Queer Japan: Doc on Japan’s Meek Acceptance of LGBTQ Culture a Delightful Rallying Cry
But I’m A Cheerleader: Director’s Cut of Cult Comedy Still Campy If Dated on Gay Themes
Review, PreviewJim SlotekBut I'm A Cheerleader, Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Jamie Babbit, Julie Delpy, Michelle Williams, RuPaul, Movies about gay teens, Comedy, Camp classics, Cult Classic, Lesbians, Christian Gay Conversion Therapy, Bud Cort, Mink Stole
The Legend of Baron To’a: Fun Kiwi Dramedy-Slash-Throwdown Offers Blood-Free Charms
Review, PreviewJim SlotekThe Legend of Baron To’a, Dramedy, Comedy, Wrestling, Kiel McNaughton, indigenous films, imagineNATIVE, Uli Latukefu, Nathaniel Lees, John Tui
Billie: Doc on Jazz Great Billie Holiday Elevated by Newly Unearthed Audio Archive
Funny Boy: Canuck Oscar Contender Charts Gay Coming-of-Age Story, Sri Lankan-Style
Review, PreviewJim SlotekAva Duvernay, Deepa Mehta, CBC, Oscar contender, Funnt Boy, Gay themes, Canadian, Sri Lankan, Shyam Selvadurai, adaptation, Alice Munro, Civil War, Sri Lankan civil war
Rocks: Lovely, Affecting Drama Captures Silliness and Sorrow of Teen at a Crossroads
Review, PreviewJim SlotekRocks, TIFF 2019, Sarah Gavron, Bukky Bakray, D’angelou Osei Kissiedu, Kosar Ali, Teenage story, Coming of age, London
Stardust: Imagined David Bowie Adventure Lacks Imagination and Adventure
Tales of the Uncanny: Doc on Horror Anthologies Necessarily Captures Genre’s Best and Worst
Review, PreviewJim SlotekTales of the Uncanny, David Gregory, Horror, Horror anthology, The Uncanny, Creepshow, The Theatre Bizarre, Stephen King, Roger Corman
Running Wild: The Cats of Cornwall Doc Compassionately Highlights Plight of Cat Homelessness
Review, PreviewJim SlotekRunning Wild: The Cats of Cornwall, Mellissa Alepins, TVOntario, TVO documentary, Cat homelessness, Community cats, Cat rescue, Volunteers, Animal welfare, Social issues
Amadeus: The Director’s Cut Revisits Milos Forman’s Mozart Extravaganza. That’s All
Review, Preview, ViewsJim SlotekAmadeus, Mozart, Biopic, Milos Forman, F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Director's Cut, Oscar winner, Drama, Twyla Tharp
Vanguard: Weak Storytelling and Wonky CGI Diminish Jackie Chan Actioner
Collective: Searing Doc Chronicles Corruption Exposed by Tragedy and the Journos Who Followed It
Review, PreviewJim SlotekCollective, TIFF 2019, Alexander Nanau, Documentary, Romanian movies, cinema verité, journalism, Fire, tragedy
Original-Cin Q&A: Sound of Metal Director Darius Marder on Capturing Deafness on Film
By Karen Gordon
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Interview, PreviewJim SlotekSound of Metal, TIFF 2018, Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Darius Marder, Q&A, Deafness, Deaf culture, Drama, Derek Cianfrance
The Last Vermeer: Fascinating True-Life Story Underserved by Middling Drama
By Karen Gordon
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Review, PreviewJim SlotekThe Last Vermeer, Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, WWII, Nazis, Dan Friedkin, Drama, Vicky Krieps, Forgery
Freaky: Body-Swapping Slasher Flick High on Concept, Meh on Execution
Review, PreviewJim SlotekFreaky, Freaky Friday, Friday the 13th, slasher flick, Kathryn Newton, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Landon, Happy Death Day 2U, Happy Death Day, Teen girl revenge movie, Misha Osherovich, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Horror, Comedy, Michael Kennedy
The Climb: Comedic Story of Mad, Enduring Friendship Buoyed by Reality
Review, PreviewJim SlotekThe Climb, Buddy comedy, Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Gayle Rankin, George Wendt, Comedy, Dramedy, TIFF 2019, Toxic Masculinity
Major Arcana: Minimalist Gem Tells Very Human Story with Care and Honesty
The Kid Detective: Ace Mystery/Comedy Way More Complex Than its Title Suggests
Watson: Doc of Sea Shepherd Founder and Eco-Warrior Drowning in Deference
Review, PreviewJim SlotekPaul Watson, Lesley Chilcott, Watson, Docuementary, Environmental issues, Activism, Oceans, Climate change, Canadian, Greenpeace, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Darkness in Tenement 45: Good Premise and Performances Sunk by Weak Execution
Review, PreviewJim SlotekDarkness in Tenement 45, Nicole Groton, Nicole Tompkins, Casey Kramer, Thriller, Lockdown, Cockroaches, Drama, Teen Angst
