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Old: M. Night Shyamalan’s Latest Twist-Ending Thriller More Silly Than Scary
Old: M. Night Shyamalan’s Latest Twist-Ending Thriller More Silly Than Scary

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 23, 2021Old, Thriller, Twist ending, M. Night Shyamalan, Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus SewellComment
All The Streets Are Silent: A collage-doc of beats, rhymes and skateboards in '90s New York
All The Streets Are Silent: A collage-doc of beats, rhymes and skateboards in '90s New York

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 22, 2021Hip-hop and skateboarding cultures, '90s New York, Jeremy Elkin, Eli Morgan Gesner, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Wu-Tang Clan, Moby, Rosario DawsonComment
North Hollywood: Indie skateboarding movie highlights charismatic youngsters and Vince Vaughn's dad chops
North Hollywood: Indie skateboarding movie highlights charismatic youngsters and Vince Vaughn's dad chops

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 22, 2021Vince Vaughn, Ryder McLaughlin, Movies about pro skateboarding, Mikey Alfred, Hollywood conservatives, Aramis Hudson, Nico Hiraga, Lords of Dogtown, Miranda CosgroveComment
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins: Another squeeze of the toy-based franchise, with some character development and samurai swordplay
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins: Another squeeze of the toy-based franchise, with some character development and samurai swordplay

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 22, 2021Toy based movie franchises, Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, Hasbro, Henry Golding, Action movies set in Japan, Andrew Koji, Peter Mensah, Iko Uwais, Haruka AbeComment
10 minutes of Dune: An intriguing glimpse of Denis Villeneuve’s  'unfilmable' film
10 minutes of Dune: An intriguing glimpse of Denis Villeneuve’s 'unfilmable' film

By Liam Lacey

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PreviewJim SlotekJuly 22, 2021Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, Frank Herbert sci-fi novel, Special 10-minute advance teaser, Timothée Chalamet, Toronto International Film Festival, David Lynch, Greig FraserComment
Beans: Coming-of-Age Tale Inspired by Oka Crisis Tells Compelling Story Despite Some Bumps
Beans: Coming-of-Age Tale Inspired by Oka Crisis Tells Compelling Story Despite Some Bumps

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 21, 2021Beans, Tracey Deer, TIFF, Kiawentiio, Woon-A-Tai, D'Pharaoh, Rainbow Dickerson, Violah Beauvais, indigenous films, Canada, Drama, Indigenous films and filmmakers, Coming of ageComment
Cousins: Three Maori women, living many lives, create a complex and compelling collage
Cousins: Three Maori women, living many lives, create a complex and compelling collage

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 21, 2021Films about Maori orphanages, Cousins, Maori writer Patricia Grace, Ava Duvernay, Tanea Heke, Te Raukura Gray, Keyahne Patrick Williams, Shannon Williams, Ainsley Gardiner, Briar Grace SmithComment
Broken Diamonds: Like The Odd Couple, but with schizophrenia
Broken Diamonds: Like The Odd Couple, but with schizophrenia

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 21, 2021Broken Diamonds, Serio-comic films about mental illness, Ben Platt, Yvette Nicole Brown, The Odd Couple, Phillip Satler, Steve WaverlyComment
Jolt: Kate Beckinsale goes atomic blonde in overcharged Amazon action film
Jolt: Kate Beckinsale goes atomic blonde in overcharged Amazon action film

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 20, 2021Female action roles, Kate Beckinsale, Underworld, Jolt, Tanya Wexler, Stanley Tucci), Jai CourtneyComment
Creation Stories: Routine Biopic Elevated by Strong Source Material and Killer Music
Creation Stories: Routine Biopic Elevated by Strong Source Material and Killer Music

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 20, 2021Biopic, Alan McGee, Creation Records, 1980s, 1990s, Oasis, Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, Britpop, Swervedriver, My Bloody ValentineComment
Original-Cin Q&A: Beans director Tracey Deer and young star talk about their teen's eye view of the Oka crisis
Original-Cin Q&A: Beans director Tracey Deer and young star talk about their teen's eye view of the Oka crisis
Jim SlotekJuly 20, 2021Comment
Gunda: Dazzling One-Of-A Kind Documentary Elevates Farm Animals and Filmmaking
Gunda: Dazzling One-Of-A Kind Documentary Elevates Farm Animals and Filmmaking

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 16, 2021Gunda, documentary, Victor Kossakovsky, Egil Håskjold Larsen, Joaquin Phoenix, Animals, Animal rights, Black and white, CinematogrophyComment
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain is not an easy ride, but it's worth every minute
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain is not an easy ride, but it's worth every minute

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 15, 2021Celebrity chefs, celebrity suicide, Morgan Neville, Kitchen Confidential, A Cook’s Tour, Éric Ripert, David Chang, Anthony Bourdain, Roadrunner Comment
Space Jam: A New Legacy owes more to The Lego Movie than Looney Tunes, as Warner celebrates itself
Space Jam: A New Legacy owes more to The Lego Movie than Looney Tunes, as Warner celebrates itself

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 14, 2021Space Jam: A New Legacy, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Warner Brothers, Jeff Bergman, Looney Tunes, Bugs BunnyComment
Pig: A truffle hunter's search for a lost pig may be Nicolas Cage's least hammy performance
Pig: A truffle hunter's search for a lost pig may be Nicolas Cage's least hammy performance

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 13, 2021Comment
The Loneliest Whale: Doc on Famed Solitary Leviathan Bathes Oceans in Dazzling Light
The Loneliest Whale: Doc on Famed Solitary Leviathan Bathes Oceans in Dazzling Light

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 13, 2021The Loneliest Whale, Documentary, Joshua Zeman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Adrian Grenier, 52 Hertz, Whales, Conservation, OceansComment
The Misfits: Politically Dubious Actioner Offers Big Agenda, Little Escapism
The Misfits: Politically Dubious Actioner Offers Big Agenda, Little Escapism

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 12, 2021The Misfits, Renny Harlin, Pierce Brosnan, Nick Cannon, Tim Roth, Action, Heist films, Middle EastComment
Rock, Paper, and Scissors: Weird Sibling Bonds Propel Creepy Argentinian Thriller
Rock, Paper, and Scissors: Weird Sibling Bonds Propel Creepy Argentinian Thriller

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 8, 2021Rock, Rock Paper Scissors, Argentina, Thriller, Martín Blousson, Macarena García Lenzi, Pablo Sigal, Valeria Giorcelli, Augustina Cerviño, SiblingsComment
Meander: A grief-stricken woman is trapped in a lethal maze in this ambiguous, allegorical thriller
Meander: A grief-stricken woman is trapped in a lethal maze in this ambiguous, allegorical thriller

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 8, 2021Comment
The Future of Film Showcase: A gem on CBC Gem is a free fest of films that count in small amounts
The Future of Film Showcase: A gem on CBC Gem is a free fest of films that count in small amounts

By Liam Lacey

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Review, PreviewJim SlotekJuly 8, 2021Comment
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