The Wizard of the Kremlin: Paul Dano Nails His Portrayal of the Man Who Picked Putin
ReviewJim SlotekPost-Soviet Russia, The Wizard of the Kremlin, Director Olivier Assayas, The "fixer' behind Putin's rise, Le Mage du Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli, Jude Law, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, Real life character Vladislav Surkov, Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, Writer Emmanuel Carrere
Original-Cin Q&A: Wizard of the Kremlin Director Olivier Assayas on Political Savagery
By Bonnie Laufer
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The Planet's Best Friend, David Attenborough is 100 - Celebrate with Two of His Latest
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekFamous centenarian, David Attenborough at 100, A Gorilla Story: Told By David Attenborough, Dian Fossey, Virunga Mountains of Rwanda, Directors James Reed and Callum Webster, Ocean with David Attenborough, Directors Colin Butfield, Toby Nowlan, Keith Scholey, Netflix, Disney+
Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At The Place of Ghosts): Indigenous Vision Quest + Scary Forest = Hauntingly Good
ReviewJim SlotekMi’kmaq legends, Supernatural thriller, Movies set in the woods, Sk+te'kmujue'katik (At The Place of Ghosts), Director Bretten Hannam, Blake Alec Miranda, Forrest Goodluck, Two-spiritedness, Glen Gould, Skyler Cope, Atuen MacIsaac
The Bearded Girl: The Cards She Was Dealt Were Her Suit
By Chris Knight
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Omaha: John Magaro Puts on a False Happy-Face for the Kids in this Reality-Based Drama
By Karen Gordon
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The Sheep Detectives: A Shears Out Mystery That's Far Better Than it Needs to Be
The Devil Wears Prada 2: Same Characters and Style Sense, But a Mishmash Stitching Job
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekThe Devil Wears Prada 2, Lauren Weisberger novel, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Anna Wintour, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Milano Fashion Week, Lake Como, Tibor Feldman, Justin Theroux, Death of print media theme, B.J. Novak
Hokum: The First Psilocybin-Fueled Horror Film… I Think
ReviewJim SlotekNew wave of horror directors, Damian McCarthy, Oddity, Hokum, Fictional authors, Films set in rural Ireland, Adam Scott, Will O'Connell, Florence Ordesh, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot
Deep Water: Downed Plane Meets Uppity Sharks in Old-School Disaster Movie
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim Slotek'70s style disaster movies, Shark attack movies, Airline crash films, Deep Water, Bait, Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Score composer Fernando Velázquez, Angus Sampson, Director Renny Harlin
Widow's Bay: Comedy-Horror About a Cursed Wannabe Tourist Town is Tense and Fun
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekComedy-horror, Apple TV, Widow's Bay, Creator Katie Dippold, Hiro Murai, Supernatural events in seaside town, Matthew Rhys, Stephen Root, Kingston Rumi Southwick, Tourism dreams, Kevin Carroll, Kate O’Flynn, Dale Dickey, Jeff Hiller
Mother Mary: David Lowery Takes on Metaphysics, Women, Stardom and the Supernatural
By Karen Gordon
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Fuze: Twisty, Fast-moving Heist Film Delivers Mad Skills and Real Thrills
ReviewJim SlotekFuze, TIFF '25, David Mackenzie, Theo James, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, Heist movies, Heist films, British, Action
I Swear: Fascinating Subject Gets the Heartfelt Treatment
ReviewJim SlotekI Swear, TIFF '25, Biopic, Kirk Jones, Robert Aramayo, Shirley Henderson, Maxine Peake, British, BAFTA, Tourettes
Michael: The Movie Moonwalks Nicely, But Steps Carefully Around, Um, Other Stuff
ReviewJim SlotekPop star biopics, Michael Jackson, Director Antoine Fuqua, Airbrushing scandals in biopics, Colman Domingo, Juliano Valdi, Barry Gordy, Larenz Tate, Miles Teller, Don King, Mike Myers, Walter Yetnikoff
Blue Heron: Sophy Romvari’s Audacious Journey Down the Pathways of Memory
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy: This Tomb It’s Personal
ReviewJim SlotekLee Cronin’s The Mummy, Director of Evil Dead Rise, Egyptian demonic possession, Jack Reynor, Natalie Grace, Emily Mitchell, Dean Allen Williams, Veronica Falcón, Hayat Kamille, Body horror
Beef: Season 2 - Series' Second Act Offers Entwined Couples, Great Writing and A-list Cast
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekSeason anthology series, Beef: Season 2, Creator/writer/director Lee Sung Jin, Series set in luxury surroundings, Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Entwined couples with agendas, Cailee Spaeny, Charles Melton, Youn Yuh Jung, Song Kang-ho
The Christophers: Soderberg’s Latest Finds Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen in Dark Art World Comedy
ReviewJim SlotekThe Christophers, TIFF '25, Steven Soderbergh, Ed Solomon, Michaela Coel, Ian McKellen, James Corden, Jessica Gunning, Black comedy, Art fraud, Art world, British
Lorne: A Painfully Reluctant Subject, And a Light-But-Not-Slight History of SNL
ReviewJim SlotekSaturday Night Live, Lorne Michaels documentary, Lorne, Director Morgan Neville, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Oral history of SNL, Robert Smigel animation, Adam Sandler, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg, John Mulaney, Conan O'Brien, Chris Rock, 30 Rockefeller Centre, Studio 8H
