The Boroughs: Fun Netflix Miniseries Pits Retirees Against a Mysterious Monster
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekHorror/comedy/thriller series, The Boroughs, Stories set in seniors communities, The Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things, Mysterious monster, Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Denis O'Hare, Clarke Peters, Alfre Woodard, Ed Begley Jr., Bill Pullman
Inside Out Festival ’26: A Polyamory Drama That Isn’t by the Numbers
Interview, PreviewJim SlotekInside Out, Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, Andreas Vatiliotou, Glen Wood, I Come Home, Stop! That! Train!, RuPaul, Adam Shankman, Pangina Heals, A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint, Heals, Give Me the Ball!, Billie Jean King, Hunky Jesus, Gugu’s World, Iván & Hadoum, Antidiva: The Confessions of Carole Pope
Passenger: Like Nomadland with Slasher Deaths and a Surplus of Jump-Scares
I Love Boosters: Boots Riley Dramedy a Mix of Kooky and Conceptual but Maybe a Tad Too Much
By Chris Knight
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Original-Cin at Cannes: Eight Films That Confirm Audiences Win Some, Lose Some
By Carol J. Bream
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ReviewJim SlotekCannes 2026, Cannes International Film Festival, The Beloved, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Victoria Luengo, Javier Bardem, Paper Tiger, Miles Teller, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, James Gray, Sheep in the Box, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Another Day, Jeanne Herry, Fjord, Cristian Mungiu, The Meltdown, Manuela Martelli, Moulin, Laszlo Nemes, Nicolas Winding Refn, Her Private Hell
The Last Anniversary: A Demon-possessed, Apocalyptic Big Chill on a Budget
ReviewJim SlotekCanadian films, Horror, Apocalypse films, The Last Anniversary, Young adult reunion themes, Jesse McQueen, Kenneth Northfield, Jenna Vittoria, Directed by Brett and Jason Butler, Demonic ghosts, Revenge
The Mandalorian and Grogu: May the Schmaltz Be With You, and in IMAX No Less
Original-Cin at Cannes: Ten Films Seen Amid Well-Organized Madness
By Carol J. Bream
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ReviewJim SlotekCannes Film Festival 2026, Le Palais des Festivals, Guillermo del Toro, The Electric Kiss, Pio Marmaï, Nagi Notes, Kôji Fukada, A Woman’s Life, Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet, Fatherland, Sandra Hüller, Parallel Tales, Asghar Farhadi, Isabelle Huppert, Tangles, Sarah Leavitt’s graphic novel, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Jane Schoenbrun, John Lennon: The Last Interview, Steven Soderbergh
Obsession: A Horror Film You Just Have To (No, Really Must) See
Original-Cin at Cannes: Travolta Flabbergasted by Surprise Honourary Palme d'Or
By Carol J. Bream
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Original-Cin Chat: Starfleet to North Bay, Cecilia Lee is Ready for Action
Silent Friend: Beautifully Shot Time-Travelling Drama Connects Eras and Imaginations
Cold War 1994: Stellar Trilogy of Hong Kong Pre-Handover Power Struggle Evolves
ReviewJim SlotekCold War 1994, Trilogy of Hong Kong Pre-Handover Power Struggle, Director Longman Leung Lok-Man, Hong Kong as de facto character, Chow Yun Fat, Aaron Kwok, Daniel Wu, Tse Kwan-Ho, Terrance Lau, Aidan Gillen
Mārama: Māori Meets Brontë in a Vivid Anti-Colonial Payback Drama
ReviewJim SlotekMārama, TIFF '25, Taratoa Stappard, Ariana Osborne, Evelyn Towersey, Toby Stephens, Erroll Shand, Umi Myers, Jordan Mooney, Gothic drama, Maori, British Colonialism, Period drama
Marty, Life is Short: It Can Also Be Sweet, as Short Himself Proves by Example
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekCelebrity biography documentariees, Marty, Life Is Short, Netflix, Director Lawrence Kasdan, Hamilton to Toronto to L.A., Godspell, Eugene Levy, Nancy Dolman, Gilda Radner, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Catherine O'Hara, Andrea Martin, Steve Martin, Celebrity families socializing, John Mulaney
The Wizard of the Kremlin: Paul Dano Nails His Portrayal of the Man Who Picked Putin
ReviewJim SlotekPost-Soviet Russia, The Wizard of the Kremlin, Director Olivier Assayas, The "fixer' behind Putin's rise, Le Mage du Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli, Jude Law, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, Real life character Vladislav Surkov, Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, Writer Emmanuel Carrere
Original-Cin Q&A: Wizard of the Kremlin Director Olivier Assayas on Political Savagery
By Bonnie Laufer
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The Planet's Best Friend, David Attenborough is 100 - Celebrate with Two of His Latest
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekFamous centenarian, David Attenborough at 100, A Gorilla Story: Told By David Attenborough, Dian Fossey, Virunga Mountains of Rwanda, Directors James Reed and Callum Webster, Ocean with David Attenborough, Directors Colin Butfield, Toby Nowlan, Keith Scholey, Netflix, Disney+
Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At The Place of Ghosts): Indigenous Vision Quest + Scary Forest = Hauntingly Good
ReviewJim SlotekMi’kmaq legends, Supernatural thriller, Movies set in the woods, Sk+te'kmujue'katik (At The Place of Ghosts), Director Bretten Hannam, Blake Alec Miranda, Forrest Goodluck, Two-spiritedness, Glen Gould, Skyler Cope, Atuen MacIsaac
The Bearded Girl: The Cards She Was Dealt Were Her Suit
By Chris Knight
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