Film
Meryl Streep and Rick Springfield in Ricki and the Flash.
Jonathan Demme’s movie is best approached as a late career showcase for Meryl Streep, an old-fashioned, heart-tugging star turn. |
Charlize Theron in Dark Places.
Based on a novel by the author of Gone Girl, but not nearly so good as that movie. |
Emma Stone and Joaquin Phoenix in Irrational Man.
Woody Allen’s latest never feels as if there’s much of anything at stake, because there isn’t. |
 Even if Hollywood’s aversion to originality is accounted for, it’s a bit of a mystery why anyone would want to resurrect this material. |
 This film was named the best Canadian feature at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. |
 Whether or not you were ever a fan of Chris Farley’s work on Saturday Night Live, where he was widely hailed as the second coming of John Belushi, you... |
Pixels
What a great idea for a movie – if only it had been made about 20 years ago. |
 Meet Scott Cummings, one the acts at this year’s Infringement Festival. |