Challengers: All’s Fair In 15-Love and War
By Chris Knight
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Civil War: Alex Garland’s Dystopian Tale of a Besieged America Both Thrilling and Terrifying
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekCivil War, Alex Garland, Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Jesse Plemons, Dystopian fiction, Action, Drama, Stephen McKinley Henderson
Wicked Little Letters: Sharp Period Piece Carries Timeless Feminist Message
ReviewJim SlotekWicked Little Letters, Thea Sharrock, Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall, TIFF 23, Period piece, British film, Drama, Black comedy, Feminist feature, Gemma Jones, Anjana Vasan
DogMan: Luc Besson’s Movie Should Stop Trying to Make Fetch Happen
Shayda: An Homage to The Resilience of Women
One Life: Anthony Hopkins Brings Gravitas (and Tears) to True-Life WWII Story
ReviewJim SlotekOne Life, TIFF 23, James Hawes, Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Lena Olin, Johnny Flynn, Drama, British film, WWII, Biopic
Original-Cin Q&A: One Life Director James Hawes on Capturing a Hero’s Essence
By Bonnie Laufer
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About Dry Grasses: Misanthropic Turkish Teacher Learns a Lesson, Maybe
ReviewJim SlotekAbout Dry Grasses, Turkish, TIFF 23, Nuri Bilge Ceylon, Deniz Celiloglu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici, Ece Bagci, Drama, Foreign films
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
Sometimes I Think About Dying: What If The Office Wasn't Trying To Be Funny?
By Chris Knight
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Orah: Nigerian Canadian Revenge Thriller Tantalizes but Doesn’t Satisfy
By Chris Knight
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Perfect Days: Wim Wenders Deals Full Flush with Simple Toilet Cleaner Tale
By Chris Knight
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Cold Road: Terrific Far North Thriller Updates (and Honours) Spielberg’s Duel
By Chris Knight
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Original-Cin Q&A: Austin Butler, Callum Turner Bring War Heroes to Life in Masters of the Air
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekMasters of the Air, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Raff Law, Barry Keoghan, Anthony Boyle, Josh Bolt, WWII, Drama, Series, AppleTV+
Ru: Immigration Drama a Love Letter to Canada
ReviewJim SlotekRu, adaptation, TIFF 23, Charles-Olivier Michaud, Jacques Davidts, Chloe Djandji, Chantal Thuy, Immigrant experience, Drama, Canadian
Memory: Memorable Performances Distinguish Michel Franco's Poignant Drama
Original-Cin Q&A: How Director Laetitia Colombani’s Novel The Braid Returned Her to the Screen
ReviewJim SlotekThe Braid, Laetitia Colombani, Kim Raver, Fotinì Peluso, Mia Maelzer, adaptation, Women's lives, Women in film, Drama, India, Italy, Canada
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
Napoleon: A Complex Man in a Grand Production
ReviewJim SlotekNapoleon, Sir Ridley Scott, Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Rupert Everett, Tahar Rahim, Ian McNeice, Paul Rhys, Matthew Needham, Historical biopics, Drama