Ahed’s Knee: An Israeli Filmmaker Loses It In The Desert
You Won’t Be Alone: Folklore-Based Arthouse Horror a Parable for Modern Times
By Karen Gordon
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Everything Everywhere All at Once: Michelle Yeoh Hops the Multiverse in a Joyously Insane Ode to Life, Consequences
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekEverything Everywhere All at Once, The Daniels, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, James Hong, Jenny Slate, Sci-fi, Martian Arts, Action, Adventure, Action-adventure, Fantasy
Learn To Swim: Jazz Romance Finds Abstract Truth Between the Notes
By Jennie Punter
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Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood—Richard Linklater Enters the Nostalgia Zone
By Jennie Punter
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The Lost City: Romancing Yet Another Stone, Bullock and Tatum Bring Back the 'Romp'
Canadian Film Festival: Full Stream Ahead for the Third Year
ReviewJim SlotekCanadian Film Fest, Super Channel, Brotherhood, A Small Fortune, Carmen, Tenzin, Ashgrove, Tehranto, Faran Moradi, The Noise of Motors, Le bruit de moteurs, Phillipe Gregoire, We’re All In This Together, Katie Boland, Adam Perry, Jeremy LaLonde, The Long Rider, Sean Cisterna, Michael LeBlanc, Josh Reichmann, Beneath the Surface, Marie-Geneviève Chabot, The Last Mark, Reem Morsi, Valerie Buhagiar
Umma: Sandra Oh is Scared to Death of Turning into Her Mother - Literally
A Small Fortune: Go On, Take the Money and Don’t Run and See What Happens
By Jennie Punter
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Deep Water: Adrian Lyne Rediscovers his Erotic Thriller Mojo with Patricia Highsmith's Help
WeCrashed: Leto and Hathaway as the Attractive, Insufferable Couple Behind a Multi-Billion Dollar Hustle
The Outfit: Mark Rylance is note perfect in a tailor-made gangster film, more bespoke than violent
By Karen Gordon
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The White Fortress: Valentine to Sarajevo a Gripping Blend of Romance and Social Realism
ReviewJim SlotekBosnia, Sarajevo, TIFF 2021, The White Fortress, Igor Drljaca, Pavle Cemerikic, Irena Mulamuhic, Sumeja Dardagan, Jasmin Geljo, Kerim Cutuna, human trafficking, Oscar contender, best international picture
Tollbooth: A Clever Welsh Black Comedy with A Familiar Ring
ReviewJim SlotekWelsh cineman, Black comedy, Gangsters, Tollbooth, Ryan Andrew Hopper, Matt Redd, Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy, Gwyneth Keyworth, Gary Beadle, Evelyn Mok, Iwan Rheon, Paul Kaye
Alice: Slave-to-Black-Panther in a Day, Nonsense with a Powerful Performance
Wildhood: Young Mi'kmaws on the Run Make For a Moving Road-Movie Experience
Turning Red: Disney’s Toronto-Set Coming-of-Age Story Sweet and Upbeat
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey: Samuel L. Jackson’s Deep Acting Dive
ReviewJim SlotekSci-fi, Drama, Walter Mosley, adaptation, The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray, Rahmin Bahrani, Debbie Allen, Hanelle Culpepper, Guillermo Navarro, Samuel L. Jackson, Dominique Fishback, AppleTV+
Moon Manor: A 'True-ish' FUNeral Party That Dies Before Our Eyes
After Yang: Colin Farrell Shines in a Quiet Movie About Love, Memory and Self-Discovery
By Karen Gordon
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