Brian D. Johnson

The dancing is better, the drama grittier, the stars sexier—plus the music and cast are more diverse

There’s more wit in any one of Steve Martin’s tweets than in this entire bird-brained movie

Book by Marc Spitz

After four decades, a sequel to a Canadian classic serves as a resonant requiem

’Circumstance’ breaks so many taboos it will certainly be banned in Iran

Clooney and Pitt may be branded as glamour boys, but their real romance is with intelligence

When a battle of the sexes becomes an acting duel, a film critic finds it impossible to review the "moving target" of live theatre

Two nervy contenders still don’t dignify the genre. Give us a ’Moneyball’!

Finally, a buddy movie with a narrative arc built around chemo

Now that the circus act has left Toronto, our critic picks the films that are bound for glory