Review: ‘The Brutalist’ brutally disguises trauma as brilliance
WARNING: This article contains sensitive topics. Those in need of support can contact the Mental Health Crisis Line: 613-722-6914 (within Ottawa) and 1-866-996-0991 (outside...
Review: Pamela Anderson mounts a shining comeback in ‘The Last Showgirl’
When you’re onstage every night, clad in a rhinestone costume complete with an extravagant feather boa and headpiece, you feel like you’re on top...
Review: ‘Queer’ is a daring portrait of shame and desire
After making waves with his summer blockbuster Challengers, Italian director Luca Guadagnino returned to the big screen for a psychedelic period drama.
Featuring a star-studded...
![Leads Ariana Grade and Cynthia Erivo shine in ‘Wicked,’ a new movie musical based on the Broadway show. [Photo via IMDb].](https://charlatan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Wicked-218x150.jpg "Review: ‘Wicked’ sets soaring standard for modern movie musicals")
Review: ‘Wicked’ sets soaring standard for modern movie musicals
Through accepting limits, the cast and crew defied gravity and hit new heights with Wicked.
The musical film broke opening-weekend box office records for the...
Review: Timothée Chalamet delivers career-best performance in ‘A Complete Unknown’
It’s New York in 1961: A teenaged and unknown Bob Zimmerman arrives in the Empire State. He is determined to visit his musical hero,...
