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Rose of Nevada: When Art House Meets Time Travel

Rose of Nevada: When Art House Meets Time Travel

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 9, 2026Rose of Nevada, TIFF '25, Mark Jenkin, George MacKay, Callum Turner, British, Art house movies, Time travel films, Mystery, DramaComment

The End: A Post-Apocalyptic Drama Wrapped in A Musical

The End: A Post-Apocalyptic Drama Wrapped in A Musical

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 13, 2024The End, TIFF 24, Joshua Oppenheimer, Michael Shannon, Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, post-apocalypse, Musical, DramaComment

The Beast: Brainy French Sci-Fi Romance Juggles Themes - Part Period Piece, Part Future Shock

The Beast: Brainy French Sci-Fi Romance Juggles Themes - Part Period Piece, Part Future Shock

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekApril 18, 2024Era-spanning sci-fi, French films, The Beast (La Béte), Bertrand Bonello, Past lives, Artificial intelligence, Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Xavier DolanComment

Original-Cin Q&A: The stars of Sam Mendes' 1917 talk about lengthy single shots, and carrying a war film on their shoulders

Original-Cin Q&A: The stars of Sam Mendes' 1917 talk about lengthy single shots, and carrying a war film on their shoulders

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 24, 20191917, Sam Mendes, Roger Deakins, Captain Fantastic, George MacKay, Game of Thrones, Dean-Charles Chapman, Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Single shot movie, War films, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew ScottComment

1917: Heart-Stopping Drama Conjures the Sorrows and Horrors of the Great War

By Kim Hughes

ReviewDecember 23, 20191917, Sam Mendes, World War I, George MacKay, Colin FIrth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dean-Charles Chapman, Roger DeakinsComment