Mr. Scorsese: A Film Portrait of the Great Italian American Director. Yes, He’s Talking to You
ReviewJim SlotekMr. Scorsese, Martin Scorsese, Apple TV +, Rebecca Miller, Documentary, Robert De Niro, Thelma Schoonmaker, Paul Schrader, Spike Lee, Brian De Palma, Steven Spielberg, Sharon Stone, Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio
After The Hunt: May Prompt You to Think About What You Think You Think
Ballad of a Small Player: Colin Farrell Is the Ghost in the Casino in this Gambling Thriller
By Chris Knight
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Frankenstein: Guillermo del Toro Finally Gives the 'Monster' His Say
ReviewJim SlotekFrankenstein, Victor Frankenstein as the real monster, Guillermo del Toro, Mary Shelley’s original novel, Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Jacob Elordi as the creature, Toronto International Film Festival, Netflix
Loot: Season 3 - Maya Rudolph Keeps Giving, But the Political Edge is Lost
ReviewJim SlotekLoot, Apple TV+, Series spoof of billionaires, Maya Rudolph, Joel Kim Booster, Character modelled on Jeff Bezos' ex-wife, Creators Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Nat Faxon, Ana Gasteyer, Henry Winkler, X Mayo, Adam Scott
Kiss of the Spider Woman: Pucker Up For This Fun Musical Remake
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekBooks that become movies then movie musicals, Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1976 novel by Manuel Puig, Best actor Oscar for William Hurt, Diego Luna, Jennifer Lopez, Tonatiuh, Movies within movies, Kander and Ebb, Director Bill Condon
Good Fortune: Stacked Cast Elevates Ambling and Indebted Story
Roofman: When Truth Is Stranger, and Perhaps Less Chipper, Than Fiction
Your Host: Wheel of Misfortune and No Whammies!
Bone Lake: Carnage Results from an Airbnb Double-Booked with an Oversexed Couple
ReviewJim SlotekMismatched couples with secret menace, Bone Lake, Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan, Writer Joshua Friedlander, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Marco Pigossi, Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita, Lakeside horror
V/H/S Halloween: A Dead Video Format Turns Deadly
ReviewJim SlotekV/H/S found-footage horror anthology, V/H/S Halloween, Short horror films by genre filmmakers, Bryan M. Ferguson, Anna Zlokovic, Coochie, Coochie Coo, Paco Plaza, Casper Kelly, Alex Ross Perry, Micheline Pitt-Norman, R.H. Norman, Shudder streaming service
Killing Faith: Abandon Expectation, This Western Doesn’t Care About Shooting Straight
The Partisan: Morgane Polanski is Lost in a Botched Story of a Resistance Heroine
London Calling: Josh Duhamel is a 'Hit-Dad' in a Solid Action-Comedy
By Chris Knight
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Orwell: 2+2=5 - An Experiential Doc About How 1984 Became 2025
ReviewJim SlotekGeorge Orwell, Orwell's thoughts on repressive society, Orwell: 2+2=5, Director Raoul Peck, Damian Lewis, 1984, Animal Farm, Burma, The British Raj, Lies that become truth
The Smashing Machine: Dwayne Johnson's Next Move on the Matt is Actual Acting
Anemone: Daniel Day-Lewis Returns to Acting in Son’s Beautiful, Beguiling Directorial Debut
ReviewJim SlotekAnemone, Ronan Day-Lewis, Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley, The Troubles, Ireland's 'Troubles', Drama, Directorial debut, Feature directorial debut
Good Boy: Good Horror. When Your Dog Barks at ‘Nothing,’ Believe It!
ReviewJim SlotekMovies with canine heroes, Dogs that 'see' things, Haunted houses, Good Boy, Indy the dog, Shane Jensen, Arielle Friedman, Director Ben Leonberg, Larry Fessenden, Stuart Rudin
Bau: Artist at War - The True-ish Story of Schindler’s List’s Wedding Couple
Peak Everything: It’s The End of the World (and the Fest) As We Know It
By Chris Knight
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