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Since 2017: Career film critics continuing the conversation

Original-Cin interview/review: Doc shines light on women chefs who turned up The Heat

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekMay 9, 2018Documentaries, Gender parity, Celebrity chefs, Women's issues, Restaurant culture, Hot Docs, Gordon Ramsay

Backstabbing for Beginners: Fact-based Drama About Aid Scandal Gone Sideways Does Same

By Liam Lacey

ReviewMay 4, 2018fact-based drama, Ben Kingsley, Jacqueline Bisset, Per Fly, Theo James

The Trolley: Genius Invention Gets Love from IMAX Treatment

By Liam Lacey

ReviewMay 3, 2018Hot Docs 18, IMAX, Stephen Low, Canadiana

Tully: Lampooning Notions of Perfect Mothers One Sore Boob at a Time

By Kim Hughes

ReviewMay 3, 2018comedy, Jason Reitman, Charlize Theron, Diablo Cody, Sundance

Bad Samaritan: Bad Movie Chases Tired Premise And… Oh Hell, Just Skip It

By Liam Lacey

ReviewMay 2, 2018Drama, Dean Devlin, Robert Sheehan, David Tennant, Carlito Olivero, GPS, home invasion

The Rider: Art Imitates Life Imitating Art in Brilliant, Luminous New Drama

By Liam Lacey

ReviewApril 29, 2018Western, fact-based drama, TIFF 2017, Sundance

A Swingers Weekend: Biting Comedy Tackles Marriage, Sex and Beyond

By Kim Hughes

ReviewApril 26, 2018Comedy, Canadian films, Sex

Avengers: Infinity War Delivers On Marvel Franchise Promise and Then Some

By Karen Gordon

ReviewApril 26, 2018Marvel, superheroes, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Robert Downey, Jr, Thor, Ironman, Captain America, Black Panther

Hot Docs: What to See During Sprawling (And Way Cool) Documentary Festival

By Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, and Kim Hughes

April 26, 2018

Pandas: Doc is Cute To Watch But Maddeningly Short on Details

By Jim Slotek

ReviewApril 24, 2018Pandas, documentary, IMAX, Children's films

Zama: Argentinian Director’s Fourth Feature Brilliantly Mines 'Anxious Stasis'

By Liam Lacey

ReviewApril 20, 2018Lucrecia Martel, TIFF 2017, Period films, Argentina

Super Troopers 2: As Silly As They Want To Be…

By Kim Hughes

ReviewApril 19, 2018comedy, sequel, Jay Chandrasekhar, Super Troopers, Canadiana

The Scent of Rain and Lightning: Slow-burn Thriller Strikes All the Right Notes

By Liam Lacey

ReviewApril 19, 2018Maika Monroe, thriller, noir, Bonnie Bedelia, western, Noir

Eye on Juliet: Faux-Romance (Fauxmance?) Fails the Potential of Its Premise

By Liam Lacey

ReviewApril 19, 2018Kim Nguyen, TIFF 2017, Canadian, Joe Cole, War Witch

I Feel Pretty: Coming-of-Age Comedy for Grown-ups Comes Up Short

By Kim Hughes

ReviewApril 19, 2018Amy Schumer, Comedy, Coming-of-age stories, Aidy Bryant, Michelle Williams

Timon of Athens: Stratford's Take on Rarely Rendered Shakespeare Sharp But Meh

By Liam Lacey

ReviewApril 18, 2018Stratford, Timon of Athens, Shakespeare

Original-Cin Q&A: Stars of Eye on Juliet On Why (and How) Love Can Happen Anywhere

By Bonnie Laufer

April 17, 2018

Indian Horse: Well-meaning but Clumsy Canadian Drama Scans as a PSA

By Liam Lacey

ReviewApril 13, 2018Ajuawak Kapashesit, Stephen S. Campanelli, Canadian drama, indigenous films

Truth or Dare: Fourth time around, still not scary

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekApril 12, 2018Horror, Blumhouse, Party game horror premises, Mexico, Tijuana

Rampage: Rampant destruction apparently scripted by a gorilla

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekApril 12, 2018Monster movies, Dwayne Johnson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gorillas, Corporate villains, Genetics, Brad Peyton, Naomie Harris