The Dropout: Theranos, for the Grace of Jobs, Goes Amanda Seyfried in Elizabeth Holmes mini-series
Jockey: Moving Drama About Insular World of Pro Riders Soars Down the Stretch
ReviewJim SlotekAaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner, The National, TIFF 2021, Drama, Jockey, Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley, Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, Moises Arias
Huda’s Salon: Betrayal and blackmail in informant-ridden Bethlehem
Scarborough: Homegrown Drama Offers Powerful Portrait of Kids on the Edge
ReviewJim SlotekCanadian movies, TIFF 2021, Drama, Scarborough, Sasha Nakai, Rich Williamson, Sasha Nakai and Rich Williamson, Anna Claire Beitel, Kristen MacCulloch, Conor Casey, Meykia Fox, Cherish Violet Blood, Felix Jedi Ingram Isaac, Liam Diaz, Aliya Kanani
The Long Walk: Languid Laotian Time-Travelling Ghost Story Brings Quiet Thrills
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekDrama, Laos, The Long Walk, Mattie Do, Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy, Noutnapha Soydara, Por Silatsa, Chanthamone Inoudome, Ghost story, Time travel movies
The Batman: An Even Darker Knight Doubles Down on the Dour
Carbon—The Unauthorized Biography: A Climate Crisis Doc That's, Um, Fun?
The Desperate Hour: Naomi Watts and Her iPhone Jog Through a School Shooting Drama
Cyrano: Stirring Adaptation of Classic Love Triangle Sings Its Heart Out
ReviewJim SlotekCyrano, Adaptation, Love triangle, Joe Wright, Drama, Erica Schmidt, Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn, Stage adaptation
Studio 666: Campy Foo Fighters Horror Stumbles (but Still Beats Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park)
ReviewJim SlotekFoo Fighters, Horror, Mockumentary, Studio 666, BJ McDonnell, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, Rami Jaffee, Whitney Cummings, Will Forte, Jeff Garlin
Gasoline Alley: Yippee-Ki-Yech, the Bruce Willis Cash Drive Continues
Big Gold Brick: Not Even Ace Actors Can Rescue This Lame Duck Comedy
By Karen Gordon
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Severance: When Work-Life Balance Gets Drilled Into Your Head
ReviewJim SlotekSeverance, Apple TV+, Dan Erickson, Ben Stiller, Aoife McArdle, Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Christopher Walken, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, Tramell Tillman
Dog: Two War Vets Hit the Road on Six Legs in Channing Tatum’s Heal-Good Directing Debut
By Jennie Punter
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Uncharted: Gleaming Hollywood Star Power Can’t Save this Silly Actioner
The Cursed: Gothic Werewolf Period Piece Delivers Atmosphere With Fright
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: The Mid-Century-Modern Standup Heroine Returns, Reasonably Marvelously
A Banquet: Psychological Horror Uses Food as Metaphor for Possession
ReviewJim SlotekHorror, TIFF 2021, British, A Banquet, Ruth Paxton, Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Kaine Zajaz, Lindsay Duncan, Ruby Stokes
Timely Tales of Paranoia: Soderbergh’s Deft Thriller, Kimi, Neeson’s Doleful Blacklight
Parallel Mothers: Pedro Almodóvar’s Latest Exalts Penélope Cruz, Ponders Post-Franco Spain
By Karen Gordon
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