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Starring Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito and Bill Nunn. Written and directed by Spike Lee. Streaming everywhere. 120 minutes. 14A

(4 stars out of 4)

Spike Lee’s movies never get old because his theme of rac...

Ricky Staub’s “Concrete Cowboy,” a young-adult drama starring Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin, is one of 50+ features TIFF will be screening at its 2020 edition Sept. 10-19, a dramatic reduction from the 245 features of the 2019 festival. (Photo courtesy of TIFF.)

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This is the time of year when the Toronto International Film Festival normally begins its summer-long reveal of plans for its big cinema celebration in September.

This traditionally follows months of planning and screenings by TIFF officials, programmers and other staff...

Documentary on the closure, redevelopment and lasting impact of the Honest Ed’s properties in Toronto. Directed by Lulu Wei. Streaming May 28 to June 10 at hotdocs.ca. 75 minutes. STC

(3 stars out of 4)

“A bargain centre like this happens once in a lifetime — sometimes n...

Starring Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Tess Harper and Garret Dillahunt. Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Streaming on Starz, Amazon Prime and YouTube. 122 minutes. 14A

(4 stars out of 4)

A lockdown repeat view...

Starring Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung and Rebecca Pan. Written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. Streaming on The Criterion Channel. 99 minutes. PG

(4 stars out of 4)

The 73rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival was supposed to begin May 12. The coronavirus had other ideas. One...

Starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones, Raymond Bailey and Ellen Corby. Written by Samuel A. Taylor and Alec Coppel. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Streaming on YouTube, Amazon Prime and Google Play. 128 minutes...

We’re all familiar with the cautionary adage about not giving an inch to a slippery person or group, lest they respond by taking a mile.

In the same vein is the proverb about not allowing a beseeching camel to stick its nose under your tent, for fear the beast’s entire...

Like many people during these locked-down days, I’ve been having anxiety dreams — more like nightmares — that interrupt my sleep.

They come as random reminders of my previous life outside the walls of my home, where I’m fortunate to have only boredom to contend with, f...

Starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Sam Elliott, Peter Stormare, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid and John Turturro.  Written by Ethan and Joel Coen. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Streaming on Starz and YouTube. 117...