The attractive trio of Eiza González, Henry Cavill, and Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Ritchie's latest international heist thriller. In a novel bit of narrative structure, the various characters lay out their entire plan, including contingencies, throughout the film as a series of constant but convoluted criminal explanations on legal procedures. All this makes for a confusing and entirely unexciting endeavour despite the fine cast, exotic locations, and generally stylish action.
The Tower That Built A City (dir. Mark Myers) x Hot Docs 2026.
Crave's documentary traces the iconic tower's architectural and cultural legacy in Toronto ahead of its fiftieth anniversary. Through the employment of some great archival footage and the usual talking head interviews, the film offers a fine historical summary of the building's inception, origins, construction, and lasting place in the city's skyline.
More than just a tower, its practical functions as a powerful broadcast telecommunications signal transmitter extended its impact as a physical place among the skies. The CN Tower's existence stands as a symbol of Canadian identity and Toronto's increasing influence as a geographical player on the world's stage.
Premiered at the 2026 Hot Docs Festival (Toronto).
In a film duet, Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas star in the pleasing but predictable musical dramedy about a jaded ex-boy band member (the latter) struggling to go solo and stealing a song from a washed-up wedding singer (the former) somewhere in Ireland. Carney plays the familiar hits of his filmography, from the frustrations of the artistic process to the importance of making family memories.
Firmly focused on middle-aged disappointment, Rudd and Jonas' characters chase the trappings of dissatisfaction at opposite ends of the spectrum, as a working-class father and an out-of-touch pop star. It's light but sometimes dark fun about writing and producing songs. That being said, I cannot believe they totally ripped off that one episode of California Dreams where Zane Walker steals Jake Sommers' song.
Screened at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival (Austin, Texas) as part of the Narrative Spotlight section.
Criterion x Every Frame A Painting x "The Visual Comedy of Isle of Dogs."
A video essay by Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou [...] exploring how Wes Anderson's career-long experiments with visual humour reach new heights in his 2018 animated film, Isle of Dogs.
Mattel's blockbuster live-action adaptation of the once-popular 1980s toy line and accompanying cartoon series stars the affable Nicholas Galitzine as the powerful He-Man, Prince of Eternia, with a fierce Camila Mendes as Teela, his "Warrior Goddess" sidekick. Knight's kinetic direction moves the sword and sorcery action forward in a propulsive manner. However, its overabundance of violent fantasy combat stretches the wholly unnecessary 2⅓-hour runtime.
There's more than enough jam-packed, dizzying action clearly inspired by mashing action figures together, set in a magical realm full of cyborgs, talking tigers, mystical swords, and a skull-faced villain, Jared Leto's maniacal Skeletor. It's goofy fun that's overstuffed with colourful imagery and imaginative nonsense aimed mostly at grown children who are now nostalgic adults.
Hugh Jackman briefly stars in the cozy, talking animal murder mystery based on German crime author Leonie Swann's 2005 detective novel Three Bags Full. Set on an English farm, a flock of sheep must solve the murder of their beloved, mystery novel-reading shepherd in a sappy but delightful comedy that warms the heart. Scripted by Craig Mazin, it's light fun that derives much of its humour from the contrast between the dim but sweet barnyard animals and the quirky townspeople.
2026 Web Summit Vancouver x VCC West x Waterfront.
Speakers tackled hot industry topics such as further AI integration, the chip wars, tech geopolitics, film's future, and the emerging creator economy.
"The Sovereign AI Blueprint": Canadian Minister of AI and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon, Cohere Chief AI Officer Joelle Pineau, and Bloomberg Vancouver Bureau Chief Thomas Seal.
Constructify x "Vancouver's $150M Stadium Upgrade for World Cup."
[Go] inside BC Place as it prepares for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The stadium must switch from artificial turf to real soccer grass, expand VIP areas, upgrade accessibility, and meet strict global standards—without fully shutting down.
Spider-Noir (prods. Oren Uziel & Steve Lightfoot).
While everybody commits to the costume genre schtick, over the course of a season of eight episodes, the shadowy comic book film noir series loses its freshness outside the familiar confines of a contained, two-hour period movie.
Lambrusco Wines x Homer St. Cafe & Bar x Yaletown.
Tasting Italian wines from Sorbara (Rosé del Cristo, Vigna del Cristo, L'Ancestrale, and Righi Sorbara), dry dark wines (Lambruscone, Ottocentonero, and Pra di Bosso), and Amabile dark wines (Tre Medaglie Grasparossa and Pra di Bosso Amabile).
Tartare crostinis with cured egg yolk and farmhouse cheddar.
Architectural Digest x "Inside The Late Show Set with Stephen Colbert."
Colbert takes AD inside the iconic Ed Sullivan Theater for a full tour [...] from the restoration of the historic dome and chandelier to secret doors, and Stephen's personal easter eggs. Explore the design details behind one of New York City’s most famous TV studios.
