Before I Change My Mind: A Non-Binary 80s High School Musical
ReviewJim SlotekCanadian feature debut, Canadian drama, Before I Change My Mind, Trevor Anderson, Fish Griwkowsky, Vaughn Murrae, Dominic Lippa, Lacey Oake, Matthew Rankin, Kirstin Johnston, Shannon Blanchet, coming of age, 1980s, Non-binary, Teenagers, Comedy
Problemista: Under the Laughs, Casting a Cold Eye on the America Dream
ReviewJim SlotekProblemista, Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, Laith Nakli, RZA, Comedy, Absurdist social comment, Immigration, American Dream, Art world, Satire
Uproar: An Unsubtle but Charming Kiwi Coming-Of-Age Tale
ReviewJim SlotekUproar, TIFF 23, Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett, Erana James, Jada Fa’atui, Rhys Darby, Minnie Driver, Julian Dennison, New Zealand, coming of age, Comedy
Hey, Viktor!: Adding a Lowbrow Dimension to Canadian Cringe
ReviewJim SlotekHey, Viktor!, TIFF 23, Canadian film, Cody Lightning, Smoke Signals, Comedy, Hannah Cheesman, Simon Baker, Colin Mochrie, Adam Beach, Phil Burke, Conway Kootenay, Indigenous films and filmmakers
Drive-Away Dolls: Coen Brother Ethan Goes Low Solo, For Laughs Not Laurels
ReviewJim SlotekDrive-Away Dolls, Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke, Margaret Qualley, Beanie Feldstein, Geraldine Viswanathan, Comedy, Lesbian, Road Trip, Black comedy
Suze: Sweet Drama Soars on Filial Love Found in an Unlikely Place
ReviewJim SlotekSuze, Dane Clark, Linsey Stewart, Michaela Watkins, Charlie Gillespie, Sara Waisglass, Rainbow Sun Francks, Aaron Ashmore, Canadian, Comedy, Drama
The Madones: Scrappy Canadian Film an Homage To Poets And Misfits
ReviewJim SlotekThe Madones, Barrie Dunn, Lucy Decoutere, Tara Doyle, T. Thomason, Lenore Zann, Canadian, Drama, Comedy, Black and white, Mental health issues, Music
Argylle: Bells and Whistles Can’t Hide Silly Spy Caper’s Shortcomings
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekArgylle, Spies, Matthew Vaughn, Comedy, Adventure, Action-adventure, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Dua Lipa, Henry Cavill, Catherine O'Hara, Samuel L. Jackson, Bryan Cranston
Going In: Sharp New Crime Dramedy Plays Like an 1980s Classic Unearthed
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekGoing In, Evan Rissi, Ira Goldman, Victor D.S. Man, Canadian feature debut, Toronto, 1980s, Crime, Drama, Comedy
Dicks The Musical: Half-cocked Spoof Fails to Rise to the Occasion
ReviewJim SlotekDicks: The Musical, Larry Charles, TIFF 23, Aaron Jackson, Josh Sharp, Meagan Mullally, Bowen Yang, Megan Thee Stallion, Nathan Lane, Comedy, Sexual identity, The Parent Trap
The Persian Version: Nifty Bits Boost Cross-Cultural Mother-Daughter Conflict
ReviewJim SlotekMaryam Keshavarz, Niousha Noor, Layla Mohammadi, Mother-daughter, Cross Cultural, Comedy, Drama, LQBT, Sundance, The Persian Version
Bottoms: Fun and Raunchy Gay Teen Comedy a Genre Classic in the Making
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekBottoms, Shiva Baby, Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott, Ayo Egebiri, Nicholas Galitzine, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Comedy, Teen comedy, Gay, LGBTQ
Strays: Potty-Mouthed Talking Dogs Deliver Laughs… and Powerful Message
ReviewJim SlotekStrays, Josh Greenbaum, Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Isla Fisher, Randall Park, Will Forte, Josh Gad, Sofia Vergara, Dogs, Talking dogs, Comedy
Back On the Strip: A Big Member, But Few Laughs
ReviewJim SlotekBack on the Strip, Chris Spencer, Spence Moore II, Wesley Snipes, Tiffany Haddish, Raigan Harris, JB Smoove, Gary Owen, Bill Bellamy, Colleen Camp, Faizon Love, Male stripping, Comedy
Theatre Camp: Campy Theatrics Not to be Upstaged by ‘Barbenheimer’
ReviewJim SlotekTheatre Camp, Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, Ayo Edebiri, Kyndra Sanchez, Amy Sedaris, Patti Harrison, Alan Kim, Spoof, Comedy, Nick Lieberman
Biosphere: Wonky Sci-Fi Wobbles on Weak Screenplay but Pleasantly Surprises Anyway
By Chris Knight
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No Hard Feelings: Raunchy Jennifer Lawrence Comedy Silly but Fun
ReviewJim SlotekNo Hard Feelings, Gene Stupnitsky, Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti, Natalie Morales, Matthew Broderick, Comedy, Fish out of water, Kyle Mooney
Original-Cin Q&A: Toronto Musical Less than Kosher Drawn from Real Life
Ted Lasso: S3 is Here… But Does it Still Matter?
ReviewJim SlotekTed Lasso, AppleTV+, Jason Sudeikis, Nick Mohammed, Juno Temple, Hannah Waddingham, Television, Comedy, Drama, Sports
I Like Movies: 90s-Era Coming of Age Comedy Captures Cringeworthy Youth
ReviewJim SlotekI Like Movies, Chandler Levack, Canadian feature debut, Comedy, Coming of age stories, Isaiah Lehtinen, Romina D’Ugo, Krista Bridges, Blockbuster, Throwback, 90s era