Compulsion: A Crime Drama That's All Smoulder, But No Spark
ReviewJim SlotekTrue-crime dramas, Compulsion, Director/writer Neil Marshall, Films shot in Malta, Cinematographer Ali Asad, Charlotte Kirk, Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Zach McGowan, Giulia Gorietti, Harvey Dean, Giallo films
The History of Sound: A Queer Stealth-Folk Saga with Two of Today’s Most Intriguing Actors
ReviewJim SlotekSame-sex period-piece romance, The History of Sound, Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor, Early 20th Century musicology, Director Oliver Hermanus, Living, Chris Cooper, Writer Ben Shattuck, Molly Price, Raphael Sbarge
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey: Journey? Check. Big, Bold, Beautiful? Not So Much
By Chris Knight
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Him: So, You Thought Football Was a Blood Sport Before?
ReviewJim SlotekProfessional football horror film, Him, Producer Jordan Peele, Director Justin Tipping, GOAT, Tyriq Withers, Marlon Wayans, Superstar handing off to rookie, Supernatural, Jim Jefferies, The price of fame, Trippy horror
Scared Shitless: Tasteful Toilet Humour-Horror Waits for the Shit to Hit the Fans
ReviewJim SlotekToilet humour, Horror comedy, Scared Shitless, Writer Brandon Cohen, Director Vivieno Caldinelli, Monsters in the toilet bowl, Julian Richings, Mark McKinney, Steven Ogg, Daniel Doheny, Chelsea Clark, Marcia Bennett
That’s A Wrap! The Highs and Lows of TIFF ’25 (with a P.S. to Organizers)
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Review, ViewsJim SlotekBad Apples, No Other Choice, Frankenstein, Glenrothan, Dust Bunny, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, TIFF '25, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, Canceled: The Paula Deen Story, Sirât, Tuner, Easy’s Waltz, Adulthood, The Wizard of the Kremlin, Eternal Return, Hamnet, Gala Presentations, Special Presentations, Midnight Madness, Discovery, Centrepiece, TIFF Docs, Platform
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 13 and Sept. 14
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ReviewJim SlotekTIFF '25, Peak Everything, Gala Presentations, Eternal Return, Special Presentations, Degrassi: Whatever It Takes, TIFF Docs, Dead Lover, Midnight Madness, Cenceled: The Paula Deen Story, Ballad of a Small Player, Karmadonna, Dramas, The Ugly, Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, Canceled: The Paula Deen Story
Palimpsest: What's in a Name? Maybe the Difference Between Affluence and Poverty
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 12
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ReviewJim SlotekTrain Dreams, Special Presentations, The Secret Agent, The Napa Boys, Midnight Madness, The Christophers, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, Eagles of the Republic, Centrepiece, Dust Bunny, Poetic License, Easy's Waltz
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues - The Fine Line Widens Between Stupid and Clever
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekMockumentary, Spinal Tap, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Superstar cameos, Paul McCartney, Elton John
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - Cheerio, Downton. It’s been brilliant. We’re chuffed!
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekSeries that become movies, TV series with big screen finale, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Seventh Earl of Grantham, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Sophie McShera, Simon Russell Beale, Elizabeth McGovern, Dame Maggie Smith, Director Simon Curtis, Writer/creator Julian Fellowes
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 11
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ReviewJim SlotekAdulthood, Gala Presentations, Eternity, Hamnet, I Swear, Centrepiece, John Candy: I Like Me, Junk World, Midnight Madness, Mama, TIFF '25, Obsession, Palimpsest: The Story of a Name, Wayward, Primetime, Whistle, TIFF Docs, The Wizard of the Kremlin, The Last One for the Road, Glenrothan, Fuck My Son!
The Long Walk: A Walky, Talky, But Worthy Test of Endurance
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 10
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ReviewJim SlotekA Useful Ghost, Centrepiece, Honey Bunch, Olmo, Christy, Special Presentations, Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising, TIFF Docs, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Frankenstein, The Fox King, Ghost School, Discovery, It Would Be Night In Caracas, Train Dreams
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 9
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ReviewJim SlotekTIFF '25, Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband), Special Presentations, Nouvelle Vague, Nomad Shadow, Centrepiece, Mile End Kicks, Irkalla: Gilgamesh’s Dream, Flana, TIFF Docs, Good News, A Private Life, & Sons, Lucky Lu, Three Goodbyes, There Are No Words
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 8
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ReviewJim SlotekBlack Rabbit, Primetime, Blood Lines, Centrepiece, Blue Moon, Eleanor the Great, Special Presentations, Exit 8, Orwell:2+2=5, Rise of the Raven, The Last Viking, Dead Man's Wire, Tuner, No Other Choice, Nirvanna the Band the Show, the Movie, Midnight Madness, To The Victory, Meadowlarks
TIFF Chat: Once a Teaser Short, Eva Thomas's Nika & Madison Finally Finds Its Feature Length
InterviewJim SlotekToronto International Film Festival 2025, Short films that become features, Director Eva Thomas, Nika & Madison, Redlights, Ellyn Jade, Star Slade, Kaniehtiio Horn, Co-director Aberdeen, Seeds, Co-writer Michael McGowan, Graham Greene
Original-Cin Chat: Star Trek: SNW's Melissa Navia on her Gorn-Again Experience
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 7
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ReviewJim SlotekYou Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution…, Nuns vs. the Vatican, Special Presentations, Nika and Madison, Mārama, Ky Nam Inn, Bad Apples, Roofman, TIFF Docs, Platform, Gala Presentations, At the Place of Ghosts, Discovery, Good Fortune
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 6
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ReviewJim SlotekTIFF '25, Laundry, Discovery, Little Lorraine, Still Single, TIFF Docs, Lovely Day, Dandelion’s Odyssey, Centrepiece, Special Presentations, Sirât, Fuze, Gala Presentations, The Eagle Obsession
