Film critic | Peter Howell Night Vision

From "2001" to "Vertigo," here are the 10 best films ever

Toronto Star critic Peter Howell's submission to 2022 Sight & Sound poll.

Indies rising: "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and "CODA" at Oscars

Oscar winners can start in surprising places.

Boyhood saga "Close" sparks empathy as young lives unravel

Lukas Dhont's second feature is a drama of childhood discovery.

Why Olga vanishes into the derelict building in "Tár": a theory

Spoiler alert — but can you really spoil a film as puzzling as "TÁR"?

Croz on angry bandmates and why you don't lunch with tigers

The late rocker let it all hang out, in his Sundance '19 doc and his interviews.

Sundance reborn: Can the hybrid model work for the indie festival?

The annual Utah cineaste gathering is now two fests, in-person and online.

"Aftersun" shines at Toronto Film Critics' awards vote

Sublime father-and-daughter story wins four prizes.

"Titanic" still sails, a quarter century later

James Cameron's big ship saga is even better in 3D.

Dead on arrival, foul "Babylon" is one of the worst movies of 2022

Will it become known as Damien Chazelle's folly?

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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 ...." 🌓