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Unsane: Steven Soderbergh Thriller Is Really, Really (No, Really) Dumb

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewMarch 22, 2018Unsane, Claire Foy, Amy Irving, Steven Soderbergh, Thriller, Jay Pharoah
Tepid Madame: Antic Cinderella story or dark tale of social class? Meh, either way

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 21, 2018French film, Harvey Keitel, Toni Collette, Rossy de Palma, Social class comedy, Cinderella story, Amanda Sthers
Flower: Angular Teen Dramedy Sunk by Puerile Premise

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewMarch 21, 2018Zoey Deutch, Kathryn Hahn, teen, Adam Scott, Max Winkler, Joey Morgan
Massive Documentary Festival Hot Docs Pulls Out Stops for 25th Year

By Kim Hughes

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ViewsMarch 20, 2018Hot Docs 18, documentaries, Bill Murrray, Gilda Radner
Isle of Dogs: Wes Anderson's crazily imaginative slobbery belly-rub of a movie

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 20, 2018Wes Anderson, Dogs, Japanese movies, stop motion animation, Akira Kurosawa, Taiko drumming, Alexandre Desplat, Bill Murray, Bryan Cranston, Greta Gerwig
Tension-free 7 Days In Entebbe: We know what happens, but not, 'Why now?'

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 16, 2018Historical action thriller, Entebbe raid, Israel, Shimon Peres, Yitzak Rabin, Baader-Meinhof Gang, terrorism, Uganda, Batsheva Dance Company, Eddie Marsan, Daniel Bruhl, Rosamund Pike
Foxtrot: A brilliant dance of death by Israeli filmmaker Samuel Moaz

By Liam Lacey

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Jim SlotekMarch 15, 2018Foreign language films, Israeli films, Palestinian occupation, Venice Film Festival, Oscars, Samuel Maoz, Israeli minister Miri Regev, Absurdity of war
Love, Cecil: A doc about the style-setter who tarted up My Fair Lady

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 15, 2018Documentaries, Cecil Beaton, My Fair Lady, Gigi, Fashion photography, Mick Jagger, David Hockney, Daphne DuMaurier
Tomb Raider: Bring back Angelina!

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 15, 2018Tomb Raider, Lara Croft, Alicia Vikander, Angelina Jolie, Video game movies, Dominic West, Ex Machina, Nick Frost, Action-adventure
The Death of Stalin: From Russia with (very dark) laughs

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 13, 2018Armando Iannucci, Russian history, satire, Josef Stalin, Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Nikita Khrushchev, The Thick of It, In The Loop, Veep
The Dude on further review: This is just my opinion, man

By Liam Lacey

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ViewsJim SlotekMarch 10, 2018The Big Lebowski, Coen Brothers, Revisionist criticism, Umberto Eco, Casablanca, The Big Sleep, Noir, Jeff Dowd, Students For A Democratic Society, Michael Lerner, Tikkun
A Wrinkle In Time: Love and Oprah's angels empower all in this magical mystery tour

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 9, 2018Young adult novels, Fantasy, Oprah Winfey, Mindy Khaling, Diversity, Ava Duvernay, Madeleine L'Engle, Disney
Thoroughbreds: Tense Teen Murder-Plot Drama Soars on Strong Performances

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewMarch 9, 2018Anya Taylor-Joy, Olivia Cooke, Anton Yelchin, murder, drama
Gringo: Star-Studded Caper Dramedy Is A Mess… But a Fun One

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewMarch 8, 2018Dramedy, Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, David Oyelowo, Amanda Seyfried, Mexico, drugs
The Strangers Prey at Night: Lamely Pedalling Old-School Scares in the 21st Century

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewMarch 8, 2018horror, Christina Hendricks, home invasion, sequel, The Strangers, Bailee Madison
My Enemy, My Brother: Two entwined ex-Iran/Iraq soldiers retrace extraordinary lives

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 7, 2018Documentary, Iran-Iraq War, Child soldiers, Basra Aboud, Ahed Haftlang, Zahed Haftlang, Saddam Hussein, Battle of Khorramshahr
Juggernaut: Cain/Abel crime thriller more of a slow burn than a wrecking ball

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 7, 2018Canadian films, Crime thriller, Small town crime, Cain and Able, Stephen McHattie, Jack Kesy, David Cubitt
Meditation Park: Heartfelt Gem Spotlights Hidden Woes of Immigrant Women

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewMarch 6, 2018Mina Shum, Sandra Oh, Don McKellar, Cheng Pei Pei, TIFF 2017, Canadian
Original-Cin Q&A: Vet Director Rob Cohen on Battling Racism and Hurricanes

By Jim Slotek

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InterviewMarch 5, 2018Rob Cohen, Director, Fast and the Furious, Producer, Action, Maggie Grace
Toronto Irish Film Festival bauldly takes on the Oscars

By Liam Lacey

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ViewsJim SlotekMarch 2, 2018Irish films, Film Festivals, George Best, Seana Kerslake, The Breadwinner, Zoo, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Toronto film festivals
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