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Original-Cin Q&A: Wizard of the Kremlin Director Olivier Assayas on Political Savagery

Original-Cin Q&A: Wizard of the Kremlin Director Olivier Assayas on Political Savagery

By Bonnie Laufer

ReviewJim SlotekMay 11, 2026The Wizard of the Kremlin, Olivier Assayas, TIFF '25, Jude Law, Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, Drama, Political drama, RussiaComment

My Undesirable Friends: The Sad, Inspiring Story of The Suffocation of Russia’s Independent Press

My Undesirable Friends: The Sad, Inspiring Story of The Suffocation of Russia’s Independent Press

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekApril 2, 2026My Undesirable Friends — Part I: Last Air in Moscow, Documentary, MUBI, Julia Loktev, RussiaComment

Compartment No. 6: Strangers Become Friends on A Train Ride To The Russian Arctic

Compartment No. 6: Strangers Become Friends on A Train Ride To The Russian Arctic

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 9, 2022Compartment No. 6, Finland, Russia, Juho Kuosmanen, Seidi Haarla, Yuriy Borisov, Dinara Drukarova, Lidia Kostina, Tomi AlataloComment