Sheep in the Box: Master Director Hirokazu Kore-eda Asks, ‘What is Family?’
Spider-Man Brand New Day: The Stakes Are Low, Just The Way We Like It
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekSpider-Man, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Destin Daniel Cretton, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Superheroes, Franchise, Action, Drama
The Outer Threat: Poor Treatment of a Rich Premise
ReviewJim SlotekThe Outer Threat, William Woods, Sci fi, Constance Wu, Mark O’Brien, Callista Crowe, Isaac Smelcer-Zhang, William Fichtner, Murray Furrow, Oscar Hsu, Drama
A Sad and Beautiful World: A Rom-Com Struggles to Survive in Lebanon
ReviewJim SlotekA Sad and Beautiful World, Lebanon, Cyril Aris, Bane Fakih, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Julia Kassar, Nadyn Chalhoub, Tino Karam, Camille Salameh, Arabic, Drama, Romcom
Lars Shrike Walks the Night: When Are Characters People?
ReviewJim SlotekLars Shrike Walks the Night, Sci fi, Drama, Gary Walkow, Kelsey Grammer, Christine Lin, Bobby Furst, Katie Schwartz, Laurie Drayton, David Clennon
Rose of Nevada: When Art House Meets Time Travel
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekRose of Nevada, TIFF '25, Mark Jenkin, George MacKay, Callum Turner, British, Art house movies, Time travel films, Mystery, Drama
Couture: French-Speaking Angelina Jolie Anchors an Otherwise Thin Drama
ReviewJim SlotekCouture, TIFF '25, Alice Winocour, Angelina Jolie, Louis Garrel, Ella Rumpf, Garance Marillier, Vincent Lindon, Anyier Anei, Drama, Fashion, Shot in Paris, Paris, Women's stories
The Death of Robin Hood: A Masterful Reimagining of a Familiar Tale
By Karen Gordon
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Leviticus: & The Evils of Eating Shellfish and Wearing Mixed Fabrics
Affection: Feelings, Nothing More Than Feelings
ReviewJim SlotekAffection, Horror, Body horror, Psychological drama, Thriller, Drama, B.T. Meza, Jessica Rothe, Joseph Cross, Julianna Layne
Pressure: That Time During WWII When Weathermen Were the Heroes
ReviewJim SlotekPressure, WWII, Drama, Anthony Maras, David Haig, Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Damian Lewis, Chris Messina, Kerry Condon, D-Day, War film, Historical drama
Muscle Beach: An Indie Film Set in the Faded Bodybuilding Mecca
ReviewJim SlotekMuscle Beach, Indie, Drama, Jacob Hurwitz-Goodman, Ike Catcher, bodybuilding, California, Farley Jackson, Kirk Baltz, Lindsey Normington
Silent Friend: Beautifully Shot Time-Travelling Drama Connects Eras and Imaginations
Original-Cin Q&A: Wizard of the Kremlin Director Olivier Assayas on Political Savagery
By Bonnie Laufer
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The Bearded Girl: The Cards She Was Dealt Were Her Suit
By Chris Knight
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Omaha: John Magaro Puts on a False Happy-Face for the Kids in this Reality-Based Drama
By Karen Gordon
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Two Prosecutors: A Whistleblower Takes on Stalin’s State Machine
ReviewJim SlotekTwo Prosecutors, Russian, Drama, 1930s, Sergei Loznitsa, Georgy Demidov, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Anatoliy Beliy, Andris Keišs, Vytautas Kaniušonis
The Canadian Film Fest at 20: Organ Transplants, Bearded Women, and One Trauma After Another!
ReviewJim SlotekCanadian Film Festival, Canadian movies, Plan C, It Comes in Waves, Mihhea, James, Nesting, #Vanlife, Hangashore, What Comes Next, Best Boy, Lucid, A Breed Apart, Akashi, Ballistic, A Farewell to Youth, Los Ríos, The Bearded Girl, Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Horror
What Does That Nature Say to You: Hong Sang-soo’s Polite Cruelty
Protector: Milla Jovovich as a Badass Mom Bent on Vengeance
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekProtector, Adrian Grunberg, Milla Jovovich, Don Harney, Matthew Modine, Gabriel Sloyer, Revenge thrillers, Drama, Mothers’ Instinct, Thriller, Action
