Courtney Small

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 Online Film Critics Society, GALECA, the African American Film Critics Association and is a Golden Globes international voter.

Articles by Courtney Small:


  • The End of Sex
    September 10, 2022
    TIFF 2022: The End of Sex Review

    As 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, […]

  • The Umbrella Men
    September 10, 2022
    TIFF 2022: The Umbrella Men Review

    The 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.

  • ROSIE 2022
    September 9, 2022
    TIFF 2022: ROSIE Review

    ROSIE tells the story of a young indigenous girl who must live with her estranged aunt or face being placed in the foster care system.

  • Alain Bidard's Opal
    July 27, 2022
    Fantasia 2022: Opal Review

    This animated Caribbean-inspired fairy tale tackles heavy themes like anxiety and sadness in a nimble manner.

  • April 8, 2022
    As They Made Us Review

    Mayim 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.

  • The Porter
    February 18, 2022
    The Porter Review

    The CBC and BET+ original series The Porter is a refreshing and invigorating series that finds rich fruit in the seeds of the past.