SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne calls the ALLBLK Original Series Send Help refreshing, different and needed. Co-created, co-showran and executive produced by…
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The latest reviews and interviews our team of industry leading film and TV critics.
Kevin Bourne is SHIFTER’s Toronto-based editor-in-chief and Senior Arts & Entertainment Reporter. He has covered some of Canada’s biggest red carpets and press events, interviewing everyone from Kevin Hart and Fast & The Furious Star Tyrese Gibson to Ava DuVernay and Dascha Polanco. A Golden Globe Awards voter and Tomatometer-Approved Critic. As a critic, he has been quoted in film and TV commercials by major studios and network in both Canada and the United States.
Ottawa-based Vladimir Jean-Gilles is a Critics Choice Association Member, Critics Choice Awards voter, and Tomatometer-Approved Critic who has covered premieres from New York and Los Angeles to Toronto and Washington DC. He has interviewed everyone from Colman Domingo to Janelle Monáe.
Based on a script he wrote 27 years ago, Tyler Perry’s latest film is his “best work yet” says SHIFTER’s…
Micheal Ward and Olivia Colman deliver award-worthy performances says Kevin Bourne in his Empire of Light review. Another standout film…
In his Black Ice film review, SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne says the documentary is not only a damning look at racism…
In his The Woman King review, Rotten Tomatoes and CCA critic Vladimir Jean-Gilles calls TIFF standout The Women King a…
On The Come Up provides a universal story of self-discovery while highlighting the strength of Black women. Here’s our On…
Today we learned that The Black Academy founders, Shamier Anderson and Stephan James, will host the first annual Legacy Awards.…
The Murder Inc Story season 1 episode 4 shows the legal trouble and 50 Cent beef that would change Murder…
The Murder Inc Story season 1 episode 3 shows the label at the height of success with Ja Rule and…
Now that the season is over, let’s take a look back at the top five biggest moments from Tyler Perry’s…
The Murder Inc Story season 1 episode 2 introduces us to a young Ja Rule and Ashanti, the label’s early…
Six episodes in, Maestro Fresh Wes has brought energy and passion to season two of CBC’s Race Against The Tide.…