REVIEW

Marvel's "Doctor Strange" sequel sucked into a multiverse mess

Parsing the arcane plot is like writing an exam in Geek University.

A dozen best bets for the documentary bounty of Hot Docs 2022

With topics ranging from comedy to tragedy, the fest runs April 28 to May 8.

"The Northman" is positively volcanic

Robert Eggers' new Viking drama is a payback tale for the ages that makes for mesmeric viewing.

Meet the Beatles' "White Album" in a way you've never experienced it before

A new AGO exhibit shows sameness is all in the eye and ear of the beholder.

"Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood" is a vivid trip of memory and imagination

Richard Linklater recalls the summer of the first moon landing from a kid's-eye view.

"You Are Not My Mother" is a potent folklore chiller with "Hereditary" vibes

Is mother's strange behaviour mental illness or something sinister?

Mysterious and melancholic "After Yang" seeks the soul inside the machine

People, androids and clones grapple with loss and love in lyrical sci-fi.

"Turning Red" is delightful Pixar panda-monium set in Toronto

A girl becomes a giant red panda when her emotions (and puberty) run amok.

Robert Pattinson makes a grim and magnificent Dark Knight in "The Batman"

Reboot of Batman saga is a portrait of damaged souls in a diseased Gotham City.

"Studio 666" is a horror comedy of quips, riffs and stiffs

What the devil has gotten into Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters?

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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..."