Movie reviews: 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' is a mix of exhilaration and exhaustion
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This week, TV pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews new movies: 'Spider-Man: No Way Home,' 'Nightmare Alley,' 'Red Rocket,' and 'Flee.'
At the beginning of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the new two-and-a-half-hour-long superhero movie now playing in theatres, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) learns it’s hard to be a masked, crime fighter when everybody knows who you are under your red and black suit.
Exposed by supervillain Mysterio at the end of “Spider-Man: Far from Home,” Parker’s life has been turned upside down. And not in a fun way, as in 2002's “Spider-Man” when Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst shared an upside-down smooch in the rain.
That was harmless good fun.
These days, the friendly neighbourhood web-slinger’s newfound notoriety makes it impossible for him to balance his personal life and relationships with girlfriend M.J. (Zendaya), best pal Ned (Jacob Batalon), and Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), in addition to his role as a world saving crime fighter.
Ryan Coogler understands what Sunday night could mean for Oscar history. He’s just not dwelling on it.
Quebec’s newest breakout band wears paper-mâché masks with giant phallic noses and polka-dot-speckled costumes that cover their entire bodies.
British rock star Morrissey won’t perform a concert in Valencia after festivities in the Spanish city kept him from getting a proper night’s rest, the former frontman of The Smiths said Thursday.
René Redzepi, founder and celebrity chef at the iconic Danish restaurant Noma that won three Michelin stars and other international accolades for its innovative “New Nordic” cuisine, has stepped down from his post following allegations of abuse and assault at the Copenhagen landmark.
When Montreal filmmaker Alison McAlpine first noticed a group of donkeys ambling around an observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert, she couldn’t help but wonder what they were thinking.
Jill Biden is breaking her silence about Joe Biden’s decision to abruptly end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats concerned about his age, health and viability against Republican Donald Trump in a rematch of their 2020 campaign.
Joyce Borenstein spent hours in her Montreal-area apartment, surrounded by the paintings of her famous artist father, carefully watching every Oscar-nominated film from 2025.
A Florida woman accused of firing gunshots at Rihanna’s gated home in Los Angeles was charged Tuesday with one count of attempted murder and 10 counts of assault on a person with a semiautomatic firearm, court records showed Tuesday.
Italy buys Caravaggio painting for about US$35 million, one of its largest payouts for a single work
Italy has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for about US$35 million, one of the largest state investments ever for a single artwork, the country’s Culture Ministry said Tuesday.
Tommy DeCarlo, who became the lead singer of classic rockers Boston for nearly 20 years based on a Myspace tribute to the band’s original singer, has died.
Tommy DeCarlo, who became the lead singer of classic rockers Boston for nearly 20 years based on a Myspace tribute to the band’s original singer, has died.
A woman has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly firing a gun toward singer Rihanna’s home in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, police say.
A person has been arrested after a gun was repeatedly fired toward the home of Rihanna in Beverly Hills.