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Caught Stealing: Come For the ’90s New York Nostalgia, Stay For the Cat
Caught Stealing: Come For the ’90s New York Nostalgia, Stay For the Cat

By Chris Knight

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 29, 2025Caught Stealing, 1990s, 1990s New York, New York City, Darren Aronofsky, Austin Butler, Regina King, Tonic the Cat, Zoe Kravitz, Crime, Drama, Liev Schreiber, Carole Kane, Griffin DunneComment
Splitsville: Screwball Comedy About  'Open' Relationships That Crack Wide Open
Splitsville: Screwball Comedy About 'Open' Relationships That Crack Wide Open

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 29, 2025Open marriage, Marriage infidelity, Splitzville, Buddy comedy, Collaborators Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin, Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona, Screwball comedyComment
The Roses: Black Comedy Treads the Line Between Love and Hate… Funny Because Its True
The Roses: Black Comedy Treads the Line Between Love and Hate… Funny Because Its True

By Liz Braun

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 28, 2025The Roses, Remake, War of the Roses, Divorce, Black comedy, Jay Roach, Tony McNamara, Adaptation, Warren Adler, Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Kate McKinnonComment
The Toxic Avenger: Your Next Toxic Relationship is Here
The Toxic Avenger: Your Next Toxic Relationship is Here

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 27, 2025The Toxic Avenger, Remake, Horror, Macon Blair, Jacob Tremblay, Elijah Wood, Kevin Bacon, Peter Dinklage, Troma Entertainment, GoryComment
Lurker: Who Stalks the Stalkers? This Psychological Thriller Does
Lurker: Who Stalks the Stalkers? This Psychological Thriller Does

By Chris Knight

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 27, 2025Stalker movies, Celebrity obsession, Lurker, Writer/director Alex Russell, Insinuating into a celebrity's life, Theodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, The dark side of stardomComment
Original-Cin Chat: Toxic Avenger's Jacob Tremblay on Comic-Con and On-Set Dance Moves
Original-Cin Chat: Toxic Avenger's Jacob Tremblay on Comic-Con and On-Set Dance Moves

By John Kirk

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InterviewJim SlotekAugust 26, 2025Cult '80s movies, The Toxic Avenger reboot, Troma Entertainment, Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Jacob Tremblay, San Diego Comic Con, Elijah WoodComment
Loathe Thy Neighbor: I Didn’t Loathe It. But Love It? Sorry, No
Loathe Thy Neighbor: I Didn’t Loathe It. But Love It? Sorry, No

By Chris Knight

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 26, 2025Loathe Thy Neighbor, Sergio Navarretta, Brennan Clost, Lauren Holly, Brittany Raymond, Filmed in Canada, Christian Majewski, DramedyComment
Sweet Summer Pow Wow: Teens in Love, Amid Dance, Drums and Parental Interference
Sweet Summer Pow Wow: Teens in Love, Amid Dance, Drums and Parental Interference

By Liz Braun

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 22, 2025Indigenous romance, Teen love stories, Sweet Summer Pow Wow, Tatyana Rose Baptiste, Joshua Odjick, Life on the Pow Wow circuit, Graham Greene, Tanis Parenteau, Joel Montgrand, Director Darrell Dennis, Writer Katya GardnerComment
Honey Don't!: Margaret Qualley is a Delight, But the Film is Completely Forgettable … Whatever It Is
Honey Don't!: Margaret Qualley is a Delight, But the Film is Completely Forgettable … Whatever It Is

By Liz Braun

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 19, 2025Director Ethan Coen, Writer Tricia Cooke, Trilogy of lesbian noir, Honey Don’t!, Drive Away Dolls, Margaret Qualley, Female private detective, Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie DayComment
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley: Doc About Singular Musician Cements his Legacy
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley: Doc About Singular Musician Cements his Legacy

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 16, 2025It’s Never Over Jeff Buckley, Docuementary, Jeff Buckley, Amy Berg, Mary Guibert, Rebecca Moore, Joan Wasser, Parker Kindred, Michael Tighe, Aimee Mann, Ben Harper, The personal lives of musiciansComment
Nobody 2: Nobody Does it Better
Nobody 2: Nobody Does it Better

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 14, 2025Nobody 2, Timo Tjahjanto, Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Sharon Stone, Sequel, Actioner, HitmanComment
Sweet Angel Baby: Canadian Drama a Heartbreaker About Women, Sexuality, and Identity
Sweet Angel Baby: Canadian Drama a Heartbreaker About Women, Sexuality, and Identity

By Liz Braun

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 13, 2025Sweet Angel Baby, Melanie Oates, Michaela Kurimsky, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Peter Mooney, TIFF 24, Canadian drama, Canadian, Women in film, SexualityComment
Highest 2 Lowest: Spike Lee Reunion with NYC and Denzel Washington Yields Mixed Results
Highest 2 Lowest: Spike Lee Reunion with NYC and Denzel Washington Yields Mixed Results

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 13, 2025Highest 2 Lowest, Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, New York City, Drama, ActionComment
East of Wall: Mixing Documentary and Drama in America’s “New West”
East of Wall: Mixing Documentary and Drama in America’s “New West”

By Chris Knight

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 13, 2025East of Wall, Kate Beecroft, Tabatha Zimiga, Scoot McNairy, Porshia Zimiga, Documentary, Fiction, Fiction/documentary hybrids, American, Mother-daughterComment
The Glassworker: A Pakistani Animator’s Homage to Hayao Miyazaki by Way of Karachi
The Glassworker: A Pakistani Animator’s Homage to Hayao Miyazaki by Way of Karachi

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 13, 2025The Glassworker, Animation, Pakistani films, Usman Riaz, Art Malik, Sacha Dhawan, Teresa Gallagher, Tony Jayawardena, Anti-war, Anti-war movies Comments
Boys Go to Jupiter: A Bizarre Animation About the Gig Economy and its Gen-Z Servants
Boys Go to Jupiter: A Bizarre Animation About the Gig Economy and its Gen-Z Servants

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 12, 2025Boys Go to Jupiter, Animation, Julian Glander, Gig economy, Jack Corbett, Janeane Garofalo, Elsie Fisher, Grace KuhlenschmidtComment
Shook: A Writer in the City Faces a Family Crisis and Host of Choices
Shook: A Writer in the City Faces a Family Crisis and Host of Choices

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 11, 2025Shook, TIFF 23, Canadian, Toronto, Amar Wala, Saamer Usmani, Bernard White, Pamela Sinha, Amy Forsyth, DramaComment
Alien: Earth - On This Planet, Everyone Can Hear You Scream
Alien: Earth - On This Planet, Everyone Can Hear You Scream

By John Kirk

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 9, 2025Alien franchise, Xenomorphs, FX/Disney+ series Alien: Earth, Future corporate era on Earth, Cyborgs, Introduction of aliens to Earth for "study", Timothy Olyphant, Samuel Blenkin, Sydney Chandler, Executive producer Ridley ScottComment
My Mother’s Wedding: Comedy and Drama Divorced in Kristin Scott Thomas Directorial Debut
My Mother’s Wedding: Comedy and Drama Divorced in Kristin Scott Thomas Directorial Debut

By Liz Braun

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 8, 2025My Mother’s Wedding, TIFF 23, Kristin Scott Thomas, Scarlett Johansson, Sindhu Vee, Frida Pinto, Emily Beecham, Sienna Miller, rom-com, Family drama, British, Women's issuesComment
Weapons: Don’t Be Scared. It Isn’t That Kind of Horror Movie
Weapons: Don’t Be Scared. It Isn’t That Kind of Horror Movie

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 7, 2025Weapons, Horror, Zach Cregger, Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Amy Madigan, Cary Christopher, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong Comments
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