North of Normal: Mother-Daughter Tale Finds Hope in Love
ReviewJim SlotekNorth of Normal, Sarah Gadon, River Price-Maenpaa, Amanda Fix, Canadian film, TIFF 2022, Drama, Coming of age, Mother-daughter, Carly Stone, Robert Carlyle
Original-Cin Q&A: North of Normal Stars on Creating Family
By Bonnie Laufer
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Biosphere: Wonky Sci-Fi Wobbles on Weak Screenplay but Pleasantly Surprises Anyway
By Chris Knight
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So Much Tenderness: Powerful Immigrant Story Showcases Director’s Cinematic Gift
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekSo Much Tenderness, Lina Rodriquez, TIFF 2022, Noëlle Shöenwald, Natalia Aranguren, Francisco Zaldua, Canadian, Immigrant experience, Movies set in Toronto, Drama
Dalíland: A Surreal Love Story, Seen from The Outside
ReviewJim SlotekDalíland, TIFF 2022, Mary Harron, John C. Walsh, Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Andreja Pejic, Ezra Miller, Suki Waterhouse, Zachary Nachbar-Seckel, adaptation, Biopic, Drama, Historical drama
Bones of Crows: Fact-Based Drama Depicts the Horrors of Residential Schools
ReviewJim SlotekBones of Crows, Marie Clements, TIFF 2022, Grace Dove, Phillip Forest Lewitski, Rémy Girard, Karine Vanasse, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, Michelle Thrush, Cara Gee, Carla Rae, Gail Maurice, Alanis Obomsawin, indigenous films, Residential Schools, Drama, fact-based drama
Original-Cin Q&A: Rom Com Writer, Star Explore Arranged Marriage Though Modern Lens
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekWhat’s Love Got to Do with It?, TIFF 2022, Shekhar Kapur, Emma Thompson, Shazad Latif, Lily James, rom-com, Cross Cultural, British, Jemima Khan, Arranged marriage
Chevalier: Fact-Based Period Drama Rights Historical Wrongs in Predictable Fashion
ReviewJim SlotekChevalier, French Revolution, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne, Period piece, TIFF 2022, Stephen Williams, Stefani Robinson, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Minnie Driver
Until Branches Bend: Preachy and Peachy All at Once
ReviewJim SlotekUntil Branches Bend, TIFF 2022, Sophie Jarvis, Grace Glowicki, Alexandra Roberts, Quelemia Sparrow, Lochlyn Munro, Antoine DesRochers, Canadian, Drama, Directorial debut
The Lost King: Smart Fact-Based Historical Biopic Rewrites Shakespeare For Better
By Karen Gordon
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Riceboy Sleeps: Mother-Son Relations Exalted and Explored in Acclaimed Canuck Drama
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekRiceboy Sleeps, Canadian film, TFCA, Rogers Best Canadian Film Award, TIFF 2022, Anthony Shim, Choi Seung-Yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Huang, Korean cinema
Original-Cin Q&A: Riceboy Sleeps Director, Star on Capturing the Immigrant Experience
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekRiceboy Sleeps, Anthony Shim, TIFF 2022, TFCA, Rogers Best Canadian Film Award, Choi Seung-yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Hwang, Korean cinema, Immigrant experience
One Fine Morning: Director Mia Hansen-Løve Exalts Everyday Life in Gentle Drama
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekOne Fine Morning, Mia Hansen-Løve, Léa Seydoux, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poupard, Nicole Garcia, Camille Leban Martins, TIFF 2022, Drama, French, Day in the life
Original-Cin Q&A: Alice, Darling Star Anna Kendrick on Learning to Trust Her Gut
By Bonnie Laufer
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Broker: South Korean Baby-for-Sale Tale Less Story than Series of Serio-comic Events
ReviewJim SlotekBroker, South Korean, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Doona Bae, Lee Ji-eun, Lee Joo-young, TIFF 2022, Drama
The Year in Review: The Marvelous, The Meh… and What We Can’t Wait to See in 2023
By Original-Cin Staff
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ReviewJim SlotekOppenheimer, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Everyone Everywhere All At Once, Moonage Daydream, Aftersun, Babylon, Sundown, Daughter of Rage, Barbie, The Sandman, Jurassic World Dominion, Prey, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Petite Maman, Nope, Tar, The Fabelmans, Kimi, Ahed's Knee, Killers of the Flower Moon, The Banshees of Inisherin, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, TIFF 2022, Year in review, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, God's Creatures, Showing Up, Turning Red, Women Talking, Pearl, Final Destination, The Whale, Firestarter, See How They Run, Bodies Bodies Bodies
No Bears: Jafar Panahi’s Tragic Iranian Meta-Fiction
ReviewJim SlotekTIFF 2022, No Bears, Jafar Panahi, Naser Hashemi, Vahid Mobaseri, Bakhtiar Panjei, Mina Kavani, Narjes Delaram, Darya Alei, Amir Davari, Reza Heydari
Original-Cin Q&A: Actor Patrick J. Adams on Secrets and Lies in The Swearing Jar
By Bonnie Laufer
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The Eternal Daughter: Tilda Swinton-Led Gothic Ghost Story Goes Deep
By Karen Gordon
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Empire of Light: Sam Mendes’ Valentine to Movie Houses Crowded But Captivating
