Mafia Inc.: A Solid Montreal Gangster Drama That Breaks New Heads If Not New Ground
ReviewJim SlotekCanadian crime movies, Mafia Inc, Frank Paterno, Sergio Castellitto, Daniel Grou, 7 Days, L’Affaire Dumont, Sylvain Guy, André Cédilot, Donny Falsett, Marc-André Grondin, Gilbert Sicotte, Montreal mob scene, Underrated Canadian movies
Deragh Campbell Soars As a Woman on the Edge in Kazik Radwanski’s Anne at 13,000 ft.
By Linda Barnard
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Review, PreviewJim SlotekAnne at 13000 ft., Deragh Campbell, Kazik Radwanski, Lawrene Denkers, Matt Johnson, TIFF 2019, Canadian movies, Drama, Woman on the edge, Skydiving, Dorothea Pass
Human Rights Watch Film Festival: Free Documentary Series a Midwinter Gift
Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci Shine in Moving Drama Supernova
By Linda Barnard
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Love in the time of COVID: Three in-the-moment movie romances for a viral Valentine
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekValentine's Day during COVID, Films shot under pandemic protocols, Palm Springs, Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, Groundhog Day, Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Max Barbakow, Andy Siara, Locked Down, Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Doug Liman, Steven Knight., Malcolm and Marie, Sam Levinson, Zendaya, John David Washington
Breaking News in Yuba County: Great cast in a caper comedy that breaks real bad
ReviewJim SlotekCaper comedies, Breaking News In Yuba County, Allison Janney, Matthew Modine, Mila Kunis, Bridget Everett, Juliette Lewis, Jimmi Simpson, Keong Sim, Awkwafina, Clifton Collins Jr., Amanda Idoko, Tate Taylor, The Help, Ellen Barkin, Regina Hall
Judas and the Black Messiah: In this essential bit of Black Panther history, Judas is the more intriguing character
Cowboys: Tender Drama About Trans Kid Checks Boxes But Misses Wider Mark
I Blame Society: Mockumentary Better as Film Critique than As a Black Comedy
Skyfire: Things go boom the same in any language, and the next Irwin Allen just may be Chinese
ReviewJim SlotekDisaster movies, Irwin Allen, Skyfire, Jason Isaacs, Hannah Quinlivan, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno, The Impossible, Simon West, Chinese adaptations of Hollywood genres, The Tower, Tidal Wave
Toronto Black Film Festival: An eclectic collection of starkly different Black experiences, connecting the past to the present
Preview, ReviewJim SlotekToronto Black Film Festival, Black Lives Matter, Foster Boy, Shaquille O'Neal, Youssef Delara, Matthew Modine, Louis Gossett Jr., Shane Paul McGhie, Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me, John Lewis, Shirley Chisholm, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Stateless, Removal of Dominican Republic citizenship, Elsa Joubert, The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena, Clementine Mosimane, #LANDoftheBRAVEfilm, Elize de Wee, Dope Is Death, Dr. Mutulu Shakur
Paradise Cove: Movie of the Week-ish Thriller Not Thrilling (Movie of the Weak Maybe?)
Sator: The unbearable tightness of waiting for a demon in the woods
ReviewJim SlotekDemonic possession, Horror films set in the woods, Sator, Jordan Graham, “Automatic writing.”, Gabriel Nicholson, Paganism, Michael Daniel, Rachel Johnson, June Peterson
A Glitch in the Matrix: Reality Not the Only Thing Put to the Test in Wonky Documentary
Two of Us (Deux): French tale of women in love, coming out on the far side of 60, is a small gem
By Karen Gordon
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Greenland: It's the end of the world, and Gerard Butler knows how to work it
ReviewJim SlotekExtinction event movies, Armageddon, Deep Impact, Greenland, Gerard Butler, Oumuamua, Ric Roman Waugh, Angel Has Fallen, Homeland Security, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn
Falling: Viggo Mortensen’s Triple-Threat Family Drama Just Too Raw to Handle
By Karen Gordon
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Review, PreviewJim SlotekDrama, Falling, TIFF 2019, Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Laura Linney, David Cronenberg, Toronto, Movies about dementia, Directorial debut
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story - Snapshots of an Asian-American actor's uphill climb and unhappy ending
ReviewJim SlotekMore Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story, Celebrity documentaries, Pat Morita, The Karate Kid, Happy Days, Collision Course, Jay Leno, Kevin Derek, Evelyn Gerrero-Morita, Sally Marr, Whites playing Asian, Mickey Rooney, Katharine Hepburn, Marlon Brando, Mr. T and Tina, John Avildsen, Toshiro Mifune, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Martin Kove, Cobra Kai, Henry Winkler, Don Most, Marion Ross
Rams: Aussie Remake of Brilliant Icelandic Sheep Drama Herds Its Own Distinct Flock
By Linda Barnard
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Review, PreviewJim SlotekRams, remake, Australian, Icelandic, Sam Neill, Michael Caton, Jeremy Sims, Miranda Richardson, Sheep, Farmers
Jiu Jitsu: Say Hello to the First (Maybe Worst) Really Bad Film of The Year
Review, PreviewJim SlotekJiu Jitsu, Terrible, Bad film, Nicolas Cage, Alain Moussi, Marie Avgeropoulos, Science fiction, Alien, Alien invasion
