History of the World, Part II: Historical, If Not Hysterical
ReviewJim SlotekHistory of the World: Part II, Disney+, Mel Brooks, Sequel, Comedy, Sketch comedy, Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, Seth Rogen, Jason Alexander, Jack Black, Kumail Nanjiani, Sarah Silverman, Rob Corddry, Johnny Knoxville
Enter the Drag Dragon: Lowering the Bar for Fun, Zombie Fights and Dildo Nunchucks
Still The Water: A Typhoon, Grief, Young Love and Less Than Meets the Eye
Return to Seoul: Riveting Journey of Self-Discovery Powers Compelling Performance
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekReturn to Seoul, Davy Chou, Park Ji-Min, Guka Han, Oh Kwang-Roc, Cannes films, Un Certain Regard, Korean cinema, Drama, Based on a true story
Creed III: Not All Underdogs Are Nice Guys in this Emotionally Resonant Rocky Spin-Off
Daisy Jones & the Six: A 70s Rock ‘n’ Roll Soap Opera
ReviewJim SlotekPrime Video, Adaptation, Daisy Jones & The Six, Mini-series, Riley Keough, Sam Clafin, Camila Morrone, Will Harrison, Suki Waterhouse, Rock and roll, 1970s, Music, Mockumentary, Fleetwood Mac
Joyride: Olivia Colman’s Irish Road Movie Offers Outsize Charm
There's Always Hope: A Marriage Tale That Isn't Worth Saving
The Reluctant Traveler: Eugene Levy Leaves His Comfort Zone
Cocaine Bear: Definitely Don't Go Out in the Woods Today
We Have a Ghost: Fun Family Film Aces Its Tone and Feel
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekNetflix films, We Have a Ghost, Christopher Landon, David Harbour, Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Anthony Mackie, Tig Notaro, Jennifer Coolidge, Erica Ash, Niles Fitch, Isabella Russo, Family film
Guitar Lessons: Predictable Canuck Dramedy Aims High but Flounders
ReviewJim SlotekGuitar Lessons, Canadian drama, First Nations, Aaron James, Corb Lund, Kaden Noskiye, Conway Kootenay, Lianna Makuch, coming of age, Alberta
Pacifiction: Warning, Three Hours of Vague Polynesian Intrigue May Cause Exasperation
Metronom: For Those About To Rock, We Arrest You
Juniper: Learning to Live and Die in Life’s Last Moments
Cat Daddies: Doc Celebrating Males and Their Fur Babies Sweet but Shallow
Available Light Film Festival: Whitehorse Event Brings the Thrills (and Chills… It’s Yukon!)
ReviewJim SlotekAvailable Light Film Festival, ALFF, Yukon Film Society, Telefilm Canada, The Whale, Aftersun, Living, EO, All The Beauty and the Bloodshed, Ever Deadly, Brother, Riceboy Sleeps, Polaris, Eternal Spring, Navalny, Bones of Crows, Framing Agnes, Saint Omer, Doug and the Slugs and Me, I Like Movies, Rosie, Voices Across the Water, Geographies of Solitude, Film Festival, Whitehorse, Yukon
Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania: Into the Quantifiable Realm
ReviewJim SlotekAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Stan Lee, Superheroes, Ant-Man, Peyton Reed, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, Kathryn Newton, Bill Murray, William Jackson, Katy O’Brien
Marlowe: Director Neil Jordan’s Irish-ification of Raymond Chandler A Big Snooze
ReviewJim SlotekMarlowe, Raymond Chandler, Period piece, Detective movie, Neil Jordan, Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, Jessica Lang, Danny Huston, Adewqale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Colm Meaney, Ian Hart, Alan Cumming
Star Trek Picard: Third Time’s the Charm
ReviewJim SlotekStar Trek, Star Trek: Picard, Picard Season 3, Doug Aarniokoski, Jonathan Frakes, Terry Matalas, Dan Liu, Sir Patrick Stewart, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Brent Spiner, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Ed Speleers, Todd Stashwick
