’The Vow’ is empty; so is ’Safe House’
Hollywood Canadians Rachel McAdams and Ryan Reynolds are both trapped in formula fare.
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Brian D. Johnson
Brian D. Johnson writes about film and the arts for Maclean’s. He’s also a filmmaker, and director of the annual Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Gala.
Talk about Tilda in ’We Need to Talk About Kevin’
Swinton’s brilliant, harrowing performance deserved an Oscar nod, but she is upstaged by the film’s lurid style
Nazis invade from the dark side of the moon!
If you do just one thing today, it should be to watch the trailer for ’Iron Sky’
Busting ghosts in ’Albert Nobbs,’ ’Woman in Black’ and ’W.E.’
Glenn Close plays a guy, Daniel Radcliffe plays an adult and Madonna plays auteur
Men and beasts in ’The Grey’ and ’Tyrranosaur’
A herculean Liam Neeson takes on the wolves, the cold—and some monstrous flaws in the script
Newsmakers: January 19 - 26, 2012
Taylor Hall’s new scar, Paula Deen’s diabetes backlash, and an Oscar nod for Canada’s Philippe Falardeau
Silence is golden for ’The Artist’
The absence of speech creates emotional space in the Oscar front-runner
’Monsieur Lazhar’ is Oscar-worthy
Akin to ’Incendies,’ but on a smaller canvas, it’s an immigrant tale with irresistible charm
Oscar anoints ’Hugo,’ ’The Artist’—and ’Monsieur Lazhar’
Silent film homages lead the race, while Canadians score 2.5 nominations
Sundance mourns indie film champ Bingham Ray
At TIFF he won a legendary bidding war against Harvey Weinstein for Duvall’s ’The Apostle’