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SHIFTER is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Kevin Bourne, Vladimir Jean-Gilles.

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3.5/5
Wicked: For Good (2025) Kevin Bourne Filmmaking isn't just about the razzle dazzle, it's about the story and in that, Wicked: For Good actually outshines its predecessor. Either way, despite having slightly less magic and sparkle, Wicked: For Good is still a highly enjoyable instant classic.
Posted Nov 20, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Christy (2025) Kevin Bourne Together, Sweeney and Foster deliver performances of a lifetime and are among the top onscreen acting duos of the year as they bring skill and raw emotion to their roles. Simply put, Christy is an inspirational masterclass in onscreen performance.
Posted Nov 19, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) Kevin Bourne There are some sentimental moments that make for good cinema. Still, with expectations for a film about such a major cultural and musical icon being very high, in the end, it unfortunately underperforms and falls a bit flat.
Posted Oct 24, 2025  Edit critic review
4.5/5
John Candy: I Like Me (2025) Kevin Bourne "John Candy: I Like Me" is a personal and fitting tribute to a man and talent brought joy to the world, but went far too soon.
Posted Oct 16, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Degrassi: Whatever It Takes (2025) Kevin Bourne "Degrassi: Whatever It Takes" is some good old Canadiana mixed with nostalgia, and an ode to one of Canada’s greatest entertainment exports. It will make you laugh, it might make you cry, but more than anything, it will hopefully make you proud.
Posted Oct 16, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Nuremberg (2025) Kevin Bourne Nuremberg may feel heavy to some viewers as it includes graphic scenes of starvation, violence, and suicide, and no real happy ending, but as a film and story, it’s a magnificent piece of storytelling that we can all learn from.
Posted Sep 23, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Poetic License (2025) Kevin Bourne Maude Apatow’s directorial debut is a resounding success. It’s a highly entertaining, well-written, well-directed, and well-performed film that has a little something for everyone (except small children).
Posted Sep 10, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Roofman (2025) Kevin Bourne The term “must-see” is often overused when we talk about film, but "Roofman" lives up to it. It has love, humor, disguises, feel good moments, and enough thrills and deceit to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Posted Sep 10, 2025  Edit critic review
5/5
The Lost Bus (2025) Kevin Bourne Behind the thrills is a story about determination, overcoming the odds, and the power of the human spirit. Overall, from beginning to end, The Lost Bus is one big ball of anxiety, wrapped in a great story, that will have your pulse racing.
Posted Sep 10, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Hedda (2025) Kevin Bourne Nia DaCosta's take on the Ibsen classic finds a way of being bold, sexy, and brash while not making you feel like you're being hit over the head with the message. It's just a timeless story with a still timely message that's as relevant as ever.
Posted Sep 10, 2025  Edit critic review
3.5
Boxcutter (2024) Kevin Bourne With BOXCUTTER, Reza Dahya walks the fine line of making it a distinctly Toronto film while not making the city a caricature of itself. It also turns the hip-hop film genre on its head with a deeper message beyond the music.
Posted Aug 18, 2025  Edit critic review
2/5
Smurfs (2025) Kevin Bourne Smurfs is underwhelming and falls flat with very few high notes. Time to go back to the drawing board, folks.
Posted Jul 18, 2025  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) Kevin Bourne While it's far from terrible and is still worth watching, Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning is a good but not great potential ending to the M:I franchise that fails to meet the standard set by its predecessors.
Posted May 22, 2025  Edit critic review
3/5
Morningside (2025) Kevin Bourne This is a side of Canada that we rarely see on the big screen. I said it before and I’ll say it again. MORNINGSIDE is a groundbreaking moment in Toronto and Canadian cinema which is helping to usher in a new era of local filmmaking.
Posted Apr 28, 2025  Edit critic review
4/5
Nickel Boys (2024) Kevin Bourne Nickel Boys is simply a work of art. It’s beautiful, poetic, and daring. In the end, it’s really a just beautiful story about friendship, family, and survival in the midst of what should be traumatic experiences; something we can all relate to.
Posted Feb 05, 2025  Edit critic review
The Six Triple Eight (2024) Kevin Bourne Not only should we feel proud this film and the real life members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, but of Tyler Perry and how far he's come as a writer and filmmaker. Overall, The Six Triple Eight is easily Tyler Perry's best work yet.
Posted Dec 11, 2024  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Piano Lesson (2024) Kevin Bourne When you look under the hood, it's actually a film about Black ambition, the lengths we're sometimes willing to go to in order to fulfill our dreams, and our willingness to defy those who may stand in our way, even if it's our family.
Posted Nov 22, 2024  Edit critic review
4/5
The Fire Inside (2024) Kevin Bourne Whether you're a man, woman, young or old, this equal parts sports film and social commentary is an almost two-hour pep talk about the power of hard work and determination.
Posted Sep 17, 2024  Edit critic review
4/5
Rez Ball (2024) Kevin Bourne Rez Ball is simply a well-made and highly inspirational story about brotherhood, community, and the love of the game.
Posted Sep 16, 2024  Edit critic review
4/5
40 Acres (2024) Kevin Bourne 40 Acres is a film we should be proud of. Not only is it a big step forward for Black Canadian cinema, but a big step forward for Canadian cinema period.
Posted Sep 15, 2024  Edit critic review
Emilia Pérez (2024) Kevin Bourne Emilia Peréz is art, theatre, narco thriller, and social commentary, all wrapped up into one. It's an award-worthy masterpiece and easily one of the best films of the year.
Posted Sep 14, 2024  Edit critic review
Hard Truths (2024) Kevin Bourne Although there are scenes that could be hard for Black viewers to watch, the performances, story, and depictions of Caribbean culture, still make Hard Truths a film to watch and be proud of.
Posted Sep 14, 2024  Edit critic review
Piece By Piece (2024) Kevin Bourne "Piece BY Piece" is one of the most inspirational movies we’ve seen in a very long time. It's an inspirational and creative masterpiece and is absolutely essential for the dreamers, creators, visionaries, and misfits.
Posted Sep 12, 2024  Edit critic review
Transformers One (2024) Kevin Bourne At its core, this is really a coming-of-age adventure story where the best friends turned sworn enemies go on a journey of self-discovery, and you best believe Transformers One is an adventure worth going on.
Posted Sep 12, 2024  Edit critic review
The Idea of You (2024) Kevin Bourne The "Idea of You" follows in the footsteps of modern romantic comedies that forego the over-the-top fairytale endings of the 90’s to early 2000’s. This is a must-see for romantic comedy junkies and fans of stories of loving against the odds.
Posted Sep 11, 2024  Edit critic review
K-Pops (2024) Kevin Bourne With its blend of original music, animation, and Black and Korean culture, K-Pops is an endearing, fun, and creatively rich feel-good film that you can watch over and over again.
Posted Sep 11, 2024  Edit critic review
Riff Raff (2024) Kevin Bourne As you would expect from this cast, the performances were on point. Overall, Riff Raff is equal parts dark, fun, smart, and irreverent, and among the standouts at TIFF 2024.
Posted Sep 11, 2024  Edit critic review
Unstoppable (2024) Kevin Bourne Anyone who has faced seemingly insurmountable odds, or is in the middle of it, can draw inspiration from this story. In the end, Unstoppable is a universal and inspirational story that transcends sports, gender, and culture.
Posted Sep 11, 2024  Edit critic review
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) Kevin Bourne Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire isn’t an absolute must-see, but the story, continued growth of the Kong character, and the breathtaking imagery still make this one of the more entertaining films of 2024 so far.
Posted Mar 28, 2024  Edit critic review
Bob Marley: One Love (2024) Kevin Bourne Bob Marley: One Love is an intimate look at the man, music and message that changed the world; a message which is as timely as ever.
Posted Mar 28, 2024  Edit critic review
Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story (2023) Kevin Bourne Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story is a highly inspirational look at the ups and downs faced by one of the most iconic creators of our time that will fuel and motivate any person daring to dream of doing the seemingly impossible.
Posted Jan 22, 2024  Edit critic review
Candy Cane Lane (2023) Kevin Bourne Candy Cane Lane has “instant classic” written all over it, and has the potential to boldly go where no Black Christmas movie has gone before because of the universality of the story and the crossover appeal of Murphy and Ross.
Posted Jan 22, 2024  Edit critic review
The Color Purple (2023) Kevin Bourne The Color Purple is a good old rags to riches story with an underlying and still relevant message of women’s empowerment. It's a barrier-breaking ode to the strength of Black women everywhere.
Posted Jan 22, 2024  Edit critic review
We Grown Now (2023) Kevin Bourne We Grown Now is simply beautiful, creative, and heartfelt, and hopefully sign of great things to come for Baig and the young actors.
Posted Sep 19, 2023  Edit critic review
Origin (2023) Kevin Bourne This film is a revelation and an eye-opening masterclass in filmmaking. While “revelation” and “eye-opening” have been used to describe films before, this film wears it differently as it weaves together connections that span geography and time.
Posted Sep 19, 2023  Edit critic review
Stamped From the Beginning (2023) Kevin Bourne Stamped From The Beginning is an important and eye-opening film that should be seen by everyone everywhere as it challenges conventional thought on the relationship between Black people and America.
Posted Sep 19, 2023  Edit critic review
Les Indésirables (2023) Kevin Bourne While Les Indésirables is buoyed by dark and gritty cinematography from Julien Poupard (Les Misérables) and solid performances from Diaw and Luyindula, it also suffers from moments of predictability and boredom, and a disappointingly abrupt ending,
Posted Sep 19, 2023  Edit critic review
Reptile (2023) Kevin Bourne Reptile is a suspenseful, clever, and visually stunning piece of work.
Posted Sep 10, 2023  Edit critic review
Copa 71 (2023) Kevin Bourne Copa 71 really is an emotionally charged must-see. It’s not just a documentary about women’s soccer, but about society on a whole.
Posted Sep 10, 2023  Edit critic review
American Fiction (2023) Kevin Bourne The witty and clever writing and heartfelt and comedic performances are nomination worthy to say the least.
Posted Sep 10, 2023  Edit critic review
Dumb Money (2023) Kevin Bourne While many people yawn when thinking about the financial industry, at the core of this film is a timeless story that we can all relate to and have all heard before, but not as Craig Gillespie tells it.
Posted Sep 10, 2023  Edit critic review
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) Kevin Bourne Although there's nothing much to take away from the film, Kingsman: The Secret Service is a highly entertaining film with fascinating characters and non-stop action from beginning to end.
Posted Jul 20, 2023  Edit critic review
Always Be My Maybe (2019) Kevin Bourne “Always Be My Maybe” is a barrier-breaking film centered around an Asian American couple. It's entertaining from start to finish and is one of the better romantic comedies we’ve seen in recent years.
Posted Jul 20, 2023  Edit critic review
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly (2019) Kevin Bourne Whether you’re a die hard Travis Scott fan, an aspiring hip-hop artist, producer or manager, or just a fan of hip-hop, “Look Mom I Can Fly” will leave you inspired to make your own dreams a reality.
Posted Jul 20, 2023  Edit critic review
#Truth (2019) Kevin Bourne One of the resonating messages of the film is, “Get in front of it. Tell the truth.”―a rather contradictory statement as the lead character is forced to resort to lies and deceit in his pursuit of the truth surrounding his cousin’s suicide.
Posted Jul 20, 2023  Edit critic review
Canvas (2020) Kevin Bourne Although the film is centered around an African-American family, it has a story with universal themes, including loss and the need to start over again, that can connect with any viewer.
Posted Jul 20, 2023  Edit critic review
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) Kevin Bourne Although the backdrop of this film is about the recording of a 1920’s Blues song, it is about more than the Blues or even Ma Rainey for that matter. The film tackles the subjects of race and sexual identity and is as relevant today as ever.
Posted Jul 20, 2023  Edit critic review
Foster Boy (2019) Kevin Bourne Foster Boy highlights an issue we seldomly see on the big screen in the foster care system. Centered around the relationship between a middle aged white man and a young Black man, it is a refreshing dynamic that we need to see a lot more of onscreen.
Posted Jul 20, 2023  Edit critic review
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (2021) Kevin Bourne Through rare behind the scenes footage shot by long-time friend Damion “D-Roc” Butler and interviews with close family and friends, Biggie the rap superstar gives way to Christopher, the sometimes quiet and shy son and friend.
Posted Jul 20, 2023  Edit critic review
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) Kevin Bourne While many sequels pale in comparison to their predecessors, you will be happy to know Venom: Let There Be Carnage bucks that trend, from the writing to the fight sequences, animation, and special effects.
Posted Jul 19, 2023  Edit critic review
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