerds, and Comix Asylum. He also discusses diversity in cinema as host of the Changing Reels podcast and is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, the Online Film Critics Society and the African American Film Critics Association.Articles by Courtney Small:
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September 10, 2022
TIFF 2022: The Colour of Ink ReviewThe Colour of Ink will have you thinking about ink and its purpose in a colourful new light.
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September 10, 2022
TIFF 2022: Until Branches Bend ReviewUntil Branches Bend is a mesmerizing look at one woman’s attempt to save the livelihood of her town.
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September 10, 2022
TIFF 2022: The End of Sex ReviewAs many couples can attest, marriages tend to fall into a familiar routine once children enter the picture. This is exactly the predicament that Emma (Schitt’s Creek’s Emily Hampshire) and Josh (Jonas Chernick, who wrote the screenplay) find themselves in in the charming comedy The End of Sex. After encountering a couple headed towards divorce, […]
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September 10, 2022
TIFF 2022: The Umbrella Men ReviewThe Umbrella Men is a heist comedy about a group of musicians attempting to pull of a bank robbery on the busiest day of the year.
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September 10, 2022
TIFF 2022: This Place ReviewThis Place is a beautiful love story that warms the heart and stimulates the mind.
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September 9, 2022
TIFF 2022: ROSIE ReviewROSIE tells the story of a young indigenous girl who must live with her estranged aunt or face being placed in the foster care system.
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September 5, 2022
TIFF 2022 Interview: Director Kelly Fyffe-Marshall on When Morning ComesKelly Fyffe-Marshall interview: The director talks to us about her new film When Morning Comes premiering at TIFF 2022.
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July 28, 2022
Fantasia 2022: Relax, I’m From the Future ReviewRelax, I’m From the Future is a delightful science fiction comedy that is filled with genuine heart. Rhys Darby is great in the lead.
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July 27, 2022
Fantasia 2022: Opal ReviewThis animated Caribbean-inspired fairy tale tackles heavy themes like anxiety and sadness in a nimble manner.
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July 16, 2022
Becoming a Queen Review: Heavy Is the CrownBecoming a Queen profiles Joella Chrichton and her fight to hold her long-running title as the Queen of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival.
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June 29, 2022
Attack on Finland Review: Conventional but Engaging Action ThrillerBlacKkKlansman‘s Jasper Pääkkönen stars as an agent trying to solve a hostage crisis in Attack on Finland.
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April 8, 2022
As They Made Us ReviewMayim Bialik shows plenty of promise as a director here as she offers up an honest examination of how the scars of the past shape the bonds of the present.
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film
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TV
Sirens Review: A Captivating But Chaotic Limited Series
Sirens isn't the most memorable Netflix series this year, but Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, and Julianne Moore make it worth watching.
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music
Bono: Stories of Surrender Review: For U2 Fans Only
U2 frontman Bono is recounting his life and career in the new Apple TV+ release Bono: Stories of Surrender.
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podcasts
Springfield Googolplex: Interview with Matt Selman on The Simpsons Season 36
ThatShelf.com presents: Springfield Googolplex – The movie podcast for Simpsons fans. With the 36th season of The Simpsons recently wrapping up, we invited the current showrunner Matt Selman to sit down with us and talk all about the most recent season, its many movie parodies, his own relationship with the movies, and more. We even […]
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