Bride Hard Review: Something Resembling An Action-Comedy
Bride Hard squanders decent action, some good one-liners, and a cast of talented comedic actors with bad editing and to-the-point dialogue.
Smoke Review: Arson Investigation Drama Is Rainy Day Viewing
Arson drama Smoke starring Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett has several great performances in a very uneven series.
Endless Cookie Review
How do you make something funny, beautiful, spiritual, political, complex, simple, and true? Witness Endless Cookie.
Echo Valley Review
Echo Valley, the new thriller debuting on AppleTV+ from director Michael Pearce and writer Brad Ingelsby features fantastic performances, haunting visuals, and it might be the most visually beautiful streaming film you'll see this summer.
Straw Review: Tyler Perry’s Psycho Action Drama Is a Downer
Tyler Perry's latest outing Straw is a tragedy, rather than comedy, of errors. Taraji P. Henson does her best for her daughter with the little she has, and it's not enough.
Boxcutter Review: How to Make It In Toronto
Boxcutter is a look at the journey of an underground aspiring rapper, set in a variety of Toronto's neighbourhoods.
How to Train Your Dragon Review: Toothless Soars Again
Live-action remakes of beloved animated movies can be a challenge. Thankfully, Canadian director Dean DeBlois’ live-action remake of his animated film gracefully soars above its contemporaries, even if it doesn’t quite reach the same heights.
The Life of Chuck Review: Mike Flanagan’s King Adaptation Contains Multitudes
Mike Flanagan's latest is a refreshing, hope-filled tale bolstered by effective performances from a cast including Tom Hiddleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Four Mothers Review: A Charming Tale of Love and Aging
Darren Thornton’s Four Mothers, an Irish remake of the Italian film Mid-August Lunch, is a very easy film to fall in love with.
Cannes 2025: Festival Review Round-Up
That Shelf's Editor-in-Chief Jason Gorber reviews 12 of the biggest titles from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, including Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme and Linklater's Nouvelle Vague.
Ballerina Review: En Pointe But Not Always On Point
The sum of all the parts of Ballerina fall flat from what we have come to expect from this layered, rich alternate world of crime and suits. But it has its charms and a high body count.
Aontas Review: A Pitch-Perfect Cinematic Puzzle
Irish-language thriller Aontas is a picture perfect puzzle anchored by exquisite performances from Carrie Crowley and Brid Brennan.
Predator: Killer of Killers Review: A Blood-Soaked, No-Brakes Animated Thrill Ride
Predator: Killer of Killers delivers a fast and furious animated gorefest sure to please the series' longtime fans.
I Don’t Understand You Review: Kroll and Rannells Slay in New Horror/Comedy
Kroll and Rannells slay in this farcical comedy of errors from writers/directors David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano.
The Ritual Review: A Ghastly Failure
With Al Pacino and Dan Stevens onboard, The Ritual should be a campy good time. At least the film has the decency of being only 98 minutes long.
