You never really know the face of addiction until you’ve seen someone you love spiral down that path. Whatever the substance, the struggle is a difficult thing to watch. Timothée Chalamet fully embodies a crystal meth addict here, and his pain seeps into every frame. As Nic (Chalamet) and his father David (Steve Carell) spar over…

The Hate U Give, a riff on 2Pac’s THUG-LIFE narrative, explores the idea that the oppression placed on young, coloured kids will inform their distrust of police and untoward behaviour later on. This film explores the idea that nurture, not nature, in one’s upbringing has a whole lot to do with our social attitudes. In…

At first glance, The Old Man & the Gun is a slick, by-the-numbers heist film, albeit with a more advanced cast. But with Robert Redford’s effortless gravitas, cheeky smile and unending mojo, he proves again here he can command a screen with a graceful ease. The man is pushing 85, and has more crackling screen…

First Man is the biopic of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. The film is as stunning an achievement as you could ever expect, based on the incredible source material. Damien Chazelle brings the same vigour and grace to this space drama as he did to the musical universe of La…

The Oath is a political black comedy that runs as a savage satire of the highest degree for the first 40 minutes. Revolving around a society where citizens in the U.S. are asked to sign an oath to America, dividing them in half, one man tries to keep things together in a difficult climate. But…

Writer/director Carly Stone’s debut feature is a whirlwind of wit and frank dialogue from a filmmaker with a strong, vibrant voice. Her style and raw take on the female experience with romance (or the lack thereof) in modern society is intimately portrayed here. Jessica Barden, in the lead here, is nothing short of magnificent. The…

This sequel to the incredible 2006 documentary comes at a perfect time, and leaves a beautiful time capsule for its director Rob Stewart. Though he passed during filming, Stewart’s mission goes full-thrust forward as this film about the mistreatment of sharks changes perceptions on the creatures. Media and pop culture would have humans believe these…

The masked serial killer Michael Myers first terrified generations of audiences 40 years ago. Now, with the help of the writers (and the director) of such horror classics as Your Highness and Pineapple Express, comes this insatiable, truly unbelievable sequel. If you had’ve told me the loudmouth from Eastbound & Down Danny McBride and director…

Bad Times at the El Royale, with its multiple perspectives on the same events, is a Tarantinoesque head-trip, and one hell of a ride. Writer/director Drew Goddard hit it big in 2012 with satirical horror film Cabin in the Woods, and has since written the screenplay for Oscar-bait film The Martian and the Daredevil Netflix…