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Isn’t It Romantic: Rom-Com Skewers Rom-Coms While Impersonating Rom-Com

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewFebruary 12, 2019rom-com, Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine, Priyanka Chopra, Pretty Woman, Valentine's Day, ComedyComment
PODCAST! EP. 11: Liam Neeson's words put in so much context, you'll be tired of context
PodcastFebruary 11, 2019Liam Neeson, Cold Pursuit, Liam Neeson revenge story, "Black bastard", Taraji P. Henson, What Men Want, Movie podcasts, Jim Slotek, Kim Hughes, Karen Gordon, Arctic, Mads Mikkelsen, Awards seasonComment
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part: Considerably less awesome the second time around

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewFebruary 7, 2019The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, Duplo, Chris Pratt, The Lego Movie, Elizabeth Banks, Everything Is Awesome, This Song is Gonna Get Stuck Inside Your Head, Bricksburg, Lego Batman, Will Arnett, Guardians of the Galaxy, Corporate tie-ins, Pop culture referencesComment
Original-Cin Q&A/Review: Is The Prodigy's Jackson Robert Scott the scariest 10-year-old actor ever?

By Jim Slotek

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Interview, ReviewFebruary 7, 2019The Entity, It, Jackson Robert Scott, Colm Feore, Nicholas McCarthy, Horror movies with evil children, Child actors, Taylor Schilling, Stephen King, Locke & KeyComment
What Men Want: Gender-Bending Reboot a Garish Gumbo of Clichés

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewFebruary 7, 2019Taraji P. Henson, Tracy Morgan, rom-com, Reboot, Sports films, Erykah Badu, SNL, Pete Davidson Comment
Arctic: Sublime Survival Story Pits Mads Mikkelsen Against a Blustery World

By Liam Lacey

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Preview, ReviewFebruary 6, 2019Maria Thelma Smáradóttir, Joseph Trapanese, Tómas Örn Tómasson, Mads Mikkelsen, Joe Penna\, Survival Story, Arctic, Feature debut, Cannes Comment
The quirky Cold Pursuit: Liam Neeson takes revenge (what else is new?) in REALLY cold blood

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewFebruary 5, 2019Cold Pursuit, Liam Neeson, Northern Ireland, Colorado, Hans Petter Moland, In Order of Disappearance, Hollywood remakes, Taken, Micheal Richardson, Tom Bateman, Tom Jackson, Quirky crime comedyComment
PODCAST! EP. 10: We talk RAZZIES - and are these Oscars the most incompetently run awards in history?
PodcastJim SlotekFebruary 4, 2019Movie podcasts, Jim Slotek, Kim Hughes, Karen Gordon, Bonnie Laufer, Razzie Awards, Screen Actor Guild Awards, Oscar best song, Rami Malek, Glenn Close, Mahershala AliComment
'YOU'RE ALL WRONG!': MARK BRESLIN & THOM ERNST REVISIT RECENT FILMS AND REACTION
ViewsJim SlotekFebruary 4, 2019Mark Breslin, Thom Ernst, 'You're All Wrong!', Contrarianism, Roma, Bohemian Rhapsody, Escape Room, Stan & Ollie, Aquaman, Reviewing the critics, Vox LuxComment
The Last Resort: A moment in time when a kosher Miami exploded in colour and life

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 1, 2019The Last Resort, Miami Beach, Jewish American history, The Fountainbleu Hotel, The Rat Pack, Jackie Gleason, Andy Sweet, Gary Monroe, Dennis Scholl, Kareem Tabsch, Edna Buchanan, Cuban "boat people", CocaineComment
Miss Bala: Female-Led Action/Thriller Needs More Clarity... and Maybe Shorter Heels

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJanuary 31, 2019Catherine Hardwicke, Miss Bala, Remake, Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Anthony MackieComment
Miniature: A very tiny documentary with big ideas

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekJanuary 31, 2019Miniature, Documentary, Dioramas, Dollhouses, Outsider art, Willard Wigan, Jimmy Cauty, The KLF, Tony Coleman, Margaret Meagher, Mighty Uke, Aftermath Dislocation Principle, Hypotopia, Miniatur Wunderland HamburgComment
Into Invisible Light: The unbearable lack-of-lightness of being a rich widow
ReviewJim SlotekJanuary 30, 2019Into Invisible Light, Shelagh Carter, Jennifer Dale, Peter Keleghan, Stuart Hughes, Thomas Grey, Canadian movies, Middle-aged romances, Ousama Rawi, Martha HenryComment
Wonders of the Sea 3D: Eco-eye candy for kids from the Cousteaus and Schwarzenegger with lots to see and banalities to say

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekJanuary 30, 2019Wonders of the Sea 3D, Jacques Cousteau, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Celine Cousteau, Fabien Cousteau, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ocean activism, Endangered marine life, Children's documenaries, The Sea of Cortez, The Bahamas, Maisy KayComment
This Mountain Life: Doc Goes Very High But Not Very Deep

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJanuary 24, 2019This Mountain Life., documentary, Grant Baldwin Comments
The Image Book: Oh So Meaningful But… Um… So Long… And… Um…

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJanuary 24, 2019The Image Book, Jean-Luc Godard, TIFF 2018, Jean Vigo, FW Murnau, Todd BrowningComment
Original-Cin Q&A: Doc on Boy Wonder Chef Charts Highs and Lows of Pro Cooking

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJanuary 24, 2019Chef Flynn, Hot docs, Cooking, KIds, Gem, Restaurant cultureComment
Racetime (La Course des Tuques): Quebec Animated Kids’ Film a Bumpy Ride

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJanuary 24, 2019Racetime, Quebec films, Animation, Kids flicks, The Dog Who Stopped the War, Cyndi Lauper, Simple Plan, Benoît GodboutComment
Serenity: Star-Laden Thriller Tanks Despite High-Minded Concept

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJanuary 24, 2019Serenit, thriller, Steven Knight, Matthew McConaughey, Djimon Hounsou, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason ClarkeComment
The Kid Who Would Be King: Kiddo Spin on King Arthur Tale Sweet, Sassy but So-So

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJanuary 23, 2019Joe Cornish, The Kid Who Would Be King, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Rebecca Ferguson, Angus Imrie, Kid flicks, King Arthur, Tom Taylor, Rhianna DorrisComment
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