Review: ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ jams to the beat of his drum
‘Bob Marley: One Love’ is the story of how political unrest and a failed assassination attempt led to the creation of a gold record album.
On Screen
Smart reviews for the visually obsessed. On Screen features film reviews and festival coverage, spotlighting cinematic craft, storytelling and standout performances.
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Review: ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ stumbles over its words
‘Lisa Frankenstein’ is a twisted teen rom-com in which a deceased bachelor rises from the grave to be with a young outcast.
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Review: ‘Argylle’ spies many twists and turns
‘Argylle’ is an amusing fish-out-of-water picture in which a writer’s life starts to imitate her art when she’s ensnared in one of her espionage stories.
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Review: ‘Fitting In’ doesn’t understate the difficulties of womanhood
‘Fitting In’ is an unconventional teen comedy in which a young woman struggles with a rare medical diagnosis that could end her sex life before it even begins.
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Review: ‘Ru’ is universal in its emotional journey
‘Ru’ tells the harrowing and heartening story of a family immigrating from Vietnam to Canada from the point of view of their young daughter.
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Review: ‘Origin’ is logically thought-provoking
‘Origin’ is an adaptation of an American nonfiction book that suggests racial stratification in the United States is best understood as a caste system.
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Review: ‘I.S.S.’ turns friends to enemies instantaneously
‘I.S.S.’ is a space thriller in which astronauts may be forced to forget years of collaboration due to extraordinary war measures.
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Review: ‘The Beekeeper’ is mindless action at its finest
‘The Beekeeper’ is a fast-paced action movie in which a one-man army aims to takedown a criminal operation scamming society’s vulnerable.
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Review: ‘Mean Girls’ is the fetch musical update to a teen classic
‘Mean Girls’ (2024) brings some of the Broadway hit’s songs to the big screen, taking advantage of the screen medium to amp up the choreography.
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Review: ‘Night Swim’ drowns in poor choices
‘Night Swim’ brings the terrors of water to everyone’s backyard when a swimming pool curses a family trying to start anew.
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Review: ‘The Color Purple’ sings its way through joy and sorrow
‘The Color Purple’ is the musical account of a woman who overcomes years of mistreatment to realize her own dreams of self-reliance.
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Review: ‘Ferrari’ fails to maintain a consistent speed
‘Ferrari’ excels in the high-velocity sections, but wavers in scenes that centre on Enzo Ferrari’s personal difficulties.
