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Original-Cin Q&A: Sentimental Value Director Joaquim Trier on Communicating Beyond Language

Original-Cin Q&A: Sentimental Value Director Joaquim Trier on Communicating Beyond Language

By Karen Gordon

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 30, 2025Sentimental Value, Joaquim Trier, Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard, TIFF '25, Cannes Grand Prix, Elle Fanning, Eskil Vogt, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Awards season, awards contenderComment

Emancipation: Will Smith Seeks Oscar Redemption with Slave Tale

Emancipation: Will Smith Seeks Oscar Redemption with Slave Tale

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 7, 2022Emancipation, Antoine Fuqua, Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Apple TV+, awards contender, Drama, Period piece films Comment

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: TIFF Audience Fave Scores and Soars

By Kim Hughes

ReviewNovember 16, 2017Comedy-drama, Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, TIFF 2017, awards contender

Yesterday's hype makes great soap in Battle Of The Sexes

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekSeptember 20, 2017tennis, pop culture, awards contender, TIFF 2017