Quite enjoyed The Sheep Detectives this weekend. Not least because it kept me out of the rain, but also I love a good ewe-dunnit.

The Oscar shorts are a mixed bag, but I LOVED Perfectly a Strangeness (doc), The Three Sisters (Animated), The Singers and Jane Austen's Period Drama (live-action). Review here... original-cin.ca/posts/2026/2...

Plus: @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social on the Oscar shorts @annebrodie.bsky.social on Christine Jessop @filmfest.bsky.social on editing Elvis @hertzbarry.bsky.social remembers Robert Duvall @patmullen.bsky.social remembers Fred Wiseman and more! 🍿 torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

This week in movies! On NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE 🍟 "very, very funny" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social "you’ll want to see it again" - @glennsumi.bsky.social "A wonderfully chaotic concoction" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

On JURASSIC WORLD[:] REBIRTH 🦖 "new people in the same old situations" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social "overstuffed, clunky & averse to basic human logic" - @andrewjparker.bsky.social "Edwards...in pure director-for-hire mode" - @hertzbarry.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

It says something about the Irish sense of humour that the Dublin Airport waiting lounge is decorated with a quotation from Waiting for Godot… #DUB

On I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU 😖 "the one-joke film is repetitive and unfunny" - @joelipsett.bsky.social "can’t maintain a consistent tone" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social "Kroll and Rannells do well as the gay couple" - Gilbert Seah torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

This week in movies! On #TheFinalReckoning "doesn’t quite match the summer-popcorn insanity of the last one" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social "an interminable slog" - @lizbraun.bsky.social "clunky and confusing" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u... I tend to read about Trump’s setbacks. Keeps me up to date on what he’s trying to do, and I enjoy the schadenfreude.

Mark Carney was elected to a minority government. But with the opposition parties diminished and in disarray, he should be able to govern as if he had a majority, for up to a year. I spoke with the National Post's @ChrisKnightfilm.bsky.social, on the coming political ballet. via.maharaj.org/min 📰

On RESIDENT ORCA 🐋 "Wads of Kleenex recommended" - Kim Hughes On SACRAMENTO 🚗 "has a tendency to mistake extreme emotional moments with meaningful ones" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

The Trump tariffs hit Antarctic islands inhabited by zero humans and many penguins: www.wired.com/story/trump-...

To me, he’ll always be Chris Knight in 1985’s Real Genius. RIP Val Kilmer.

Bong Joon Ho is out of control!

Last night's #Bloodmoon lunar eclipse. Not exactly blood-coloured, but it was nice to see it.

Curious about tomorrow night's lunar eclipse? I've got you covered like the Earth's shadow! nationalpost.com/news/how-to-...

On MICKEY 17 🧑‍🚀 "muddled execution" - @peterhowellfilm.bsky.social "a long ride" - Karen Gordon "a poorly written narrative mess" - Gilbert Seah On THE SILENT PLANET 🌚 "doesn’t skimp on the tertiary background details" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u... This is stunning news. I was unaware of any U.S. intelligence for the last several weeks.

Oh, I see what you're up to, #Andor

Parking meters in the Beach have been covered, presumably to stop people from parking on Queen while the city clears the snow. But since people will park, it just amounts to free parking. #Toronto

Heroic Dog Saves Family Of 5 From Herb-Roasted Chicken theonion.com/heroic-...

Resisting comes in all forms. Here is a very creative one starting to pop up.

#Movies I feel like Ke Huy Quan and I have different feelings about his new film, #LoveHurts www.original-cin.ca/posts/2025/2...

"There was so much idealism and so much vision for this futuristic place." Ali Weinstein tells @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social about exploring the magic of Ontario Place in Rogers Best Canadian Documentary nominee #YourTomorrow torontofilmcritics.com/features/you...

The #weather outside is frightful, but oh so #Canadian! #CanadaProud