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The CBC's Eli Glasner picks the 22 best films of 2022

After an extended hibernation, audiences flocked back to the big screen in 2022 to rediscover the pleasures of screaming and swooning in the dark.

Some directors created earnest love letters to cinema, perhaps a sign of the fragility of the movie going experience itself. But the films that rose to the top of my list were those that captured life in all its messy glory.

Here are the movies that made my soul sing in 2022.

22. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

The mere fact that this postmodern buddy comedy came from the Disney studio gives me hope. While watching the adventures of Chip 'n Dale, my overriding thought was, "I can't believe they got away with this." Come for the voice work of Andy Samberg and John Mulaney. Stay for the battle between Batman and E.T.  and poor, Ugly Sonic .

Where to watch: Disney+

21. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 

Daniel Radcliffe and Weird Al. Who knew the British wunderkind and the parody music maestro would compliment each other so well?  Weird isn't a biopic, it's the Mad Magazine treatment of Weird Al's life. If you know the words to My Bologna , it's a must see.

Where to watch: Roku

20. The Gray Man

All right, I have a soft spot for quips. Give me a film filled with Ryan Gosling rattling off one liners and Chris Evans being his best bad guy since Scott Pilgrim . The Russo brothers made a glorious mess and blowed stuff up real good.

Where to watch: Netflix

A slinky mystery set in the age of Alexa, Kimi is a reminder of how good director Steven Soderbergh can be with a great story. It's  The Conversation meets Rear Window ,   with Zoë Kravitz as an agoraphobic who hears something she shouldn't. Also one of the few pandemic-set movies that makes the most of the circumstance.

Where to watch: Crave

18. The Fabelmans

The story of The Fabelmans is lumpy. It moves along in fits and starts, taking us from a young boy's first encounter with cinema to his struggles in high school. But coming from director Steven Spielberg, telling his own personal story of awakening, there's an unbelievable sense of earnestness. And that scene with John Ford? Ka-POW!

Where to watch: On Demand

17. Joyland

There are lines drawn between gender and class in Pakistan. Joyland  is about what happens in the spaces in between. This groundbreaking movie from director Saim Sadiq brings us into a multigenerational Pakistani household. The crux of the film is a husband who falls into the orbit of a transgender dancer, but there's much more to this story of family members trapped between duty and desire.

Where to watch:  In theatres or streaming in 2023

16. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Only director Guillermo del Toro would watch Disney's Pinocchio from 1940 and instead envision a story about the fear of becoming a real boy. After a lifetime of dreaming about making his own version, del Toro's tale about the wooden boy who couldn't die is here. It's a musical. It's about fascism and control. It's undeniably 100 per cent del Toro.

15. Crimes of the Future

Canada's dark horror daddy is going soft. Director David Cronenberg's Crimes of the Future  isn't a horror film like The Fly or Videodrome , but rather a love story. One about numb, broken people doing twisted things to themselves and each other just to feel something — anything. I'm just happy we live in a world where Cronenberg is still following his droll, demented desires.

Where to watch: On Demand and Crave

14. The Woman King

Forget Galactus. You want a gaze that destroys worlds? Call on the king, Viola Davis, who leads the Agojie, a seemingly unstoppable army of amazon warriors. Based loosely on actual African history, what struck me about The Woman King  at first was the action. We've seen many films with stunning scenes of combat and bloodshed, but halfway through here, director Gina Prince-Bythewood starts to dismantle Davis' implacable exterior, showing us the woman inside and the price she paid.

13. Turning Red

Say it with me: The specific is the universal.  Turning Red is a film about a Chinese-Canadian girl who transforms into a giant red panda thanks to a family curse. With this film, Toronto's own Domee Shi has created the most Toronto-specific animated movie since Hogtown's brief appearance in Arthur Christmas . But behind the appearances of Daisy Mart and SkyDome is a thoughtful coming of age story about a daughter trying to escape her mother's grip. That and the fictional boy band 4*Town make Turning Red a funny, furry triumph.

12. The Whale

There's something about Brendan Fraser. This spark, a sense of curiosity, kindness and yes, a bit of that puppy-dog thing. It's that undefinable quality that makes Charlie, the character he plays in The Whale, so watchable. To be blunt, it's a queasy film to watch. Living a kind of self-imposed exile, Charlie wallows in sadness and frustration, but there's another part of him that Fraser shows us — a man who's desperate to change a life before his prison of a body ends his. It simply doesn't work without Fraser.

Where to watch: In theatres

Let's be clear, Tom Hanks as Elvis's manager Colonel Tom Parker is a massive distraction — a lumbering, cartoonish role which is also the unfortunate framing device for the film. But, if you can get past Hanks, you'll be treated to Austin Butler achieving the impossible — an intimate, vulnerable take on one of the most iconic rock n' roll figures of the 20th century. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the film is a sonic assault built around a once-in-a-lifetime performance.

10. Babylon

Babylon is UNHINGED. When I first saw it, it was almost too much. This is a dirty, sexy, strange, drug-induced orgy of a film set in the roaring 20s and 30s, when Hollywood stumbled from silent pictures into talkies. The director is Damien Chazelle, who gave us La La Land.  But  Babylon is the anti- La La Land . It's about the grimy, cutthroat game behind the pretty pictures. It's about Black, Chinese and Latino talents battling for their break. It's about Brad Pitt being Brad Pitt — charisma incarnate. Margot Robbie is equally incandescent. Oh, and there's also elephant shit. Lots of elephant shit. I warned you.

Where to watch: Opens in theatres Dec. 23.

9. Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is an improvised mockumentary stop-motion animated film about a talking snail shell with one eye who likes to watch 60 Minutes . It's funny, heart breaking and so cute it should be accompanied by a doctor's warning. An ode to courage, creativity and finding your way, even if you're three croutons tall.

8. Tár

Cate Blanchett is so good I worry we take her for granted. She has this ability to become these crystalline creations, exquisite people of power and purpose. With Tár , she lures you into the life of Lydia, a peerless conductor of classical music. But then the surface cracks and she begins fall off the carefully constructed pedestal. To be frank, I'm not quite sure what I witnessed, only that I need to see it again.

7. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Every day that Twitter becomes more unhinged ( like owner Elon Musk leaving his fate as CEO up to a poll ) is a day that Edward Norton's tech billionaire games master character becomes that much more prescient. Glass Onion is many things: a lark, the ensemble of the year and a mystery worthy of Agatha Christie. It's also about the rich, the richer and the long, dark chasm between justice and the law.

6. I Like Movies

Life is messy. Movies are often not. Open any screenwriting book and you'll find formulas, arcs and diagrams. It's why so many films feel like they're written by artificial intelligence. The delicious irony of Chandler Levack's feature film debut is that while it's about a certain film bro mentality, it's also the kind of insightful character study you'd think film bros would champion. I remain in awe of director and writer Levack for channelling her main character, Lawrence, who feels like someone so many of us know. Isaiah Lehtinen (who plays Lawrence) is the Canadian Julian Dennison, he just doesn't know it yet.

Where to watch: At the TIFF Bell Lightbox in January, opening across Canada in March 2023.

5.  Everything Everywhere All at Once

The directing duo known as The Daniels had a simple goal: to make the most fun movie to watch in a theatre that was also something nourishing. This is the result, the best film since Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse to explore the cinematic potential of parallel universes.  EEAAO is many things — a film with talking rocks and floppy fingers — but the pulsating heart of it is a mother-daughter dynamic that is nothing if not universal. Take that Doctor Strange.

4. Women Talking

Women Talking sounds like the antithesis of drama. But the simplicity of the title belies the drama of an impossible choice faced by a gathering of frightened and angry women in a barn. I ended up watching Women Talking twice during TIFF, and what I remember most is the feeling of elation near the end. Wrestling all of Miriam Toews' novel into a script is one thing, but working with this murderers row of acting superstars results in a film about women realizing their power.

Every time I see a clip from  RRR I want to see it again. But then again, part of what imprinted this movie from India in my brain is how I watched it: at a local repertory theatre packed with fans of director S.S. Rajamouli, who were screaming, cheering and laughing. This dark horse for the Oscars is a masterclass in muscular filmmaking. While every Marvel film comes with the same cookie cutter approach,  RRR has stunning animal-filled set pieces and the dance battle of the decade.

2. The Banshees of Inisherin

"I just don't like you no more." Watch this moment in a film about a failing friendship and you can see Colin Farrell's heart break in real time.  Banshees has all the trappings of a period piece, but beneath the adorable donkey and idyllic rural setting is a story that speaks to today. It's about the calcification of men's hearts and what happens when we stop listening to each other. It's a feckin' masterpiece.

Where to watch: Disney+ or On Demand

Nope is the kind of movie that grows richer with meaning every time you view it. There's a richness, a careful consideration of thought, which you might miss at first because the damn thing is so propulsive. Director Jordan Peele took the "Spielberg shot," those iconic film moments when characters look to the sky, and turned the entire concept inside out. Just like he did with our expectations of UFO hunting. Like all great films, Nope teaches you to see differently. The use of Corey Hart and Gowan are just the cherries on top.

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There’s something radical about the old-fashioned approach of “My Penguin Friend.” It’s an earnest, crowd-pleasing family film – nothing snarky or self-referential, no on-the-nose needle drops - just a sweet, beautifully made movie that earns the emotion it’ll surely draw from its viewers. 

Director David Schurmann tells the true story of the unlikely bond between a penguin and a fisherman, which lasted over several years and thousands of miles. The penguin would migrate every June from Patagonia at the tip of Argentina, along the Eastern edge of South America, to Ilha Grande off the coast of Brazil. It’s like “Same Time, Next Year,” with a flightless bird in place of Ellen Burstyn . 

In the script from Kristen Lazarian and Paulina Lagudi Ulrich, the fisherman, João, has suffered a devastating loss at the beginning of the film, making the surprising arrival of the penguin that much more poignant.  Jean Reno gives a vulnerable, moving performance as João, a simple man broken by tragedy transformed by the thrill of this unexpected connection. He shows great range here, from sorrow to joy to an impish sense of playfulness, and his openness is captivating. And as João’s wife, Maria, Oscar nominee Adriana Barraza is a sturdy anchor, a steady source of calm no matter the highs and lows. She’s also not too thrilled at first about having a penguin pitter-patter around the kitchen of her modest, beachfront bungalow. 

But DinDim is too darn cute. That’s the name a little girl in the village gives the penguin, and it sticks. And part of what’s amazing about the film is that it features actual penguins rather than animatronics or CGI creations. The press notes inform us that we see live penguins 80 percent of the time, with some wire-controlled dummies and digital effects. The result is a hugely compelling feeling of intimacy and authenticity. Working with the great cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle , Danny Boyle ’s frequent collaborator, Schurmann shoots much of the film at low angles and from the penguin's point of view. This gives the movie an exuberant feeling of childlike wonder, especially as DinDim gets into mischief. 

That’s a great example of how “My Penguin Friend” works on multiple levels for various viewers. Kids will love the silly energy while adults can appreciate the craftsmanship behind the chaos. From vibrant sunsets to endless ocean vistas to quiet moments in the family’s kitchen, Dod Mantle repeatedly offers wondrous images that buoy the film along.  

This is why it’s such a letdown whenever “My Penguin Friend” cuts away from this heartwarming story and returns to Patagonia to see what the researchers there are doing.  Alexia Moyano , Nicolás Francella , and Rocio Hernández play the scientists who study these cuddly creatures, taking notes on their migration patterns as well as their activities in Argentina. DinDim stands out for his friendliness and curiosity, although Francella’s one-note character is a consistent naysayer who doesn’t think this particular penguin is anything special.  

Once a viral video emerges of DinDim being adorable with João and his fellow villagers, and it dawns on the researchers that he might be one of theirs, the back-and-forth of tracking him down becomes especially tedious. Given the international nature of the cast and the production, everyone speaks English to make things easier. Still, the dialogue and delivery in the Patagonia sections feel dull and stilted, particularly in contrast with the warmth of the rest of the movie. 

Still, the bond between João and DinDim ultimately prevails. A climactic rescue toward the end that mirrors the tragedy at the film’s start might feel like a bit too obvious of a parallel, but it provides a necessary moment of redemption and closure. The camerawork is so immersive here and Reno’s moist-eyed tenderness is so touching that it’s hard not to feel swept up in the emotion. You might not think you need “My Penguin Friend” in your life, either, but you do. 

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'Alien: Romulus' movie review: Familiar sci-fi squirms get a sheen of freshness

If you were unnerved by Ridley Scott’s claustrophobic terror in 1979's “Alien,” gird your sci-fi loins for the new “ Alien: Romulus .” There’s a smattering of old favorite foes, some needed newness and a giddy commitment to the scary stuff.

Co-writer/director Fede Alvarez (“Don’t Breathe”) clearly loves the original and James Cameron’s action-packed 1986 sequel “Aliens.” The latest franchise installment (★★★ out of four; rated R; in theaters Friday) is set between those two earlier standouts and crafts a narrative pitting a crew of youngsters versus assorted deadly creatures running amok. (Not a spoiler: There is a healthy body count.) The filmmaker embraces unpredictability and plenty of gore for his graphic spectacle, yet Alvarez first makes us care for his main characters before unleashing sheer terror.

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Rain Carradine ( Cailee Spaeny ) and her android “brother” Andy (David Jonsson) work on a mining colony in space run by the extremely shady Weyland-Yutani Corporation. Rain’s parents, and many others, have died as part of this hellish existence, and Rain dreams of living one day on a pastoral planet far away. When her travel request to go off-world is rejected and hard labor is the only thing she has to look forward to, she joins her ex Tyler (Archie Renaux), his sister Kay (Isabela Merced) and friends Bjorn (Spike Fearn) and Navarro (Aileen Wu) in an ambitious getaway plan.

A recently discovered decommissioned space station has the cryo pods they need to survive a yearslong trek to their ideal home. With their spaceship (because kids have personal spaceships apparently), the explorers go plundering the abandoned vessel and find the pods don't have enough fuel for the journey. In the process of seeking extra fuel, they also find an army of Facehuggers, which have a tendency to implant monstrosities in people that birth in the most heinous ways possible. (They’re not called “Chestbursters” for nothing, folks.)

And of course, bigger problems arise as well – you can’t have an “Alien” movie without a Xenomorph, the best of the worst – leading to the dwindling survivors doing what they can to avoid getting ripped open via sinister beastie.

“Romulus” begins with an interesting “Blade Runner” vibe before borrowing from the franchise’s greatest hits, from notable quotes to archetypal personalities. It’s also a pretty straightforward plot – it’s an “Alien” movie, so you do want to stick to what works. Alvarez amps up the horror quotient a lot, with the freakiest atmosphere since the ’79 classic, and it smartly engages with the rules of the previous “Alien” films (for example, Xenomorph blood being crazy acidic) while adding a few fresh aspects to the formula.

Some of the characters are human fodder who die in the gnarliest ways possible but Merced has an intriguing role (it's best if you don't know too much beforehand) and Spaeny gamely fills Sigourney Weaver’s signature slot of Woman Most Likely to Throw Down with a Xenomorph. She’s no Ripley but Rain has her own swagger.

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It’s a requel of sorts like “Halloween,” bridging the first two franchise outings while carving its own path, yet knowing exactly what makes an “Alien” movie tick: In space, nobody can hear you scream, but Alvarez understands all too well how to make you squirm.

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Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia Flips the Script on Putin

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By Anton Troianovski and Alina Lobzina

Anton Troianovski reported from Berlin, and Alina Lobzina from London.

Families fleeing invading Ukrainian troops sought shelter from strangers. Russian parents feared that their children might be sent into battle for the first time.

And in a televised crisis meeting on Monday, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia flipped through a white legal pad, reading aloud from handwritten notes, suggesting that his aides did not have the time to type up a speech for him as they usually do.

Ukraine’s surprise incursion into a sliver of Russia’s Kursk region last week has not shifted the overall course of the war, but it has already struck a blow well beyond the few hundred square miles of Russia that Ukraine now controls: It has thrust a Russian government and society that had largely adapted to war into a new phase of improvisation and uncertainty.

Mr. Putin has said nothing about the incursion since meeting with security and regional officials, a tense gathering in which the president at one point berated the Kursk governor for revealing the depth and breadth of Ukraine’s advance into Russia. Near the border, where, the authorities say, more than 130,000 people have fled or been evacuated, regional officials appeared unprepared for the crisis — prompting grass-roots aid initiatives to jump in.

To opposition-minded politicians, including some of the few remaining inside Russia, Ukraine’s incursion has offered a rare chance to puncture the Kremlin’s narrative that Russia is steadily heading toward victory — even if it was far from certain that Russians would blame Mr. Putin for their ills. One opposition figure, Lev Shlosberg, in the western city of Pskov, compared the state of Russian society to magma gathering beneath a volcano in which it was unclear when or how it would burst to the surface.

“Current events are, of course, intensifying the crisis,” Mr. Shlosberg said in a phone interview. “But we don’t know where and how this energy of dissatisfaction will go.”

Held by Ukraine

as of Aug. 13

Sverdlikovo

Sievierodonetsk

Area controlled

Zaporizhzhia

Sea of Azov

Ukrainian incursion

Source: Institute for the Study of War with American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project

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Several festivals, concerts on along with CNE this weekend

Music and food festivals are taking place across the city.

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Several events and festivals are happening in Toronto and the surrounding region this weekend, including concerts, food festivals and the start of this year's Canadian National Exhibition (CNE).

The CNE is running from Aug. 16 to Sept. 2. The 145-year-old event held at Exhibition Place features rides, whacky carnival foods , shows and exhibitions.

The Taste of Manila food festival, which celebrates Filipino cuisine, is being held on Aug. 17 and 18. Its the event's 11th year and is being held at Wilson Avenue and Bathurst Street.

Play on the Runway is happening Aug. 17 and 18. The event opens up the airport runway at Downsview Airport Lands, transforming it into a playground. Admission is free, but registration is required. Bicycles, roller blades, skateboards and scooters are welcome and the event features food trucks and performances.

Aurorapalooza is happening on Aug. 17 at Town Park in Aurora. It's a non-profit music festival that first launched in 2020. It raises money for the Southlake Foundation, which is a mental-health centre in Newmarket, Ont.

The King's Plate  is being held at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. The horse-race betting event is in its 165th year. Patrons are encouraged to dress up, and the event features live music and fine dining. This year, Olympic gold medallist in breakdancing Philip Kim, also known as Phil Wizard, will be performing. 

The Island Eats food festival is taking place Aug. 17 and 18 at Mel Lastman Square. Live music, cocktails and lots of cuisine from all around the Caribbean will be available. 

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The best TV shows and movies to stream on CBC Gem

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CBC’s free streaming service – available in app form, on smart TVs and through your web browser – offers access to live regional feeds, CBC News Network and all the sitcoms, dramas, documentaries and miniseries you can eat.

And it’s not just current television like Anne With An E, Kim’s Convenience and Schitt’s Creek there’s also a wide range of old favourites, new imports and a whack of documentaries and feature films. Here are a few things to get you started.

The Kids In The Hall

All five seasons of Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson’s revered sketch comedy series are available on Gem. That’s a total of 100 episodes – and 10 “fan favourites” compilation shows – of groundbreaking genius, and for some reason these appear to be the American episodes, which means every so often you’ll stumble across a sketch like “ The Dr. Seuss Bible ” that never aired here. I’m thinking it’ll be a while before the Amazon revival gets into production, so maybe parcel these out.

Slings & Arrows

Created by Susan Coyne, Bob Martin and Mark McKinney, and revolving around the flailing efforts of a theatre company to hold itself together after the death of its venerated artistic director, this mid-00s Stratford spoof may be the single finest sitcom this country has ever produced. It’s certainly the one most beloved by people in the industry, both for its smart backstage satire and its unmatched ensemble cast, which includes Paul Gross, Martha Burns, Stephen Ouimette, Don McKellar, as well as McKinney, Martin and Coyne, plus a young Rachel McAdams. It also features appearances by Geraint Wyn Davies, Colm Feore, Sarah Polley, William Hutt, Jonathan Crombie, Séan Cullen, Eric Peterson and Jackie Burroughs. Never seen it? Pace yourself: these three six-episode seasons – covering chaotic productions of Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear – are all we’ll ever get.

Documentary Now!

Gem isn’t just a cornucopia of Canadian programming CBC’s also licensed dozens of American and British shows, including this super-niche cult delight, produced for IFC in the U.S. From the very first episode – which mashed up Grey Gardens with The Blair Witch Project, and actually made that work – creators Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers and Rhys Thomas have delivered pitch-perfect riffs on the films of Jonathan Demme, Errol Morris, Les Blank, the Maysles brothers, D.A. Pennebaker and others, with Hader and Armisen sharing the screen with guest stars like Cate Blanchett (for the Marina Abramovic parody Waiting For The Artist ), Owen Wilson and Michael Keaton (the Wild Wild Country spoof Batshit Valley ) and Taran Killam, Richard Kind, Paula Pell, Renee Elise Goldsberry and frequent contributor John Mulaney (the ingenious, endlessly rewatchable Sondheim riff Original Cast Album: Co-Op). Every episode is a weird, twitchy little joy.

Travel Man: 48 Hours In…

Not only is Richard Ayoade’s eccentric travel show – in which the actor and filmmaker crankily visits a city for exactly two days, accompanied by a famous friend – consistently fun (if frantic) viewing, but now every episode looks like a historical document. (Get a load of all those people eating happily in restaurants!) The ninth and final collection of episodes just dropped, including a visit to Dubrovnik with Stephen Merchant, but if you want a good place to start, check out Season 2, Episode 1 , in which Ayoade and his old IT Crowd co-star Chris O’Dowd carve a particularly destructive path through Vienna.

I have a love-hate relationship with Neil Cross’s BBC detective series, which stars Idris Elba as a London homicide detective whose personality seems almost as pathological as the murderers he pursues: I love Idris Elba, and I hate the show. Cross captured lightning in a bottle with the first run of episodes, which pits Luther against calculating sociopath Alice Morgan (a brilliant Ruth Wilson) … and then proceeded to force that dynamic on every successive season, bringing Alice back over and over again to solve whatever problem Luther had created for himself. Also, the show never seems to realize that its hero is truly terrible at his job: his instincts are atrocious, he’s constantly getting people killed and he never once has to reckon with the consequences of his actions. I mean, Dr. House was a dick but he managed to cure people like 95 per cent of the time.

Gem’s movie selection bleeds maple, but in a good way: you can dig back decades and find forgotten treasures, or surf a new wave of homegrown cinema like Deanne Foley’s An Audience Of Chairs , Rebecca Addelman’s Paper Year and Sook-Yin Lee’s Octavio Is Dead! It’s also a good place to find movies you almost certainly missed the first time around, like Gary Burns’s Man Running or Lindsay MacKay’s Wet Bum .

Want a Sandra Oh double feature? Here’s Mina Shum’s Double Happiness and Don McKellar’s Last Night , which are also two of the best Canadian films of the 90s! Rather spend time with people in increasingly awful situations? Pair Denis Villeneuve’s urban alienation nightmare Enemy with Adam Macdonald’s Algonquin survival thriller Backcountry ! Looking for small films about two friends working stuff out? Try Pavan Moondi’s Sundowners or Jordan Canning’s Suck It Up . And that’s just a sampling.

Documentaries

Gem is packed with documentaries covering every subject imaginable, and you can spend hours just combing through the options. Organize a musical playlist with Marie Clements’s The Road Forward , Charles Officer’s Unarmed Verses, Martha Kehoe and Joan Tosoni’s Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind and Jessica Edwards’s Mavis! , or dig a little deeper and find unexpected treasures like Jennifer Baichwal’s Manufactured Landscapes, Hari Kondabolu’s The Problem With Apu or Jamie Kastner’s The Skyjacker’s Tale . Also, there’s a short documentary about competitive balloon sculpture that’s kind of amazing .

Consumer tip: the site’s navigation is… less than perfect, and titles that start with “A” or “The” will be filed under A or T, respectively. Hopefully someone is already working on that (from home).

@normwilner

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I got asked two questions over and over this year. Every day someone asks me, “May I see your vaccine passport?” Every other day someone asks, “Do you think movies theatres will ever go back to normal?”

The answer is always an unabashed, “yes.” Theatres are open but audiences haven’t flooded back to fill seats (unless the name of the movie is "Spider-Man: No Way Home"), but I think they will.

It’s not just the lure of the popcorn or the Twizzlers. It’s an age-old ritual.

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In our double- and tripled-vaxxed era, no matter how large your TV or comfortable your sofa, home viewing misses the magical element of community. And these days we need as much of that as we can get. In the theatre you're getting the sound and the picture the director intended, but more than that, the experience brings people together, inspires conversation, respect and triggers actual physical interaction with others. Try that as you stream a movie on your iPhone.

In the wake of Omicron, the variant with the name of a supervillain, and whatever comes next, we may be hesitant to flock back to theatres but, when it is safe, I believe we will. I like the way English novelist Angela Carter described watching a film in a theatre. She called it "dreaming the same dream in unison" and that, for me, will never go out of style.

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The search for identity is not a new concept in coming-of-age films but the First Nations context here, combined with Kiawentiio's breakout performance, make "Beans" important, vital cinema.

Every frame of "Belfast" radiates with the warmth of the connection Buddy shares with his family, and his family's relationship to their home and country. But set against a time of upheaval, this is a family drama, but not a political one.

"King Richard" may be the most inspirational movie of the year. Maybe ever. There is uplift in almost every frame.

"Licorice Pizza" is kind of flipping through a diary. Some details are vivid, some glossed over, but everything is relevant to the experience being written about. Like diary entries, the movie is episodic. Each passing episode allows us to get to know Gary and Alana a bit better, and just as importantly, reminds us what it means to be young and in love.

Like the people it documents, "Lift Like a Girl" is dynamic and scrappy, but still wears its heart on its pumped-up sleeve.

"Mass" is raw and real, devastating, nuanced and sombre, a beautifully acted study in misery that allows for a flicker of hope.

"Mogul Mowgli" occasionally bites off more than it can chew, but as uncomfortable as it can get, it is never less than compelling.

"Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain" provides an emotionally raw portrait of a gifted, charismatic man who travelled the world but never quite figured out where he needed to be.

"Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm" is an exercise in nostalgia, but it's an entertaining one. A look back at rock 'n' roll's first residential studio, it's a guided tour through several generations of British rock's guitar.

Despite a rather joyous finale, "Spencer" has more to do with a psychological horror film than a traditional biopic.

"Tick, Tick... Boom!" is a celebration of the creative process and the following of dreams, director Lin-Manuel Miranda brings "Rent" composer Jonathan Larson's story to life with equal parts reverence and joy.'

"The Tragedy of Macbeth" is accessible without ever playing down to the audience. Masterful filmmaking mixes and matches the text with compelling images and wonderful performances to create a new take on the Scottish Play that is both respectful and fearlessly fresh.

"Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street" is a loving portrait, painted with clips that are sure to trigger happy memories for those who grew up watching the show, or even watching kids as they watched the show.

"Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)" brims with excitement, pain, hope and, of course, dynamic performances and great music.

The storytelling in "The Velvet Underground" is linear, but the visuals are an idiosyncratic eyeful that match the ambitious nature of the music.

"West Side Story" is Spielberg's most compelling film in years. It reinvents, reimagines and re-contextualizes a classic story with energy, respect and lots of finger snapping.

MY LEAST FAVOURITE MOVIES OF THE YEAR 2021

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"The Addams Family 2" is goofy, not ooky, with none of the eccentric charm of the 1960s TV show.

"The Comeback Trail" sings the praises of the power of the movies to inspire and transform lives. Film fans may enjoy the sentiment but they likely won't be as impressed by the slack pacing and obvious telegraphing of joke after joke.

"French Dispatch" is the most Wes Anderson-y film in the Wes Anderson playbook. If you forced a bot to watch 1,000 hours of Anderson's films and then asked it to write a movie on its own, "The French Dispatch" would be the result.

The first half of "Halloween Kills" offers up some fun when Myers is onscreen, lumbering his way toward another victim. Unfortunately, it's less fun when the vigilante mob endlessly chants "evil dies tonight."

The first movie was an over-the-top mish mash of exotic locations, violence, jokes and romance. The sequel, "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard," contains all those elements, but is somehow less than the sum of its parts.

The drama in "The Ice Road" quickly melts away like ice before a fire, leaving behind a residue of clichés, long, drawn out action and fight scenes, and dialogue borrowed from a hundred other, better action movies. A long and winding road to nowhere.

The lo-fi story of "Let Us In" relies on throwback practical effects, dark contact lenses and loads of alabastrine makeup, but the hair on the back of your neck will never stand up.

Nicolas Cage brings his patented oddball performance style along for the ride but even that isn't enough to give "Primal's" bland storytelling and lazy action some zip.

"The Seventh Day" seeks to reinvent the exorcism movie via the buddy cop genre but succeeds only in combing the most hackneyed bits of each.

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CBC Gem is an awesome resource for movie lovers in Canada looking for something new to watch.

There are award-winning Canadian documentaries like There Are No Fakes, the story of First Nations artist Norval Morrisseau. There are also many comedies and dramas, such as the excellent coming-of-age story Giant Little Ones. And there are animated films, TV shows, and much more. 

Below we list our most recommended movies on CBC Gem. 

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The Trotsky (2009)

A fantastic and light Canadian comedy, the Trotsky stars Jay Baruchel as Leon Bronstein, a young man who believes himself to be the reincarnation of the Soviet leader Leon Trotsky. True to his past life, Leon soon begins a quest to organize a revolution at his father's clothing company, while dealing with the transition from ritzy private to a Montreal public school. Smart and pointed, the Trotsky is a gem not to be missed.

There Are No Fakes (2019)

The highly unusual story of this documentary starts with Kevin Hearn, a member of the band Barenaked Ladies, realizing that his painting by famous Canadian Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is a fake. When he sues the collector he bought it from, he starts a series of inquiries that unravel a story that gets progressively darker: drug dealing, organized crime, addiction, sexual abuse, and completely crazy characters (reminiscent of Tiger King).

Behind all of that, There Are No Fakes is about the exploitation not only of Indigenous art but of Indigenous people in Canada in general.

Double Happiness (1994)

Sandra Oh earned her breakout in this warm, candid Canadian indie, which — not uncoincidentally — shares its name with that of a decorative Chinese symbol associated with marriage. The movie’s title is also a reference to 22-year-old Jade Li’s (Oh) struggle to pursue her own ambitions and meet the clashing romantic and professional expectations her disapproving first-generation immigrant parents have for her. As she puts it, “Double happiness is when you make yourself happy and everyone else happy, too.”

An aspiring actress who dreams of playing Blanche DuBois, Jade is instead asked by unimaginative casting directors to adopt a pronounced Chinese accent for tiny bit parts. In essence, she’s typecast everywhere: on set, and at home, where she struggles to play the good daughter who’ll give up acting for a more conventional job and will only marry a man her parents approve of. It’s a jarring existence, but Double Happiness never feels claustrophobic because it gives Jade the freedom to finally be herself via witty, confessional monologues and fantasy sequences. There’s undoubtedly bittersweetness to this portrait of a young woman fighting to be herself on every front, but that it's nevertheless such an irresistibly charming, never-flippant watch is a testament to first-time director Mina Shum and Oh’s already mature talents.

The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

The Sweet Hereafter is the kind of movie that feels very different from the one you might imagine when reading the plot synopsis. The tragic accident at its center doesn’t form a dramatic crescendo as you might be primed to expect — and, despite revolving around a lawsuit, this is no courtroom drama. Instead, the ironically titled The Sweet Hereafter deals with the messy, difficult emotions that come with grief, survival, and blame in the aftermath of a bus crash, with the film largely taking place in a snowy Canadian town rent apart by the loss of nearly all its children in the accident. Ian Holm plays the out-of-town lawyer battling to unite the bereft parents behind a class action lawsuit, all while struggling to deal with the quasi-loss of his own drug-dependent daughter. Non-linear chronology means the before-the-crash and the after intermingle, scene after scene; it’s an unorthodox remix of the way we’re used to seeing this kind of story unfold, but it allows the movie to home in on the complexity of the community’s pain. Unsparing performances, haunting music, and meditative cinematography plunge us into it all, recreating the terrible iciness of grief in a way that is difficult to shake off.

Long Time Running (2017)

The Tragically Hip was a deeply beloved band from Ontario that peaked in the 90s with hits like Grace, Too or Nautical Disaster. The Hip, as their fans refer to them, had just finished recording their latest album in 2015 when the lead singer was diagnosed with a fatal disease. This movie is about them deciding to go on one last tour to say goodbye to their fans and country. Mostly, it’s about the singer, Gord Downie, and how his personality and love for the music shined through his illness. Picture someone who is giving an immaculate performance despite being a few weeks away from death, and a packed stadium of people singing along in tears - this is this movie. It’s truly an incredible story of human ambition, empathy, and the bond that music can create between an artist and a whole nation.

The Triplets of Belleville (2003)

Written and directed by the filmmaker Sylvain Chomet, this 2003 French film is, in the strictest sense, an animated comedy film. It's the one that introduced Chomet's name to an international audience. Triplets' visual style, however, it is unlike anything you have ever seen. Focusing on ugliness and imperfection, the characters are deliciously exaggerated, while the animation steers clear of the naturalist hyperrealism, cutesiness, or porcelain perfection of other animated movies. That doesn't mean it's not incredibly detailed. Without much of a dialogue, it tells the story of a young orphan boy, who loves to watch the vivacious jazz of the The Triplets of Belleville trio, and grows up to become a Tour de France racer. He gets kidnapped by sinister characters (the French mafia?) and the beloved jazz trio of his childhood and others come to his rescue. While this film is not for the causal movie watcher, it is a fiercely original piece of hand-drawn animation and a strange, surreal experience.

I Am Not Your Negro (2017)

In a stunning and vivid (re-) introduction to the Black intellectual, author, and social critic, James Baldwin, this movie digs very deep into the American subconscious and racial history. It tells the story of America by telling the story of “the negro” in America, based on a book Baldwin started to write, which would have studied the famous assassinations of three of Baldwin's friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr. He wrote about 30 pages before he passed away in 1987. Haitian director and activist Raoul Peck picked up the project and made it into a movie, earning him an Academy Award nomination. Narrated by none other than Samuel L. Jackson, I Am Not Your Negro highlights, at the same time, Baldwin's genius, his unique eloquence, and the beauty of his soul as a human being. It is a sad truth that Baldwin's denouncements feel as relevant today as they did 50 years ago. As such, this movie serves as a sobering reminder of how far America still has to go. A mesmerizing experience!

Autobiographical in nature, 120 BPM is French screenwriter Robin Campillo's first feature film. It revolves around the Parisian chapter of the AIDS advocacy group ACT UP, which Campillo was a member of in the early 1990s, and the love between Nathan, the group's newest member, who is HIV negative, and Sean, one of its founding and more radical members, who is positive and suffers the consequences of contracting AIDS. Using fake blood and spectacular direct action, ACT UP advocated more and better research of treatment, prevention, and awareness. This was at a time when many, implicitly or explicitly, viewed AIDS as a gay disease, even as a punishment for the gay community's propensity to pleasure and partying. The latter is reflected by the film's title, 120 bpm being the average number of beats per minute of a house track. Arnaud Rebotini's original score echoes the ecstasy-driven house music hedonism of the time with some effective original cuts, albeit with a melancholic streak. Because, for all the love, friendship, and emotion of the ACT UP crew that BPM so passionately portrays, anger and sadness pervade the lives of these young people as the lack of effective treatment threatens to claim the lives of their loved ones.

Booksmart (2019)

Do you keep re-watching Superbad when you're hungover? Next time you are, try the film that has been praised as 'the female Superbad”: the amazing Booksmart. Yes, it's coming-of-age comedy, but, like Superbad, it tried something a little different. Like its two main characters, one could say it's a bit smarter than Greg Mottola's seminal bromedy. Molly (Beanie Feldstein, incidentally, Jonah Hill's younger sister) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) are best friends, class presidents, and academic overachievers. Nice girls, too. With excellent grades in their pockets, they head off to college only to find that the same in-crowd from high school that was doing nothing but partying, now goes to the same college as them. Why, oh why, did they choose academic success over partying, when, clearly, they could have had both? On their last day in high school, now here's a trope, they decide to make up for all the years of lost partying on one night. This sets off a raucous, raunchy, and wildly entertaining ride. And with a feminist twist!

God’s Own Country (2017)

You might call Francis Lee's spellbinding debut a Call me By Your Name without the privilege and pretentiousness, and we think it's a better movie because of it. God's Own Country tells the story of Johnny Saxby (Josh O'Connor), a farmer's son who is trapped working on the family farm, who dulls his frustration and misery with binging at the pub and aggressive sex with strange men—his true desire is not so much repressed by society's rampant homophobia here, but by his family's emotional callousness. When his strict and icy father suffers a stroke, things get worse for him still. Then, during lambing season, help arrives in the shape of watchful, radiant, and strikingly handsome Romanian seasonal worker, Gheorghe (Alec Secareanu), whose warmth of character and professional competence feels threatening to Johnny at first. But when they withdraw to the hills to repair a stone wall, Johnny's aggression gives way to passion as Gheorghe helps him to feel, to love, and to see beauty in the country around him. God's own country. A beautiful, stirring, and passionate debut!

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