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
Highest 2 Lowest: Spike Lee Reunion with NYC and Denzel Washington Yields Mixed Results
By Karen Gordon
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Shook: A Writer in the City Faces a Family Crisis and Host of Choices
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekShook, TIFF 23, Canadian, Toronto, Amar Wala, Saamer Usmani, Bernard White, Pamela Sinha, Amy Forsyth, Drama
An Honest Life: Swedish Thriller Meets a Coming-of-Age Drama
By Karen Gordon
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Eddington: The Perils, Stalemates, and Traumas of the Pandemic, Unpacked
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekEddington, Cannes, COVID-19, Pandemic, Ari Aster, Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone, Austin Butler, Micheal Ward, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Drama
To a Land Unknown: A Taut Refugee Anti-Thriller Set in the Mean Streets of Athens
ReviewJim SlotekMahmoud Bakri, Aram Sabbah, To a Land Unknown, Mahdi Fleifel, Immigrant experience, Immigration, Palestinian filmmaker, Films about Palestinians, Greece, Drama
Sorry, Baby: Terrific Sad-Funny Debut About Trauma Heralds Major Incoming Talent
ReviewJim SlotekSorry, Baby, Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges, Kelly McCormack, Louis Cancelmi, Feature debut, Drama, Comedy
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
