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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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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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April 7, 2022
Alaskan Nets Review: Doc Throws an ‘Alley-Oops’The documentary Alaskan Nets follows the players of the Metlakatla Chiefs, but needs more investment in their lives off the basketball court.
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February 18, 2022
The Porter ReviewThe CBC and BET+ original series The Porter is a refreshing and invigorating series that finds rich fruit in the seeds of the past.
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February 1, 2022
Streaming Recommendations for Black History MonthStreaming recommendations for Black History Month include Passing, The Harder They Fall, One of Ours, Lilies of the Field, and Set It Off.
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January 26, 2022
Sundance 2022: jeen-yuhs: A Kanye TrilogyNetflix’s three-part documentary jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy presents a rare look at the up-and-coming rap superstar.
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January 25, 2022
Sundance 2022: TikTok, Boom. ReviewSundance’s TikTok, Boom. raises many pressing concerns about the power of TikTok and its lack of accountability.
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January 25, 2022
Sundance 2022: Hatching ReviewA wildly original and disturbing work, Hatching marks the arrival of Hanna Bergholm as a thrilling new voice in the horror genre.
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January 22, 2022
Sundance 2022: We Need to Talk About Cosby ReviewW. Kamau Bell’s We Need to Talk About Cosby shows that beneath the iconic actor’s cloak of respectability lay something far more sinister.
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January 22, 2022
Sundance 2022: Emergency ReviewA refreshingly original work, Emergency captures how race and perception can make even the most obvious choice extremely complicated.
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