Hope: South Korean Monster Movie Features Looney Tunes Energy
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekHope, Na Hong-jin, Ko Bum-seaok, Hoyeon, TIFF '26, Midnight Madness, Thriller, Monster movies, Sci fi, Horror, South Korean
The End of Oak Street: It’s Not the Dinosaurs That Will Surprise You
ReviewJim SlotekThe End of Oak Street, David Robert Mitchell, Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Christian Convery, Maisy Stella, Horror, Comedy, Thriller, 1980s, Suspence
Affection: Feelings, Nothing More Than Feelings
ReviewJim SlotekAffection, Horror, Body horror, Psychological drama, Thriller, Drama, B.T. Meza, Jessica Rothe, Joseph Cross, Julianna Layne
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
Protector: Milla Jovovich as a Badass Mom Bent on Vengeance
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekProtector, Adrian Grunberg, Milla Jovovich, Don Harney, Matthew Modine, Gabriel Sloyer, Revenge thrillers, Drama, Mothers’ Instinct, Thriller, Action
Sweetness: Teen Take on 'Misery' Is a Solid Canadian Thriller
By Chris Knight
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Original-Cin Q&A: Daisy Ridley’s Reflections on Zombies in We Bury the Dead
The Secret Agent: 70s-Era Brazilian Thriller with an Absurdist Twist One of the Year’s Best
ReviewJim SlotekThe Secret Agent, TIFF '25, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Alice Carvahlo, Maria Fernando Cândido, Brazilian, Drama, Thriller, Political thriller, Portuguese, Cannes
The Beast in Me: Ace Casting Propels New Netflix Cat-and-Mouse Thriller
By Karen Gordon
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Killing Faith: Abandon Expectation, This Western Doesn’t Care About Shooting Straight
Cloud: Japanese Thriller about the Perils of Capitalism Doesn’t Cash in on Its Premise
Push: Comes to Shove, Then Takes a Long Pregnant Pause
ReviewJim SlotekPush, David Charbonier, Justin Douglas Powell, Raul Castillo, Alicia Sanz, Thriller, Horror, Haunted houses, Haunted Mansion, Shudder, Streaming
The Unrestricted War: A Canadian Vax Exec Runs Afoul of China
By Chris Knight
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Another Simple Favor: More Wisecracks and Floppy Hats as Twisty Sequel Moves to Capri
ReviewJim SlotekAnother Simple Favor, Paul Feig, Sequel, Mystery, Comedy, Thriller, Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Allison Janney, Henry Golding, Alex Newell, Prime Video
Drop: Textbook Texting Thriller Drops Logic for Thrills
Companion: A Crafty, Twisty Whodunit... Or Should That Be Whatdunit?
By Chris Knight
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Flight Risk: A Bumpy Ride that Barely Gets Off the Runway
Wolf Man: Leigh Whannell's Werewolf Tale More Yawn than Howl
Heretic: A Film Where Hugh Grant Does Everything He Does Best
By Chris Knight
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Original-Cin Q&A: Hugh Grant’s Heretic Directors Talk About… Hugh Grant
By Chris Knight
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