Original-Cin Q&A: Aimee Carrero on the Rigors of Playing a Paramedic in New Film Code 3
By Bonnie Laufer
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Dust Bunny: Mads Mikkelsen Makes Assassin-as-Father-Figure Work in Eccentric Drama
Resurrection: Director Bi Gan’s Latest a Fantastical Trip for (and About) the Senses
ReviewJim SlotekResurrection, Bi Gan, Science fiction, Fantastical, Shu Qi, Jackson Yee, Chen Yongzhong, Mark Chao, Cannes, Chinese, Chinese science fiction, Drama
The Secret Agent: 70s-Era Brazilian Thriller with an Absurdist Twist One of the Year’s Best
ReviewJim SlotekThe Secret Agent, TIFF '25, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Alice Carvahlo, Maria Fernando Cândido, Brazilian, Drama, Thriller, Political thriller, Portuguese, Cannes
Eternity: Till Death Do Us Part? Not So Fast!
By Chris Knight
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Original-Cin Chat: Zacharias Kunuk on Trolls, The Fog Lady, and True Love in Wrong Husband
ReviewJim SlotekZacharias Kunuk, TIFF '25, Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband), Canadian films, Canadian films at TIFF, Theresia Kappianaq, Haiden Angutimarik, Inuit directors, Drama, Fable, Indigenous storytelling
Original-Cin Q&A: Meadowlarks Director, Star on Unravelling a Fraught Indigenous Story
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekMeadowlarks, TIFF '25, Tasha Hubbard, Michael Greyeyes, Carmen Moore, Alex Rice, Michelle Thrush, Indigenous storytelling, Drama, Canadian, Based on a true story
Jay Kelly: High-Wattage Cast Unserved by Director Noah Baumbach’s Wobbly Satire
ReviewJim SlotekJay Kelly, Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer, George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, Jim Broadbent, Riley Keough, Netflix, Drama, Comedy, Dramedy
Original-Cin Q&A: Sentimental Value’s Starry Cast Discusses their Acclaimed Drama
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekSentimental Value, Cannes, TIFF '25, Elle Fanning, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World, Joachim Trier, Drama, Family drama
After All: Three Generations of Women Learn to Forgive in Family Drama
Die My Love: Turns Out Postpartum Depression Is Really Not That Entertaining
ReviewJim SlotekDie My Love, Lynne Ramsay, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Nolte, LaKeith Stanfield, Drama, Themes of depression, Postpartum depression, Cannes
Sunfish: Closely Observed Characters Make for an Engaging Film
ReviewJim SlotekSunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake), Sierra Falconer, Maren Heary, Karsen Liotta, Jim Kaplan, Tenley Kellogg, Emily Hall, Coming of age stories, Drama, Summertime
Anniversary: Nothing to Celebrate Here, Folks
By Chris Knight
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Blue Moon: More Bothered Than Bewitched
ReviewJim SlotekBlue Moon, TIFF '25, Richard Linklater, Robert Kaplow, Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott, Drama, Rodgers and Hart
After The Hunt: May Prompt You to Think About What You Think You Think
Anemone: Daniel Day-Lewis Returns to Acting in Son’s Beautiful, Beguiling Directorial Debut
ReviewJim SlotekAnemone, Ronan Day-Lewis, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley, The Troubles, Ireland's 'Troubles', Drama, Directorial debut, Feature directorial debut
Eleanor The Great: How We Grieve and the Stories We Tell Propels Gentle Indie Dramedy
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekTIFF '25, Eleanor The Great, Scarlett Johansson, June Squibb, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Will Price, Jessica Hecht, Erin Kellyman, Drama, Comedy
Original-Cin Q&A: Scarlett Johansson on Wrangling Grief (and Actors) in Eleanor the Great
InterviewJim SlotekEleanor the Great, TIFF '25, Scarlett Johansson, June Squibb, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Erin Kellyman, Films about grief, Drama, Comedy, Dramedy
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey: Journey? Check. Big, Bold, Beautiful? Not So Much
By Chris Knight
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Caught Stealing: Come For the ’90s New York Nostalgia, Stay For the Cat
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekCaught Stealing, 1990s, 1990s New York, New York City, Darren Aronofsky, Austin Butler, Regina King, Tonic the Cat, Zoe Kravitz, Crime, Drama, Liev Schreiber, Carole Kane, Griffin Dunne
