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The Spoils: Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art Stalled By Greed, Lack Of Will

The Spoils: Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art Stalled By Greed, Lack Of Will

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekApril 3, 2025The Spoils, Jamie Kastner, documentary, Canadian, Canadian documentary, Philip Dombowsky, Willi Korte, Clarence Epstein, Nazis, Paintings, Fine Art, TheftComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Director’s Doc on Rescued Cranes Offers Rare Good-News Nature Story

Original-Cin Q&A: Director’s Doc on Rescued Cranes Offers Rare Good-News Nature Story

By Kim Hughes

InterviewJim SlotekMarch 11, 2025Dances with Cranes, Nature documentary, CBC’s The Nature of Things, Whooping cranes, Megan Wennberg, George Archibald, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, Canadian, Conservation, Canadian director, Canadian documentaryComment

Bending Light: Two Astronomers, One Eclipse, and Zero Room for Error Vetting Einstein’s Theory

Bending Light: Two Astronomers, One Eclipse, and Zero Room for Error Vetting Einstein’s Theory

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekMay 23, 2024Documentary, Science, Bob McDonald, Bending Light, Albert Einstein, Space, E=mc2, Canadian, Canadian documentaryComment

Geographies of Solitude: A Remarkable Life at the Beach

Geographies of Solitude: A Remarkable Life at the Beach

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 15, 2022Docuementary, Canadian feature debut, Canadian documentary, Sable Island, Geographies of Solitude, Jaqueline Mills, Zoe Lucas, Environmental issues Comment