Film critic | Peter Howell Night Vision

"Moonage Daydream" is David Bowie to the max

Doc is part cinema jazz, part mad idolatry.

"Don't Worry Darling" home was famous before the film

Perfect setting for a dystopian thriller that's more style than substance.

Peter Howell's Top Ten films at #TIFF22

After two years of pandemic solitude, it was fun to feel frantic and crowded again.

Song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic hunts for "the right person to suck"

"I have to wait for a phenomenon."

The day Jean-Luc Godard explained the "joke" of his most famous quote

“A film should have a beginning, middle and end, but not necessarily in that order.”

David Bowie and robot life on Mars among 12 don't-miss films at #TIFF22

"Moonage Daydream" and "Good Night Oppy" among expected fest gems.

"Brother" and "Weird" top "Chasing the Buzz" 🐝 poll for 47th TIFF

A total of 48 films rocked the hive this year.

Cameron Bailey predicts Toronto International Film Festival breakout movies

TIFF CEO says there's "enormous excitement" for a return to in-person fest-going.

Survival thriller "Beast" is a diverting pulse-raiser

Idris Elba stars in survival thriller of a family vs. a vengeful lion.

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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, 54 years after its release and 21 years after its significant title year. It never gets old and I never tire of seeing it, even after 50-plus viewings ...." 🌓