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REVIEW

Art as the great escape why the prison drama Sing Sing is a must-see

A maximum-security prison and a theatre company run by prisoners, those are the details of Sing Sing, a new drama starring Colman Domingo that CBC's Eli Glasner says is nothing less than a testament to the transformational power of art.
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With Deadpool & Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds serves up a roast of Marvel that's comic nerd nirvana

Raunchy and raucous, Deadpool & Wolverine finds Ryan Reynolds aiming his snark at Marvel, while both roasting and celebrating the state of superhero movies, says CBC's Eli Glasner.
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Beverly Hill Cop: Axel F a nostalgic earworm with lazy laughs and familiar faces

Can 63-year-old Eddie Murphy give audiences what they want with Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F? Well if what they want is a heady sense of nostalgia and soundtrack that suits your Sony Walkman, then you're in luck, says CBC's Eli Glasner.
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In an age of anxiety, Inside Out 2 justifies its return

The first Inside Out movie is considered a modern-day animated classic. So how does the sequel justify its return? The reason caught our self-described grumbly film critic off-guard.

Ryan Gosling's good graces ground The Fall Guy's meta-movie shenanigans

While The Fall Guy touts itself as a tribute to stunt performers, CBC's Eli Glasner says Ryan Gosling's role as a stuntman still pining for his ex is the most authentic part of the action-comedy from the director of Bullet Train.
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I Don't Know Who You Are is a visceral race against time for a critical drug

A life-changing drug and a closing window of time. Those are the elements that make the Toronto micro-budget movie I Know Who You Are an edge-of-your-seat watch. That, and the aching honesty of actor Mark Clennon, says CBC's Eli Glasner.

Jarring, visceral and all too plausible, Alex Garland's Civil War is a must-see

Though the setting of Civil War is described as "near-future America," CBC's Eli Glasner says the reporter-led road movie feels like it could be tomorrow. He calls director Alex Garland's movie urgent and visceral a film not so much about war, but the effect of it.

Finding the 'heart space': Director Ava DuVernay gets personal for new film

Part personal tale of grief, part academic exploration of race and discrimination, Ava DuVernay's new film draws on everything she's learned as a filmmaker. The award-winning director sat down to chat with CBC's Eli Glasner about Origin, and why the globe-trotting tale about racism needed a personal angle.

CBC's Eli Glasner picks his top 23 films of 2023

A grizzled Gerard Butler, talkative teen turtles and a feminist Frankenstein are just a few of the cinematic delights of 2023 as CBC film critic Eli Glasner runs down 23 of his favourite films of the year.

Maestro Bradley Cooper's cinematic symphony soars

Bradley Cooper, the director and star of A Star is Born, is back in Maestro, his new movie about Leonard Bernstein that CBC's Eli Glasner say is a stunning portrait of a complicated love story.