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David Cronenberg returns to body horror and Cannes with "Crimes of the Future"

Sci-fi thriller with a flesh modification theme is Cronenberg's first feature in eight years.

How to spoil the Oscars in one uneasy lesson

Best Picture "CODA" made history, "Dune" raked in gold — and then Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock.

How "CODA" will send "The Power of the Dog" to the kennel at the Oscars

The underdog looks to become the top dog in a topsy-turvy Oscars race.

Strange links, unique cinema at Canadian Film Fest 🇨🇦

A yearning for personal and cultural connections, many of them unusual.

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

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

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

Michael Apted and I had a deal: If we lived another seven years, we'd do an interview.

Comedy king Ivan Reitman regretted "over the line" sex scene in "Ghostbusters"

Hit filmmaker wanted people to enjoy his movies, but with limits.

Watch closely now: Love, snubs and surprises in the Oscars 🏆 nominations

Western "The Power of the Dog" and sci-fi epic "Dune" lead Oscar race.

Virtual Sundance finds real audience

Forced by the pandemic to head online, the Sundance Film Festival has turned necessity into virtue.

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

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

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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..."