Articles — Original Cin

Since 2017: Career film critics continuing the conversation

Interview: 'Socialite-turned-filmmaker' Maggie Betts ponders 'marriage to God' in Novitiate

By Liam Lacey

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 13, 2017Drama, Religion, Catholicism, Melissa Leo, Margaret Qualley

Murder on the Orient Express: Straight Retelling of Classic Grinds On (and On)

By Kim Hughes

ReviewNovember 10, 2017Drama, Agatha Christie, adaptation, Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, suspense

Daddy’s Home 2: Middling Sequel Offers Equal Parts Laughs and Groans

By Liam Lacey

ReviewNovember 9, 2017comedy, Christmas, Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, sequels

Poor Agnes review/Q&A: Men... can't live with 'em, gotta kill 'em

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 9, 2017Horror, Canadian films, Fantasia Festival, Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Femme fatales

Tarkovsky Retrospective: 'Art as preparation for death' inspired today's hipster directors

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 9, 2017Retrospective, Russian, drama, Andrei Tarkovsky

My Friend Dahmer: When the killer was still only 'high school weird'

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 9, 2017True crime, Jeffrey Dahmer, Anne Heche, Graphic novels, Derf

Beanie Feldstein Q&A: Lady Bird scene-stealer, Jonah Hill's sis, on luck, love and family

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 9, 2017beanie feldstein, Saoirse Ronan, greta gerwig, jonah hill, Hello Dolly!, Hollywood families

Lady Bird: Coming-of-Age Tale Takes Wing with Ace Performances, Authentic Script

By Kim Hughes

ReviewNovember 8, 2017Comedy-drama, Coming of age, Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Greta Gerwig, Awards season movies

Frankie Drake's Lauren Lee Smith talks del Toro and creepy Michael Shannon

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 5, 2017Guillermo del Toro, Shape Of Water, Lauren Lee Smith, CBC, Period films

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