The Phoenician Scheme: Wes Anderson Does Wes Anderson With Andersonian Results
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekThe Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Cera, Comedy, Drama, Dramedy
The Better Sister: Sibling Rivals, A Grisly Stabbing and Too Many Suspects
ReviewJim SlotekThe Better Sister, Prime Video, Jessica Biel, Elizabeth Banks, Corey Stoll, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Kim Dickens, Bobby Naderi, Michael Harney, Lorraine Toussaint, Matthew Modine, Domestic Noir, Drama, Series, Streaming series
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life: Good Intentions Yield Noble if Middling Rom-Com
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekJane Austen Wrecked My Life, TIFF 24, Laura Piani, Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly, Charlie Anson, Rom-com, British, French, Drama
Rust: Decent Western Distinguished, Ironically, By Magnificent Cinematography
ReviewJim SlotekRust, Western, Joel Souza, Halyna Hutchins, Alec Baldwin, Josh Hopkins, Patrick Scott McDermott, Frances Fisher, Travis Fimmel, Drama, Controversy
Caught By the Tides: Jia Zhang-Ke’s New Film Mines Previous Footage to Inhabit the Past
Original-Cin Q&A: Rust Co-Stars Discuss the Notorious Film and the Positives that Prevail
By Bonnie Laufer
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On Swift Horses: Queer Love Between a Man and Woman in the Not-So-Fabulous 1950s
ReviewJim SlotekOn Swift Horses, Adaptation, TIFF 24, Daniel Minahan, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva, Sasha Calle, Drama, 1950s, Queer, Queer subjects
The Courageous: Parenting, Poverty and a Memorable Mother
ReviewJim SlotekThe Courageous, TIFF 24, Jasmin Gordon, Single mom in jeopardy, Ophelia Kolb, Jasmine Kalisz Saurer, Paul Besnier, French film, Drama, Women's lives
The Wedding Banquet: Rom-Com Remake Retains Some Rom, Loses the Com
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekThe Wedding Banquet, Andrew Ahn, James Schamus, Remake, Seattle, Gay Film, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Bowen Yang, Han Gi-Chan, Joan Chen, Youn Yuh-Jung, Drama, rom-com
Sacramento: Very Few Sharp Turns on The Way to This Movie’s Destination
By Chris Knight
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Original-Cin Q&A: Emily Bett Rickards on Nailing the Queen of the Ring
By Bonnie Laufer
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The Friend: Best-In-Show Performances Distinguish Quiet Drama
ReviewJim SlotekThe Friend, TIFF 24, David Siegel, Scott McGehee, Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Sarah Pidgeon, Carla Gugino, Drama, Friendship, Animals, Dog, Great Dane, Bing the Great Dane
The Luckiest Man in America: 80s Game Show Swindle Propels Hairy Fact-Based Drama
ReviewJim SlotekThe Luckiest Man in America, TIFF 24, Samir Oliveros, Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, David Strathairn, Maisie Williams, fact-based drama, Drama, 1980s
Original-Cin Q&A: Steve Coogan and Peter Cattaneo on Lessons Learned from Penguins
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekThe Penguins Lessons, Peter Cattaneo, Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, TIFF 24, Adaptation, Based on a true story, British, Argentina, Animals, Movies about animals, Drama
Friday Review Roundup: Village Keeper and A Working Man Offer a Whole Lot of Meh
By Original-Cin Staff
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ReviewJim SlotekVillage Keeper, TIFF 24, A Working Man, Jason Statham, Drama, Action films, Michael Peña, Karen Chapman, Olunike Adeliyi, Maxine Simpson, March openings
The Alto Knights: Robert De Niro Plays Antagonists in a Mafia Film That Lacks Spark
By Karen Gordon
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Can I Get a Witness?: 50 Is The New Life Expectancy
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekCan I Get a Witness?, TIFF 24, Ann Marie Fleming, Sandra Oh, Joel Oulette, Keira Jang, Canadian, sci-fi, Drama, Dystopian stories
Boiling Point: An English Kitchen Drama with Social Bite
ReviewJim SlotekBoiling Point, BBC, TV series, Kitchen, Philip Barantini, Mounia Akl, Vinette Robinson, Stephen Graham, Hannah Walters, Ray Panthaki, Super Channel, British, Drama
Last Breath: Deeper Dive into Character Would Have Made Drama Stronger
Original-Cin Q&A: Armand Star Renate Reinsve on the Importance of Laughter in Drama
By Bonnie Laufer
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