The Way Back: Ben Affleck stars in possibly the saddest 'redemptive' sports movie ever
ReviewJim SlotekSports movies, Movies about alcoholism, The Way Back, Ben Affleck, Michaela Watkins, Janina Gavanka, High school basketball, Gavin O'Connor, Manchester by the Sea, Miracle, Brandon Wilson
Lie Exposed: Canuck-Led Drama Buoyed by Feats of Acting… and Little Else
ReviewLie Exposed, Canadian movies, Bruce Greenwood, Leslie Hope, Jerry Ciccoritti, Jeff Kober, Megan Follows, Erotic thriller, A Winter Tan, sex
Onward: Pixar's latest is a fast-moving tale of modernized elves that doesn't quite stick the emotional landing
ReviewJim SlotekOnward, Disney Pixar, Harry Potter, Shrek, Weekend at Bernie's, Modern Medievalism, Children's movies, Dan Scanlon, Monsters University, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Magic: The Gathering, Octavia Spencer
Run This Town: Rob Ford's story could write itself - unfortunately, this isn't that story
ReviewJim SlotekRob Ford, Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Run This Town, Der Crack Bürgermeister, Damian Lewis, Austin Powers, Fat Bastard, Toronto Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher, Mena Massoud, Nina Dobrev, Adrienne Batra, Mark Twohey, Ben Platt, Scott Speedman, Robyn Doolittle, Ricky Tollman
Your Weekend Preview: What To See (And What To Skip) In The Theatres This Weekend
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Review, PreviewThe Jesus Rolls, Seberg, The Invisible Man, Disappearance at Clifton Hill, Beanpole, Elizabeth Moss, John Turturro, Bobby Cannavale, Susan Sarandon, Audrey Tautou, Jon Hamm, Kristen Stewart, Roundup, The Big Lebowski, TIFF 2019
The Invisible Man: Suspenseful, atmospheric horror revels in its B-movie glory
ReviewJim SlotekThe Invisible Man, H.G. Wells, Universal’s Dark Universe franchise, Johnny Depp, The Mummy, Leigh Whannell, Elisabeth Moss, Aidis Hodge, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, James Whale, Preston Sturges, Sleeping With The Enemy, Domestic abuse horror, Hollow Man, SAW
Beanpole: Intense and Affecting Russian Drama Sees War from Women’s Side
Seberg: Ultra-Glossy Biopic Tells Intense Story Superficially
ReviewSeberg, Jean Seberg, TIFF 2019, Kristen Stewart, Vince Vaughn, Jack O'Connell, Zazie Beetz, Anthony Mackie, Benedict Andrews, Biopic, Drama, French New Wave
Disappearance at Clifton Hill: Darkness lies behind Niagara tourist trap in bizarrely entertaining Albert Shin mystery
By Linda Barnard
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ReviewJim SlotekDisappearance at Clifton Hill, Albert Shin, In Her Place, James Schultz, Marie-Josée Croze, Paulino Nunes, David Cronenberg, Small town murder mysteries, Niagara Falls, Tuppence Middleton, Sense8, Hannah Gross
Your Weekend Preview: What To See (And What To Skip) In The Theatres This Weekend
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Review, Views, PreviewThe Call of the Wild, Ordinary Love, Emma., Space and Time, The Lodge, Standing Up, Falling, Corpus Christi, Billy Crystal, Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Weekly Roundup
Emma.: Latest Version of Jane Austen Classic Nails the Look But Fails the Book
ReviewEmma, adaptation, Jane Austen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Nighy, Miranda Hart, Mia Goth, Autumn de Wilde, Comedy, Period piece
Standing Up, Falling Down: Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz bond in a gentle movie about failure and friendship
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekStanding Up, Falling Down, Ben Schwartz, Billy Crystal, Movies about failure and regret, Male relationships, Eloise Mumford, Manson Family Vacation, Matt Ratner, Peter Hoare, Killing Hasselhoff
Space and Time: Metaphysically Minded Romance Offers Little More Than the Bummer of their Discontent
ReviewJim SlotekSpace and Time, Shawn Gerrard, Carl Sagan, Mark Duplass, Victoria Kucher, Steven Yaffee, Metaphysics, Romance, Movies set in Toronto, Toronto Islands, First time directors
The Call of the Wild: Jack London's classic good-dog story gets a metaphysical and CGI assist
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekChris Sanders, How to Train Your Dragon, The Call of the Wild, Jack London, Harrison Ford, Animal stars, CGI motion capture, Omar Sy, Cara Gee, Dan Stevens, Movies set in the North, Family movies, Snidely Whiplash, Terry Notary, The Square
The Lodge: Thoroughly Unnerving Horror Upends Horror Genre at Every Turn
ReviewThe Lodge, Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, Goodnight Mommy, Alicia Silverstone, Riley Keough, Richard Armitage, Horror, Thriller, Jaeden Martell, LIa McHugh
Ordinary Love: Extraordinary performances from Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson in quietly powerful drama
By Linda Barnard
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ReviewJim SlotekOrdinary Love, Lesley Manville, Liam Neeson, Breast cancer, Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn, Cherrybomb, Good Vibrations, Owen McCafferty, Seniors relationships
Your Weekend Preview: What To See (And What To Skip) In The Theatres This Weekend
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Fantasy Island: All talk, no 'FUNtasy' in this dumb idea of a horror remake
ReviewJim SlotekFantasy Island, Blumhouse Productions, Paranormal Activity, Get Out., Ricardo Montalban, Herve Villechaize, Jeff Wadlow, Truth or Dare, Michael Peña, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Horror remakes of TV series, Lucy Hale, Maggie Q, Ryan Hansen, Jimmy O. Yang, Austin Stowell, Portia Doubleday, Kim Coates, Michael Rooker
Nose To Tail: Smart, Unflinching Canuck Indie Lives Day-in-the-Life of Monster Chef
Downhill: The title says it all in this ill-conceived Hollywood remake of a subtle Swedish comedy/drama
ReviewJim SlotekRuben Östlund, Force Majeure, Downhill, Hollywood remakes of foreign films, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Masculinity and cowardice, Julian Grey, Ammon Jacob Ford, Zach Woods, Zoe Chao, Avalanche, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, Miranda Otto
