Fjord: Cannes Prize-Winner of Parents-Under-Small-Village-Suspicion is a Filmic Rorschach Test
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekCannes Palme d'Or winners, Fjord, Writer/director Cristian Mungiu, Ambiguous presentation of religious animus, Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Evangelicals' abrasive relationship with Norwegian neighbours, Vanessa Ceban, Jonathan Ciprian Breazu, Henrikke Lund-Olsen, Lisa Carlehed, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald - Judd Apatow Takes a Scroll Through the Career of an Unleashed Comic Id
ReviewJim SlotekBiographies of late comics, Documentaries of late comics, Norm Macdonald, Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald, Director Judd Apatow, Comics pulling interviewers' legs, CBC's Neil Macdonald, Bob Saget, David Letterman, O.J. Simpson, Saturday Night Live alumni, NBC VP Don Ohlmeyer
Original-Cin Chat: Cancer-Clear Dolph Lundgren on Life, and Being a Good Father When His Was Not
Atonement: A Film About War, Where the Bullet Moves Both Ways
ReviewJim SlotekFilm about the aftermath of the Iraq War, Atonement, Family suffering casualties, Guilt stricken veterans, Director Reed van Dyk, Dexter Filkins, Boyd Holbrook, Hiam Abbass, Kenneth Branagh, François Truffaut, Gratiela Brancusi
The Sandbox: Surveillance Doc Shows Eyes in the Sky and Bodies on the Ground
Dolph: Unbreakable - The Man Who was Ivan Drago Counts His Blessings After a Brush with Death
VisionQuest: How Did a Dead Marvel Hero End Up with His Own Series? It's Complicated
ReviewJim SlotekThe Vision, Marvel's VisionQuest, Terry Matalas, A.I. characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, James Spader, Todd Stashwick, Orla Brady, Diane Morgan, Mary McDonnell
Run Terry Run: Poignant Doc Is a Gentle Tribute to the Man Behind The Legend
ReviewJim SlotekRun Terry Run, Documentary, Canadian film, TIFF '26, Sean Menard, Terry Fox, Darrell Fox, Bill Vigars, Doug Alward, Leslie Scrivener
The Social Reckoning: When Algorithms, Tech Bros and Whistleblowers Collide
ReviewJim SlotekThe Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin, Facebook, fact-based drama, Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Bill Burr, Billy Magnussen, Betty Gilpin, social media
Once Upon a Time in the Middle East: An Uncommonly Balanced War Movie
ReviewJim SlotekOnce Upon a Time in the Middle East, Chinese, War film, Drama, Muye Wen, Teng Shen, Qiming Jiang, Omar Sharif, Sherif Sabby, Aarif Lee, Oscar nominee
California Schemin': Scottish Rappers Go Brogue-less-For-Success in James McAvoy's Sharp Directing Debut
By Chris Knight
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Below: Netflix's Newfoundland-Based Horror Series is a Culturally Rich Catch
ReviewJim SlotekNetflix horror series, Series set in Newfoundland, Below, Writer/showrunner Jesse McKeown, Snook's Arm, Josh Hartnett, Mary Walsh, Director Helen Shaver, Charlie Heaton, Natasha Henstridge
Black Zombie: An Iluminating History of the REAL 'Walking Dead'
ReviewJim SlotekMythos behind vodou, Zombies, Documentarian Maya Annik Bedward, Black Zombie, "Adventurer" William Seabrook, Connection between slavery and zombie lore, White Zombie, Bela Lugosi, Slash, Tom Savini, Marie Laveau
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother: It’s About… a Dad!
By Chris Knight
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Winter of the Crow: Unexpected Action Star Leslie Manville in Moody Polish Cold War Thriller
A Breed Apart: An 1850s Family Ranch Struggle is the Anti-Little House on the Prairie
Original-Cin Q&A: Actors Matthew Lillard, Samantha Sloyan On Rebooting Stephen King’s Carrie
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekCarrie, Series, Streaming series, Samantha Sloyan, Matthew Lillard, Mike Flanagan, TIFF '26, Stephen King, Horror, Remake, Reboot
Verity: Shiny Movie Stars Can’t Elevate Dull Material
ReviewJim SlotekVerity, Drama, Thriller, Potboiler, Nick Antosca, Colleen Hoover, Michael Showalter, Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Erotic thriller
Digger: An Oscar-Worthy Turn from a Latexed Tom Cruise in Iñárritu’s Disaster Satire
By Karen Gordon
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You Had to Be There: Doc on a Godspell Production with a Soon-To-Be-Superstar Cast is a Tale of Echoes
ReviewJim SlotekEarly days of '70s comedy stars, 1972 Toronto production of Godspell, Documentary You Had to Be There, Director Nick Davis, Martin Short, Dave Thomas, Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Paul Shaffer
