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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Levels: Imagining The World Is a Simulation. So What?
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekLevels, Canadian drama, Sci fi, Thriller, Futuristic, Adam Stern, Cara Gee, Aaron Abrams, David Hewlett, Peter Mooney
Hanky Panky: Absurdist Story About Vulgar, Heroic Handkerchief Is Nothing to Sneeze At
ReviewJim SlotekHanky Panky, independent films, Comedy thriller, Comedy, Thriller, Nick Roth, Lindsay Haun, Seth Green, Ashley Holliday Tavares, Jacob DeMonte-Finn, Streaming
Emilia Pérez: The Best-Ever Musical Thriller About a Transgender Cartel Boss and the Sisterhood of Crime
ReviewJim SlotekEmilia Pérez, Musical, Thriller, Cannes, TIFF 24, Jacques Audiard, Zoë Saldaña, Karla Sofia Gascón, Édgar Ramirez, Adriana Paz, Selena Gomez, Spanish language, Mexico
Venom The Last Dance: No One (Truly, No One) Will Be Shouting for An Encore
By Chris Knight
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Compulsus: Vengeance, Thy Name Is Woman
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekCompulsus, Tara Thorne, Lesley Smith, Kathleen Dorian, Directorial debut, Vengeance, Female Vengeance, Thriller, Drama, Lesbian
The Wait: Plenty of Atmosphere, Not Enough Story
ReviewJim SlotekThe Wait, Spanish Films, Horror, F. Javier Gutierrez, Ruth Diaz, Pedro Casablanc, Victor Clavijo, Drama, Thriller, Morality tale, Fable
The Substance: Do I Look Fat in This Movie? Demi Moore Kicks Ass in Body Horror Extravaganza
ReviewJim SlotekThe Substance, Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, TIFF 24, Midnight Madness movies, Body horror, Thriller, Aging issues, Aging, Toxic Beauty, Coralie Fargeat, Comedy
