Film critic | Peter Howell Night Vision

Nev Campbell was already tired of horror when "Scream" was fresh

Interviewed in 1996, Canadian actor yearned for "more creative impact."

"Drive My Car" gets top honours from Toronto film critics

Hamaguchi's film takes Best Picture, Screenplay and International Feature prizes.

Screen Actors Guild Awards noms improve Best Picture odds, but no guarantees

Recognition from fellow actors can't hurt but doesn't always help.

Why filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich stopped going to the movies

New Hollywood director preferred the classics of Old Hollywood.

Age is just a number for "Harold and Maude" and "Licorice Pizza" lovers

"If you want to be free, be free!"

"The Power of the Dog" and "Licorice Pizza" lead the Top 10 films of 2021

It was a year of great movie endings, in more ways than one.

Hobbits barely knew what they were Tolkien about

"LOTR" actors Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan were caught by surprise.

Filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée swung his sledgehammer softly

Tribute to the personable Canadian who left his mark on cinema and TV.

Hypnotic "Drive My Car" is a cruise of contemplation, confessions and epiphanies

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's road drama is an instant classic.

In "Licorice Pizza," love is dazed and confused and on the run

Newcomers Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman are MVPs of a superb cast.

2 3 4 5

Movies I can't live without

Toronto Star movie critic Peter Howell has written a book about his 25 favourite 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 film:

"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, 52 years after its release and 19 years after its significant title year. It never gets old and I never tire of seeing it, even after 50-plus viewings..."