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Since 2017: Career film critics continuing the conversation

Review/Q&A: Killing of a Sacred Deer like watching meat run through a grinder

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 3, 2017Yorgos Lanthimos, Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Psychological thriller, The Lobster

Cannes winner The Square satirizes society through antic modern-art tale

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 3, 2017Foreign films, Ruben Ostlund, Force Majeure, Modern art, Elisabeth Moss

Novitiate: Nuns Caught in Reform Storm Find Habits Hard to Break

By Liam Lacey

ReviewNovember 3, 2017Drama, religion, Catholic, Melissa Leo, Margaret Qualley

Stories behind a Peterborough shelter intersect at Rendezvous with Madness fest

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 2, 2017Mental health issues, Film festivals, documentaries, The Warming Room, R.D. Laing

Q&A: The doc Dina is a love story first, a diagnosis second

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 2, 2017documentaries, Asperger, Sundance, Michael Cera, Tourette Syndrome

God's Own Country: Gentle English Drama Explores Salience of the Lambs

By Liam Lacey

ReviewNovember 2, 2017drama, indie, gay, love story, English

Thor: Ragnarok - A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to Armageddon

By Jim Slotek

ReviewNovember 2, 2017Thor, Hulk, Marvel, superheroes, supervillain, action-adventure, comic book

A Bad Moms Christmas: Almost Impressive in its Awfulness (But Not Quite)

By Kim Hughes

ReviewNovember 1, 2017Comedy, Christmas, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Bad movies

We're Terrified! Original Cin Critics Fess Up to Their Top 5 Scare-fests

By Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Karen Gordon, Kim Hughes and Bonnie Laufer

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 30, 2017Horror, horror-comedy, Halloween, classics, drama, critics picks

Todd Haynes takes it down a notch for overstimulated kids in Wonderstruck

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 27, 2017Children's films, Todd Haines, Hugo, Brian Seltznick

Thank You For Your Service: American Sniper writer misses in directorial debut

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 26, 2017PTSD, Miles Teller, Iraq, Jason Hall, Amy Schumer, Haley Bennett, American Sniper

Woo who?: TIFF showcases Johnnie To's tenure as king of Hong Kong crime films

By Jim Slotek

ViewsJim SlotekOctober 26, 2017Hong Kong crime movies, Johnnie To, John Woo, Election, Chow Yun-Fat, Sylvia Wang, Suet Lam, Simon Yam

Q&A Movie-soldier Miles Teller: 'Who am I to put on this uniform?'

By Bonnie Laufer

Jim SlotekOctober 26, 2017

Suburbicon: Clooney directs the Coens' script, fish directs bicycle

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 25, 2017George Clooney, Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Coen Brothers, Oscar Isaac, Civil Rights, 1950s

California Typewriter: A love story that clacks

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekOctober 25, 2017Analog, documentary, Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard, David McCullough, Jeremy Mayer, Doug Nichol, Typewriters, New Kids On The Block

Q&A: Doc director says Russian emigres fear Putin can 'get them' here

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekOctober 24, 2017Vladimir Putin, LGBT rights, Foreign adoptions, Donald Trump, documentaries

Surfer Doc Life of Laird Hamilton Captures Aging Athlete Caught Inside the Wave

By Liam Lacey

ReviewOctober 20, 2017documentary, surfer, Laird Hamilton, Rory Kennedy

How Madea is like, among other things, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 20, 2017Madea, Tyler Perry, Spike Lee, Cross dressing in movies, horror-comedy

Breathe: Director Andy Serkis Draws On Real Life to Highlight Disability

By Kim Hughes

InterviewOctober 19, 2017Reality-based movies, Drama, Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Andy Serkis, TIFF 2017

The Snowman ruined both snow and Michael Fassbender for me

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 19, 2017Crime, Noir, Norway, Tomas Alfredson, Jo Nesbo, Michael Fessbender