Shrinking and Dear Edward: Two Starry New AppleTV+ Shows Miss the Mark
ReviewJim SlotekApple TV +, Dear Edward, Shrinking, Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, Connie Britton, Series, Grief, Shows about grief, Streaming
Knock at the Cabin: Outlandish Apocalypse Tale is Middling Shyamalan
ReviewJim SlotekM. Night Shyamalan, Knock at the Cabin, Paul Tremblay’s book, The Cabin at the End of the World, Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Apocalyptic themes, Ben Aldridge, Jonathan Groff
Million Dollar Pigeons: Nifty Doc Soars on Brilliant Birds and Kooky Keepers
80 for Brady: Definitely Not a GOAT But Surprisingly Fun Fluff
Close: A 'Boys Life' Take on the Fragility of Friendship Rings Heartbreakingly True
Original-Cin Q&A: Pam Anderson Doc Director on His Subject’s (Not So Surprising) Brilliance
By Bonnie Laufer
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Malcom is Missing: Riveting Doc Follows a Canadian Who Unravels Her Father's Murder in Mexico
Infinity Pool: Brandon Cronenberg's sci-fi resort-thriller pushes the limits of graphic violence and sex
When You Finish Saving the World: Jesse Eisenberg’s Directorial Debut Lands a Bullseye
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekWhen You Finish Saving the World, Jesse Eisenberg, Julianne Moore, Finn Wolfhard, Alisha Boe, Eleonore Hendricks, Billy Bryk, Jay O. Sanders, Directorial debut, Family, coming of age
Shotgun Wedding: J.Lo and Josh's Lame Adventure
Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb - A Word-based Friendship for the Ages
By Karen Gordon
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Missing: Clever Script Leverages Social Media Apps, Spyware to Unfurl its Mystery
ReviewJim SlotekThriller, Out of control technology, technology, Missing, Nicholas D. Johnson, Will Merrick, Storm Reid, Nia Long, Ken Leung, Tim Griffin
The Son: Complex Father-Son Drama a Mixed Bag That Tries Hard but Stalls
By Karen Gordon
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Living: Bill Nighy's Quiet Tour de Force About a Career Office Drone's Last-Chance Epiphany
Make Me Famous: New York's Post-Punk Art Scene, Wrapped Around An Almost-Famous Artist
ReviewJim SlotekNew York's East Village, Post-punk art scene, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Make Me Famous, Brian Vincent, Edward Brezinski, Mark Kostabi, Eric Bogosian, Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Hambleton, Marcus Leatherdale
Saint Omer: A Writer Witnesses a Mother Unhinged and a Society on Trial
ReviewJim SlotekFrance's Oscar nominee, Saint Omer, Alice Diop, Dramas based on real murder trials, Medea, Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Fabienne Kabou, Valérie Dréville, Aurélia Petit
Backlash: Misogyny in The Digital Age… Ugly, But Not News
The Tomorrow Job: A Time-Travel Film That’s Best Kept in the Past
Door Mouse: Noir tale of a comic-creator/stripper/investigator is fast but may be literally too graphic
The Super 8 Years: A Home Movie “We-Moir” From A Nobel Laureate