‘Yesterday’ review: Imagine a charming rom-com (with fab soundtrack) inspired by the Beatles WATCH
What if you woke up one day and realized you were the only person who remembers the Beatles? Danny Boyle’s film takes that intriguing premise...
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SIFF 2019 wraps up with some big films and other promising titles
If you haven’t explored SIFF's expansive catalog, this it is, your last call. The 45th installment draws to a close Sunday, June 9.
‘Ma’ review: Octavia Spencer is the life of this campy, goofy, bloody party WATCH
Movie review Kids, kids, kids, you need to make better decisions. Don’t you know you’re in a horror movie? I guess not, because in “Ma,”...
‘The Hate U Give’: a heavy, hopeful YA drama on race and police violence WATCH
The whole cast delivers, but this is Amandla Stenberg's movie, playing a 16-year-old who witnesses a police officer shoot and kill her unarmed friend. Rating:...
‘Smallfoot’: Cute animated adventure walks a predictable path WATCH
Young children who haven’t seen every trick and trope done better a thousand times will love “Smallfoot,” but for the rest, it’s instantly forgettable. Rating:...
‘Blindspotting’: Buddy movie is both inviting and intense
Playing like a buddy comedy, it splices humor and heart with raw looks at race, class, police brutality, toxic masculinity and identity. Rating: 3.5 stars...
‘Leave No Trace’: a powerful, deeply moving father-daughter tale WATCH
Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie are excellent as a father and daughter who, existing off the grid, are forced back into a civilization that’s entirely...
‘Happy Death Day’ review: Lots of horror fun in this time loop | Movie review WATCH
It’s “Groundhog Day” meets “Scream” as a college student (Jessica Rothe) relives her murder in this raucous, energetic horror romp. Rating: 3 stars out of...
‘Band Aid’ review: Quirky marital tale finds its rhythm | Movie review WATCH
Zoe Lister-Jones and Adam Pally portray a married couple worth rooting for as they turn their biggest fights into catchy pop songs. Rating: 3 stars...