My Undesirable Friends: The Sad, Inspiring Story of The Suffocation of Russia’s Independent Press
Original-Cin Q&A: Amanda Peet and Matthew Shear on 'Fantasy Life' and Real Life
By Bonnie Laufer
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Fantasy Life: A Sort-of Romance About Nothing, Nothing But Eccentrics That Is
Silver Screamers: Horror Gig Takes Seniors From Care Home to Scare Home
ReviewJim SlotekSeniors making horror film, Silver Screamers, Director Sean Cisterna, Low budget horror, The Rug, Jayne Eastwood, Tony Nardi, Sonny Lauzon, Anthony Garramone, Audrey Cameron.
The Drama: When Pre-Wedding Jitters Shoot Sky High
The Blue Trail: Age Is Way More Than Just a Number
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekThe Blue Trail, Brazilian, TIFF '25, Gabriel Mascaro, Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarras, Dystopian fiction, sci-fi, Aging
Palestine ’36: An Epic about the Revolt that Preceded the War
ReviewJim SlotekPalestine ’36, Annemarie Jacir, Karim Daoud Anaya, Billy Howle, Jeremy Irons, Hiam Abbass, Liam Cunningham, Yasmine Al Massri, Palestinian occupation, Palestinian filmmaker, Period piece
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice: Vince Vaughn Does Vince Vaughn in Fun Multi-genre Mashup
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekMike & Nick & Nick & Alice, Disney+, Mashup, Gangster, rom-com, Comedy, Sci fi, BenDavid Grabinski, Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, Eiza González, Ben Schwartz, Jimmy Tatro, Keith David
Love, Harold: NFB Doc Explores a Wide Array of Emotional Aftermaths of Suicide
The AI Doc: Is There an AI Doc In the House? Yes, There Is!
By Chris Knight
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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
A Magnificent Life: Animated Take on French Film Giant Marcel Pagnol Loses Something in Translation
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekA Magnificent Life, Animation, French, Sylvain Chomet, Flora Montgomery, Jess Nesling, Celyn Jones, Jonathan Keeble, Lu Corfield, Matthew Gravelle
Tough Old Broads: When Three History-Making "First" Ladies Are Separate But Equally Impressive
ReviewJim SlotekDocumentary about notable women, Tough Old Broads, Director Stacey Tenenbaum, First female Boston Marathon runner, Kathrine Switzer, First Black Director of White House Photography, Sharon Farmer, Inuit global environmental activist Siila Watt-Cloutier, Witnesses to history, The Clinton administration, Re-election of Trump
Carole Pope, Judas Priest, and Oscar Bait: Hot Docs Festival Unveils Eclectic 33rd Edition
PreviewJim SlotekHot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 33rd annual, Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart, AntiDiva: The Carole Pope Confessions, The Tower That Built a City, Love Apptually, A War on Women, TCB – The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing, To Hold A Mountain, The Ballad of Judas Priest, American Doctor, Black Zombie, Sentient, When a Witness Recants, Steal This Story, Please!, Code of Misconduct, The Last Days of April, Nekai Walks, Ceremony, Gimme Truth, Ghost in the Machine, Virtual Girlfriends, This Above All: The Theatrical Life of Antoni Cimolino
Original Cin Q&A: Holy Days Director Nat Boltt and Nuns-on-the-Road Jacki Weaver and Miriam Margolyes
By Bonnie Laufer
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Jim SlotekNun movies, Actors turned director, Holy Days, Director Nat Boltt, Riverdale, Judy Davis, Jacki Weaver, and Miriam Margolyes, Nuns on the road in New Zealand, Book by Joy Cowley, Child actors, Elijah Tamati
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
Daredevil: Born Again, Season 2 - The Best Superhero Story on TV Returns
ReviewJim SlotekMarvel TV series, Daredevil: Born Again, Charlie Cox, The Kingpin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Classic comic hero/villain dichotomy, Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Deborah Ann Woll, Charles Soule, Season 2, Wilson Bethel
Invincible, Season Four: There's an 'I' in THIS Team, and It's Inspirational
ReviewJim SlotekAnimated comic book adaptations, Invincible, Season Four, Prime Video Canada, Creators Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley and Cory Walker, Absolute power used wisely, Steven Yeun, J.K. Simmons, Walton Goggins, Tatiana Maslany, Mark Hamill
Monica's News: Polly Gallant-McLean Makes Child's-Eye-View of Smalltown Life Come Alive
Undertone: Placing Sound over Matter
ReviewJim SlotekUndertone, Horror, Prestige horror, Canadian film, Ian Tuason, Nina Kiri, Michèle Duquet, Adam DiMarco, Ryan Turner, Keana Lyn Bastidas, Jeff Yung
