Peter Howell Night Vision: Movie Blogger & Reviews

Seven ways to fix the “Love Actually” seasonal calamity

Why tolerate and even adore a movie that treats women so shabbily?

Fallen Leaves is a surprising crowd-pleaser from a minimalist master

Kaurismäki’s deadpan wit sparkles in 4th working-class “trilogy” film.

Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” cuts French legend down to size

Napoleon’s quirks and shortcomings feature prominently in the movie.

“May December” and the sex crime that shocked the world

Todd Haynes seeks to show the humanity behind the headlines.

“The Marvels” is a maddening Marvel misfire

Blockbuster bomb isn’t funny, dramatic, thrilling, profound, interesting or necessary.

Five takeaways from the Beatles’ historic “Now and Then” video

John, Paul, George and Ringo magically reunite for one last song.

"Humanist Vampire" wins top Canadian prize at WIFF

Ariane Louis-Seize’s debut feature takes $25,000 award at Windsor International Film Festival.

Michael Apted: The life journey ended at "63 Up" — but he had plans

The "Up" director and I had a deal, if we lived another seven years.

Timothée Chalamet talks sex, his name and savouring fame

The "Dune" star's skyrocket launched with "Call Me By Your Name."

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Movies I Can't Live Without

Toronto Star movie critic 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 has written a book about his 25 most-loved movies, with highly personal reviews from "Apocalypse Now" to "The Wizard of Oz." Here's a sample of his review of "2001: A Space Odyssey," his all-time favourite:

"It was billed as The Ultimate Trip and the hyperbole was justified, then as now.

Stanley Kubrick's space opus still seems like the future, 55 years after its release and 22 years after its significant title year. It never gets old and I never tire of seeing it, even after 50-plus viewings ...." 🌓