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Peter Howell

Movie Critic at Toronto Star Online

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‘Parasite’ makes Oscar history with Best Picture win, while Phoenix, Pitt and Dern finally get th...

South Korean class satire “Parasite” makes history as the first foreign-language film to win the Oscar for Best Picture, in a night that also saw actors Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt and Laura Dern finally win after decades of work and multiple nominations.
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‘The more you see it, the more you understand it’: John David Washi...

Washington plays an enigmatic and unnamed hero out to save the world from time-shifted calamity.
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20 of the best bets at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival

From a documentary about the coronavirus to several actors’ directing debuts — Halle Berry, Regina King, Viggo Mortensen — and two projects by Indigenous director Michelle Latimer, 20 hot picks for TIFF 2020.
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32 TIFF movies that people who know film want to see

‘One Night in Miami,’ the feature directing debut of actor Regina King, tops the Toronto Star’s annual list with five votes.
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Opinion | My top 10 films at TIFF has nomads, crusaders, lovers ......

From Oscar winners like Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet to rising stars like Thamela Mpumlwana, there were still plenty of good films — and some Oscar contenders — to relish in a truncated TIFF, writes Peter Howell.
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Sparks fly and Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman ignite in ‘Ma Raine...

The screen adaptation of August Wilson play streams on Netflix beginning Dec. 18.
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Jane Campion returns to the big screen with ‘The Power of the Dog’ ...

Jane Campion’s star-laden western drama “The Power of the Dog,” her first feature film in 12 years, expected to be a major awards contender, is among 46 new movies announced Wednesday for the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 9-18.

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Jessica Chastain thinks she would have loved Tammy Faye Bakker: ‘Sh...

Chastain, who’s getting Oscar buzz for playing Bakker in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” has empathy for the former disgraced televangelist, she tells Peter Howell ahead of the film’s TIFF debut.
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Opinion | The 10 Sundance films I most appreciated

There were some tough watches at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. There were also great movies and a satisfying Sundance experience.
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New Pixar film ‘Turning Red’ is delightful panda-monium

Feature debut by Toronto writer/director Domee Shi is the blast of creativity Pixar needs, Peter Howell says.
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Opinion | 12 films that are good bets at Hot Docs 2022

With topics covering a gamut of themes, Hot Docs runs April 28 to May 8 with the goal to show the best docs the world has to offer.