Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice: Vince Vaughn Does Vince Vaughn in Fun Multi-genre Mashup
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekMike & Nick & Nick & Alice, Disney+, Mashup, Gangster, rom-com, Comedy, Sci fi, BenDavid Grabinski, Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, Eiza González, Ben Schwartz, Jimmy Tatro, Keith David
Love, Harold: NFB Doc Explores a Wide Array of Emotional Aftermaths of Suicide
The AI Doc: Is There an AI Doc In the House? Yes, There Is!
By Chris Knight
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Two Prosecutors: A Whistleblower Takes on Stalin’s State Machine
ReviewJim SlotekTwo Prosecutors, Russian, Drama, 1930s, Sergei Loznitsa, Georgy Demidov, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Anatoliy Beliy, Andris Keišs, Vytautas Kaniušonis
A Magnificent Life: Animated Take on French Film Giant Marcel Pagnol Loses Something in Translation
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekA Magnificent Life, Animation, French, Sylvain Chomet, Flora Montgomery, Jess Nesling, Celyn Jones, Jonathan Keeble, Lu Corfield, Matthew Gravelle
Tough Old Broads: When Three History-Making "First" Ladies Are Separate But Equally Impressive
ReviewJim SlotekDocumentary about notable women, Tough Old Broads, Director Stacey Tenenbaum, First female Boston Marathon runner, Kathrine Switzer, First Black Director of White House Photography, Sharon Farmer, Inuit global environmental activist Siila Watt-Cloutier, Witnesses to history, The Clinton administration, Re-election of Trump
Carole Pope, Judas Priest, and Oscar Bait: Hot Docs Festival Unveils Eclectic 33rd Edition
PreviewJim SlotekHot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 33rd annual, Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart, AntiDiva: The Carole Pope Confessions, The Tower That Built a City, Love Apptually, A War on Women, TCB – The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing, To Hold A Mountain, The Ballad of Judas Priest, American Doctor, Black Zombie, Sentient, When a Witness Recants, Steal This Story, Please!, Code of Misconduct, The Last Days of April, Nekai Walks, Ceremony, Gimme Truth, Ghost in the Machine, Virtual Girlfriends, This Above All: The Theatrical Life of Antoni Cimolino
Original Cin Q&A: Holy Days Director Nat Boltt and Nuns-on-the-Road Jacki Weaver and Miriam Margolyes
By Bonnie Laufer
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Jim SlotekNun movies, Actors turned director, Holy Days, Director Nat Boltt, Riverdale, Judy Davis, Jacki Weaver, and Miriam Margolyes, Nuns on the road in New Zealand, Book by Joy Cowley, Child actors, Elijah Tamati
The Canadian Film Fest at 20: Organ Transplants, Bearded Women, and One Trauma After Another!
ReviewJim SlotekCanadian Film Festival, Canadian movies, Plan C, It Comes in Waves, Mihhea, James, Nesting, #Vanlife, Hangashore, What Comes Next, Best Boy, Lucid, A Breed Apart, Akashi, Ballistic, A Farewell to Youth, Los Ríos, The Bearded Girl, Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Horror
Daredevil: Born Again, Season 2 - The Best Superhero Story on TV Returns
ReviewJim SlotekMarvel TV series, Daredevil: Born Again, Charlie Cox, The Kingpin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Classic comic hero/villain dichotomy, Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Deborah Ann Woll, Charles Soule, Season 2, Wilson Bethel
Invincible, Season Four: There's an 'I' in THIS Team, and It's Inspirational
ReviewJim SlotekAnimated comic book adaptations, Invincible, Season Four, Prime Video Canada, Creators Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley and Cory Walker, Absolute power used wisely, Steven Yeun, J.K. Simmons, Walton Goggins, Tatiana Maslany, Mark Hamill
Monica's News: Polly Gallant-McLean Makes Child's-Eye-View of Smalltown Life Come Alive
Undertone: Placing Sound over Matter
ReviewJim SlotekUndertone, Horror, Prestige horror, Canadian film, Ian Tuason, Nina Kiri, Michèle Duquet, Adam DiMarco, Ryan Turner, Keana Lyn Bastidas, Jeff Yung
Project Hail Mary: When Aliens Remind Us How to be Human
ReviewJim SlotekProject Hail Mary, Andy Weir, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Adaptation, Science fiction, Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Ken Leung, Lionel Boyce, Environmental issues, Space
What Does That Nature Say to You: Hong Sang-soo’s Polite Cruelty
The Things You Kill: A Prodigal Turk Entertains Dreams of Death in this Psychological Thriller
ReviewJim SlotekCanada's entry for the Oscars, The Things You Kill, Grief, Dreams of death and revenge, Written and directed by Alireza Khatami, Films set in Turkey, Ekin Koç, Erkan Kolçak Köstendil, Hazar Ergüçlü, Ercan Kesal
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come - Let the Infernal Games Begin!... um, Again!
ReviewJim SlotekHumans hunting humans horror, Horror sequels, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, David Cronenberg, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Elijah Wood, Characters selling their souls
Space Cadet: Kid Koala’s Heartwarming Animation a Celebration of Visual Storytelling
Nash the Slash Rises Again! Doc Unwraps Underappreciated Toronto Talent
ReviewJim SlotekNash the Slash Rises Again!, Tim Kowalski, Colin Brunton, Kevan Byrne, Toronto story, Documentary, Paul Till, Gary Numan, Iggy Pop, Documentaries about musicians
Of Human Bandage: 'Nash the Slash Rises Again!' Filmers on Outsider Art and All Things Nash
InterviewJim SlotekOutsider-art musician, Nash the Slash, Nash the Slash Rises Again!, Director Tim Kowalski, Original 99-cent Roxy, Colin Brunton, Gary Numan, Iggy Pop, Richard Branson, Dindisc, Soundtracks for German Expressionist silent films
