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Jungle Cruise: Dwayne Johnson Gives his All to Keep a Leaky Theme-Park Ride Afloat
Jungle Cruise: Dwayne Johnson Gives his All to Keep a Leaky Theme-Park Ride Afloat

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 31, 2021Movies based on theme park rides, Jungle Cruise, Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, Films set during WWI, Amazon river Comment
Nemesis: Low-Grade British Gangster Saga Is a Cold and Tasteless Disappointment
Nemesis: Low-Grade British Gangster Saga Is a Cold and Tasteless Disappointment

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 29, 2021Nemesis, Jonathan Sothcott, British, Thriller, Billy Murray, Nick Moran, Bruce Payne, James Crow, Gangsters, Twist ending, Jeanine Nerissa SothcottComment
The Green Knight: Dev Patel Delivers a Thinking-Person's Version of a Conflicted Medieval Hero
The Green Knight: Dev Patel Delivers a Thinking-Person's Version of a Conflicted Medieval Hero

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 29, 2021Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, David Lowery, J.R.R. Tolkien, Dev Patel, Joel Edgerton, Alicia Vikander, Sarita ChoudhuryComment
Stillwater: Working-class Bill Goes to Marseilles and It’s No Emily in Paris
Stillwater: Working-class Bill Goes to Marseilles and It’s No Emily in Paris

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 29, 2021Stillwater, Drama, Amanda Knox case, Matt Damon, Tom McCarthy, Aligail Breslin, Set in France, American, JusticeComment
Lorelei: Tender Story of Reunited Lovers Compassionately Charts Tough Life Hurdles
Lorelei: Tender Story of Reunited Lovers Compassionately Charts Tough Life Hurdles

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 29, 2021Lorelei, Drama, Family matters, Pablo Schreiber, Jena Malone, Trish Egan, Sabrina Doyle, Washington state, Pacific NorthwestComment
Del Close Doc Charts The Lord of Misrule Who Shaped Contemporary Comedy
Del Close Doc Charts The Lord of Misrule Who Shaped Contemporary Comedy

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 27, 2021For Madmen Only: The Del Close Story., Del Close, Sketch comedy, Second City, Saturday Night Live, Heather Ross, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Bob Odenkirk, Adam McKay, Harold Ramis, Amy Poehler, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Mike MyersComment
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
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