Film critic | Peter Howell Night Vision

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.

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

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

Strange links, unique cinema at Canadian Film Fest 🇨🇦

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

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.

Toronto film critics awards show nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards 🏆

CSA nods for Best Live Production and Best Host, Digital/Immersive category.

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

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

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

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

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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..."