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Original-Cin Q&A: Sentimental Value Director Joaquim Trier on Communicating Beyond Language

Original-Cin Q&A: Sentimental Value Director Joaquim Trier on Communicating Beyond Language

By Karen Gordon

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 30, 2025Sentimental Value, Joaquim Trier, Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard, TIFF '25, Cannes Grand Prix, Elle Fanning, Eskil Vogt, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Awards season, awards contenderComment

The Father: Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman in a multi-layered masterpiece about aging

The Father: Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman in a multi-layered masterpiece about aging

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 18, 2021Films about aging and dementia, The Father, French play La Pere, Florian Zeller, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Christopher Hampton, On Golden Pond, Make Way for Tomorrow, Brad Anderson, Christopher Nolan, Awards season, Oscar Best Picture nomineesComment

PODCAST! EP. 11: Liam Neeson's words put in so much context, you'll be tired of context

PodcastFebruary 11, 2019Liam Neeson, Cold Pursuit, Liam Neeson revenge story, "Black bastard", Taraji P. Henson, What Men Want, Movie podcasts, Jim Slotek, Kim Hughes, Karen Gordon, Arctic, Mads Mikkelsen, Awards seasonComment

PODCAST! EP. 8: Bonnie's adventures at the Critics Choice Awards and Green Book's backlash to the backlash to the backlash

By Jim Slotek, Bonnie Laufer, Liam Lacey and Kim Hughes

PodcastJim SlotekJanuary 16, 2019Critics Choice Awards, Movie podcasts, Paul Schrader, Bo Burnham, Elsie Fisher, Green Book, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Glass, M. Night Shyamalan, Split, mental illness, Problematic, Awards seasonComment

The Original-Cin Podcast: Bonnie Laufer called Chevy Chase a what-now?

PodcastJim SlotekNovember 22, 2018Movie podcasts, Celebrity Interviews, Original-Cin, Awards season, Chevy Chase, Jonah Hill, Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Bonnie Laufer, Entertainment media, Movie reviewsComment

TIFF: Honey, they shrunk the festival!

By Liam Lacey

ViewsJim SlotekJuly 25, 2017TIFF, Awards season, Foreign films