Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - Cheerio, Downton. It’s been brilliant. We’re chuffed!
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekSeries that become movies, TV series with big screen finale, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Seventh Earl of Grantham, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Sophie McShera, Simon Russell Beale, Elizabeth McGovern, Dame Maggie Smith, Director Simon Curtis, Writer/creator Julian Fellowes
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 11
By Original-Cin Staff
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ReviewJim SlotekAdulthood, Gala Presentations, Eternity, Hamnet, I Swear, Centrepiece, John Candy: I Like Me, Junk World, Midnight Madness, Mama, TIFF '25, Obsession, Palimpsest: The Story of a Name, Wayward, Primetime, Whistle, TIFF Docs, The Wizard of the Kremlin, The Last One for the Road, Glenrothan, Fuck My Son!
The Long Walk: A Walky, Talky, But Worthy Test of Endurance
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 10
By Original-Cin Staff
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ReviewJim SlotekA Useful Ghost, Centrepiece, Honey Bunch, Olmo, Christy, Special Presentations, Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising, TIFF Docs, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Frankenstein, The Fox King, Ghost School, Discovery, It Would Be Night In Caracas, Train Dreams
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 9
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ReviewJim SlotekTIFF '25, Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband), Special Presentations, Nouvelle Vague, Nomad Shadow, Centrepiece, Mile End Kicks, Irkalla: Gilgamesh’s Dream, Flana, TIFF Docs, Good News, A Private Life, & Sons, Lucky Lu, Three Goodbyes, There Are No Words
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 8
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ReviewJim SlotekBlack Rabbit, Primetime, Blood Lines, Centrepiece, Blue Moon, Eleanor the Great, Special Presentations, Exit 8, Orwell:2+2=5, Rise of the Raven, The Last Viking, Dead Man's Wire, Tuner, No Other Choice, Nirvanna the Band the Show, the Movie, Midnight Madness, To The Victory, Meadowlarks
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 7
By Original-Cin Staff
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ReviewJim SlotekYou Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution…, Nuns vs. the Vatican, Special Presentations, Nika and Madison, Mārama, Ky Nam Inn, Bad Apples, Roofman, TIFF Docs, Platform, Gala Presentations, At the Place of Ghosts, Discovery, Good Fortune
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 6
By Original-Cin Staff
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ReviewJim SlotekTIFF '25, Laundry, Discovery, Little Lorraine, Still Single, TIFF Docs, Lovely Day, Dandelion’s Odyssey, Centrepiece, Special Presentations, Sirât, Fuze, Gala Presentations, The Eagle Obsession
The Thursday Murder Club: Murder She Re-Wrote, With a Larger, Bigger Name Cast
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekSenior detectives, The Thursday Murder Club, Netflix movies, Chris Columbus, Richard Osman’s best-selling book, Dame Helen Mirren, Jonathan Pryce, Pierce Brosnan, Sir Ben Kingsley, David Tennant, Richard E. Grant
Caught Stealing: Come For the ’90s New York Nostalgia, Stay For the Cat
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekCaught Stealing, 1990s, 1990s New York, New York City, Darren Aronofsky, Austin Butler, Regina King, Tonic the Cat, Zoe Kravitz, Crime, Drama, Liev Schreiber, Carole Kane, Griffin Dunne
Splitsville: Screwball Comedy About 'Open' Relationships That Crack Wide Open
By Karen Gordon
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The Roses: Black Comedy Treads the Line Between Love and Hate… Funny Because Its True
ReviewJim SlotekThe Roses, Remake, War of the Roses, Divorce, Black comedy, Jay Roach, Tony McNamara, Adaptation, Warren Adler, Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Kate McKinnon
The Toxic Avenger: Your Next Toxic Relationship is Here
ReviewJim SlotekThe Toxic Avenger, Remake, Horror, Macon Blair, Jacob Tremblay, Elijah Wood, Kevin Bacon, Peter Dinklage, Troma Entertainment, Gory
Lurker: Who Stalks the Stalkers? This Psychological Thriller Does
By Chris Knight
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Loathe Thy Neighbor: I Didn’t Loathe It. But Love It? Sorry, No
By Chris Knight
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Sweet Summer Pow Wow: Teens in Love, Amid Dance, Drums and Parental Interference
ReviewJim SlotekIndigenous romance, Teen love stories, Sweet Summer Pow Wow, Tatyana Rose Baptiste, Joshua Odjick, Life on the Pow Wow circuit, Graham Greene, Tanis Parenteau, Joel Montgrand, Director Darrell Dennis, Writer Katya Gardner
Honey Don't!: Margaret Qualley is a Delight, But the Film is Completely Forgettable … Whatever It Is
ReviewJim SlotekDirector Ethan Coen, Writer Tricia Cooke, Trilogy of lesbian noir, Honey Don’t!, Drive Away Dolls, Margaret Qualley, Female private detective, Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley: Doc About Singular Musician Cements his Legacy
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekIt’s Never Over Jeff Buckley, Docuementary, Jeff Buckley, Amy Berg, Mary Guibert, Rebecca Moore, Joan Wasser, Parker Kindred, Michael Tighe, Aimee Mann, Ben Harper, The personal lives of musicians
Nobody 2: Nobody Does it Better
Sweet Angel Baby: Canadian Drama a Heartbreaker About Women, Sexuality, and Identity
ReviewJim SlotekSweet Angel Baby, Melanie Oates, Michaela Kurimsky, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Peter Mooney, TIFF 24, Canadian drama, Canadian, Women in film, Sexuality
