Peter Howell Movie Critic

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Recent work

• Peter Howell: Triumphant movies for these troubled timesOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 26, 2020
• Peter Howell: Ivan Reitman, Eugene Levy share knowledge at comedy labOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 19, 2009
• Peter Howell: Howell: Concerts on film catch decisive momentsOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 24, 2009
• Peter Howell: Carey Mulligan’s cinematic EducationOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 21, 2009
• Peter Howell: The September Issue: Vogue’s real devil bites her tongueOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 21, 2009
• Peter Howell: The Damned United: Sheen shines as coachOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 16, 2009
• Peter Howell: A Serious Man: The existential absurdity of suburban hellOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 16, 2009
• Peter Howell: Real life or virtual? Hard to tell the differenceOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 16, 2009
• Peter Howell: Law Abiding Citizen: The temptation of the vigilanteOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 16, 2009
• Peter Howell: Paranormal Activity: Your stomach will be terrifiedOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 9, 2009
• Peter Howell: When not to spoil the funOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 9, 2009
• Peter Howell: Couples Retreat: A little less conversationOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 9, 2009
• Peter Howell: Cairo Time: Pyramid dreamOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 9, 2009
• Peter Howell: Coco Avant Chanel: Tautou channels designer’s resolveOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 2, 2009
• Peter Howell: More Michael MooreOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 2, 2009
• Peter Howell: Saying nix to the term chick flickOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 2, 2009
• Peter Howell: Capitalism, A Love Story: Moore takes on greedOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 2, 2009
• Peter Howell: Surrogates and Pandorum: Clones of sci-fi classicsOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 25, 2009
• Peter Howell: City to City regrets? Too few to mentionOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 25, 2009
• Peter Howell: Bright Star: Ode to a chaste love affairOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 25, 2009
• Peter Howell: How Michael Sheen became Brian CloughOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 23, 2009
• Peter Howell: Artistic integrity for the massesOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 18, 2009
• Peter Howell: The Informant: A different type of popcorn flickOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 18, 2009
• Peter Howell: Jennifer's Body: Not much life to thisOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 17, 2009
• Peter Howell: Spoiler sport: Why it’s good to learn about a movieOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 28, 2009
• Peter Howell: Feting the master of French comedyOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 7, 2009
• Peter Howell: A Canuck comedy labOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 31, 2009
• Peter Howell: Why Bruno bombedOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 24, 2009
• Peter Howell: 1999 Entertainment Weekly confirms durability of stardomOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 10, 2009
• Peter Howell: Do the Right Thing still as fresh as a black presidentOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 30, 2009
• Peter Howell: Brüno’s out there in a good wayOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 26, 2009
• Peter Howell: Future Dark Knights can applyOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 25, 2009
• Peter Howell: Frankly my dear, I don’t give a tweetOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 19, 2009
• Peter Howell: By the time I got to Woodstock, things had changedOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 12, 2009
• Peter Howell: When life hands you tomatoes, pen reviewsOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 5, 2009
• Peter Howell: Film’s new fall guy: WomenOpinion · Toronto Star · May 29, 2009
• Peter Howell: Cannes winners greeted by critical jeersOpinion · Toronto Star · May 25, 2009
• Peter Howell: Thumbs down to final filmsOpinion · Toronto Star · May 24, 2009
• Peter Howell: A first look at Heath Ledger’s last filmOpinion · Toronto Star · May 22, 2009
• Peter Howell: Inglourious Basterds offers a righteous rushOpinion · Toronto Star · May 21, 2009
• Peter Howell: Now that’s dedicationOpinion · Toronto Star · May 20, 2009
• Peter Howell: Disney’s no Scrooge in promoting filmOpinion · Toronto Star · May 19, 2009
• Peter Howell: Fear and loathing at Cannes festivalOpinion · Toronto Star · May 18, 2009
• Peter Howell: Why a pirate beats a singer playing SinatraOpinion · Toronto Star · May 16, 2009
• Peter Howell: Tale of a bitter teen and stylish lusty vampire sagaOpinion · Toronto Star · May 15, 2009
• Peter Howell: Film festival lifts off with magical UpOpinion · Toronto Star · May 14, 2009
• Peter Howell: Fest tightens its designer beltOpinion · Toronto Star · May 13, 2009
• Peter Howell: Just like cat, Cordell Barker comes back for CannesOpinion · Toronto Star · May 8, 2009
• Peter Howell: Troll-free Troll 2 best of the delightfully bad moviesOpinion · Toronto Star · May 1, 2009
• Peter Howell: Things that go bump on the CroisetteOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 24, 2009
• Peter Howell: Cultists will shell out big bucks for movie treasuresOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 17, 2009
• Peter Howell: `Heroic’ Neeson helped ready Chloe for TIFFOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 10, 2009
• Peter Howell: 3D a new dimension in hypeOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 3, 2009
• Peter Howell: Why fanboys and movie stars are losing their grip on HollywoodOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 27, 2009
• Peter Howell: Animated Up breaks barriers at Cannes festOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 20, 2009
• Peter Howell: Red ink times call for blues at the moviesOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 13, 2009
• Peter Howell: Watchmen star adds a feminine touch to kicking buttOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 5, 2009
• Peter Howell: Doctor Manhattan part of the full-frontal revolutionOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 27, 2009
• Peter Howell: How a trio of unlikely heroes saved the January box officeOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 6, 2009
• Peter Howell: Spores score with Ron MannOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 30, 2009