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Since 2017: Career film critics continuing the conversation

The Black Prince: Majestic Costumes But Pacing, Acting Fit For Serfs

The Black Prince: Majestic Costumes But Pacing, Acting Fit For Serfs

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJuly 21, 2017Period films, Victorian England, Colonial India

DUNKIRK: Christopher Nolan's Clockwork War Binge

DUNKIRK: Christopher Nolan's Clockwork War Binge

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJuly 21, 2017World War II, action-adventure, Military history

a ghost story: contemplative film exploring death both affecting and beautiful

a ghost story: contemplative film exploring death both affecting and beautiful

By Karen Gordon

Review, InterviewJuly 20, 2017suspense, Supernatural, Mortality

Valerian and the city of a thousand planets: beaucoup de grésille, pas de steak

Valerian and the city of a thousand planets: beaucoup de grésille, pas de steak

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJuly 20, 2017Science fiction, space opera, French film

DAVID LOWERY INTERVIEW: Director mines grief and comedy with edgy indie A GHOST STORY

DAVID LOWERY INTERVIEW: Director mines grief and comedy with edgy indie A GHOST STORY

By Liam Lacey

InterviewJuly 20, 2017David Lowery, A Ghost Story, Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara

Ape-ocalypse Now!: War For The Planet Of The Apes goes full Kurtz

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 12, 2017Science fiction, Blockbusters, Planet Of The Apes, post-apocalypse

The Little Hours: Forsooth a harmless jape, less than the sum of its cast

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 11, 2017Comedy, Medieval, Funny or Die, History

13 Minutes: Nazis still evil, torture still horrible

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 7, 2017World War II, Drama, Hitler assassination plots

That bizarre Rosedale home : Integral Man contemplates life, art and architecture

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 6, 2017documentary, architecture, mathematics, classical music

Montage: The kings of movie soundtracks play out of the box

By Liam Lacey

InterviewJim SlotekJuly 6, 2017Movie soundtracks, Classical music, Documentaries

Ireland's 'Troubles' problematically settled in a car in The Journey

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 6, 2017International politics, Terrorism, Ireland's 'Troubles', Historical films

John Hughes is alive! And he just made a Spider-Man movie!

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 6, 2017superheroes, supervillain, Marvel, Avengers

Original-Cin E X C L U S I V E !!: Lance Bass slams ‘Jim Crow against gays,’ narrates ACT UP doc at ReelHeART

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekJuly 4, 2017Documentaries, HIV AIDS, LGBTQ, Gay rights, ACT UP

'Still alive' Zappacosta's story rocks ReelHeART film fest

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekJuly 3, 2017documentaries, film festivals, reelheart international film & screenplay festival, '80s CanCon rock

On Canada Day, all hail Pinsent, the King of our many Gordons

By Liam Lacey

Jim SlotekJune 30, 2017Canada Day, Canadian actors, documentaries

More is less in Despicable Me 3

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJune 29, 2017Animation, Super villain, Kid flicks

Rom-com The Big Sick is actually a pick-me-up for the spirit

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekJune 29, 2017Romantic comedy, Standup comedy, ethnicity

What women think: The Beguiled beguiles with sexual politics

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekJune 29, 2017Civil War, Sexual politics, feminism

We say 'Oui, oui, oui!' to this not-so-little piggy named Okja

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekJune 28, 2017Science fiction, Animal rights, children, South Korean filmmakers

Baby Driver: Set the Brain on 'Stun' and Have Fun

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekJune 28, 2017Crime, Car chases