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Thunderbolts*: First Rate Laughs from Second Rate Heroes
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Thunderbolts*: First Rate Laughs from Second Rate Heroes
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By John Kirk

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Cheech & Chong's Last Movie: Dave's Not Here, But Everyone Else Is
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Cheech & Chong's Last Movie: Dave's Not Here, But Everyone Else Is
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By Jim Slotek

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Havoc: You'll Be Blown Away - Just Like Most of the Cast
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Havoc: You'll Be Blown Away - Just Like Most of the Cast
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By Liz Braun

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Neighborhood Watch: Two Damaged Men Chasing a Crime Serve Up a Worthy Life Lesson
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Neighborhood Watch: Two Damaged Men Chasing a Crime Serve Up a Worthy Life Lesson
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By John Kirk

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On Swift Horses: Queer Love Between a Man and Woman in the Not-So-Fabulous 1950s
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On Swift Horses: Queer Love Between a Man and Woman in the Not-So-Fabulous 1950s
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By Liam Lacey

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Until Dawn: Déjà Boo
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Until Dawn: Déjà Boo
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By Thom Ernst

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Original-Cin Hot Docs Chat: Director Maxim Derevianko on Ai Weiwei's Turandot
Interview
Original-Cin Hot Docs Chat: Director Maxim Derevianko on Ai Weiwei's Turandot
Interview

By Jim Slotek

Interview
Original-Cin Q&A: David Cronenberg on Grief, Conspiracies, and Piercing the Veil of Death and Dying
Interview
Original-Cin Q&A: David Cronenberg on Grief, Conspiracies, and Piercing the Veil of Death and Dying
Interview

By Liam Lacey

Interview
The Accountant 2: Affleck with Autistic Powers is Back, with Modest Return on Investment
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The Accountant 2: Affleck with Autistic Powers is Back, with Modest Return on Investment
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By John Kirk

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Butterfly In the Maze of Human Trafficking: Emotional Doc Requires a Broader Analytic Lens
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Butterfly In the Maze of Human Trafficking: Emotional Doc Requires a Broader Analytic Lens
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By Liam Lacey

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Hot Docs 2025: Back With a Vengeance and a Slate of Great Films, Pt. 2
Review, Preview
Hot Docs 2025: Back With a Vengeance and a Slate of Great Films, Pt. 2
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By Original-Cin Staff

Review, Preview
The Island Between Tides: Hitchcock Could Only Dream of Making a Movie Like This
The Island Between Tides: Hitchcock Could Only Dream of Making a Movie Like This

By Chris Knight

Original-Cin Chat: Burning the Future with Andor's Stellan Skarsgard and Genevieve O’Reilly
Interview
Original-Cin Chat: Burning the Future with Andor's Stellan Skarsgard and Genevieve O’Reilly
Interview

By John Kirk

Interview
Hot Docs 2025: Back With a Vengeance and a Slate of Great Films, Pt. 1
Review, Preview
Hot Docs 2025: Back With a Vengeance and a Slate of Great Films, Pt. 1
Review, Preview

By Original-Cin Staff

Review, Preview
Star Wars: Andor - Season 2: The Canon Continues as the Death Star Looms
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Star Wars: Andor - Season 2: The Canon Continues as the Death Star Looms
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By John Kirk

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Sinners: A Movie This Good Has To Be a Sin
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Sinners: A Movie This Good Has To Be a Sin
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By Thom Ernst

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The Courageous: Parenting, Poverty and a Memorable Mother
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The Courageous: Parenting, Poverty and a Memorable Mother
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By Liz Braun

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Secret Mall Apartment: If These Walls Could Talk... Oh, Wait. They Do!
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Secret Mall Apartment: If These Walls Could Talk... Oh, Wait. They Do!
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By Liam Lacey

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The Wedding Banquet: Rom-Com Remake Retains Some Rom, Loses the Com
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The Wedding Banquet: Rom-Com Remake Retains Some Rom, Loses the Com
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By Karen Gordon

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Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who... - Never Mind, Iffy Title, Great Movie
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Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who... - Never Mind, Iffy Title, Great Movie
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By Thom Ernst

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Government Cheese: David Oyelowo is a Dad with a Plan in Surreal Period Drama
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Government Cheese: David Oyelowo is a Dad with a Plan in Surreal Period Drama
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By Liam Lacey

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Skeet: Mean Streets for the Maritimes
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Skeet: Mean Streets for the Maritimes
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By Thom Ernst

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One to One: John & Yoko Offers Intimate if Uneven Look at Couple’s 70s New York Years
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One to One: John & Yoko Offers Intimate if Uneven Look at Couple’s 70s New York Years
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By Kim Hughes

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Original-Cin Q&A: Severance's Britt Lower on Marriage Help from a Serial Killer in Psycho Therapy
Interview
Original-Cin Q&A: Severance's Britt Lower on Marriage Help from a Serial Killer in Psycho Therapy
Interview

By Bonnie Laufer

Interview
National Canadian Film Day: Navigating the Big Day in Canadian Film Online
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National Canadian Film Day: Navigating the Big Day in Canadian Film Online
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By Liam Lacey

Preview
It Feeds: But It Doesn’t Pander as Chad Archibald’s Indie Horror Finds Its Bite
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It Feeds: But It Doesn’t Pander as Chad Archibald’s Indie Horror Finds Its Bite
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By Thom Ernst

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Coastal: Neil Young's Solo Escape-From-Lockdown Tour Doc is a Revealing Family Affair
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Coastal: Neil Young's Solo Escape-From-Lockdown Tour Doc is a Revealing Family Affair
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By Jim Slotek

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Resident Orca: Doc on Whale in Captivity Both a Blow and a Balm to the Soul
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Resident Orca: Doc on Whale in Captivity Both a Blow and a Balm to the Soul
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By Kim Hughes

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Drop: Textbook Texting Thriller Drops Logic for Thrills
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Drop: Textbook Texting Thriller Drops Logic for Thrills
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By Thom Ernst

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Warfare: A Film That Will Shell-Shock its Audience
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Warfare: A Film That Will Shell-Shock its Audience
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By John Kirk

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