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She Paradise: Dangerous Dancing in Trinidad
She Paradise: Dangerous Dancing in Trinidad

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 19, 2021She Paradise, Maya Cozier, Trinidad and Tobago, #MeToo, Onessa Nestor, Kimberly Crichton, Chelsey Rampersad, Denisia Latchman, Kern Mollineau, Michael Cherrie, Drama, DancingComment
Ghostbusters: Afterlife - Dialing It In
Ghostbusters: Afterlife - Dialing It In

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 18, 2021Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Jason Reitman, Sequels to decades-old movies, Ivan Reitman, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd Comments
Black Holler: A Throw-Gags-at-the-Wall Horror-Comedy That's Scarily Unfunny
Black Holler: A Throw-Gags-at-the-Wall Horror-Comedy That's Scarily Unfunny

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 18, 2021Low budget horror comedy, Black Holler, College students in the woods, Heidi Ervin, Sarah VanArsdal, Tamiko Robinson SteeleComment
King Richard: The Ultimate Real-Life Sports-Dad Story, Doubts and All
King Richard: The Ultimate Real-Life Sports-Dad Story, Doubts and All

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 18, 2021Malcolm Gladwell’s “10, 000 hours” theory, King Richard, Will Smith, Richard Williams, Venus and Serena Williams, Sports dads, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Jennifer Capriati, Aunjanue EllisComment
Blood in the Snow Film Fest: 9th Annual Edition of Horror... for Fans Who Can Hack It
Blood in the Snow Film Fest: 9th Annual Edition of Horror... for Fans Who Can Hack It

By Thom Ernst

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PreviewJim SlotekNovember 17, 2021Blood in The Snow Film Festival, Blood In The Snow, Canadian movies, Canadian horror movies, HorrorComment
Original-Cin Q&A: Benedict Cumberbatch on Accessing His 'Inner A--hole' in The Power of the Dog
Original-Cin Q&A: Benedict Cumberbatch on Accessing His 'Inner A--hole' in The Power of the Dog

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekNovember 16, 2021The Power of the Dog, Benedict Cumberbatch playing a rancher, Jane Campion, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee Comments
The Power of the Dog: Jane Campion’s Western Masterpiece
The Power of the Dog: Jane Campion’s Western Masterpiece

By Linda Barnard

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 15, 2021The Power of the Dog, Jane Campion, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, TIFF 2021, Western, drama, Kodi Smit-McPheeComment
Original-Cin Q&A: Andrew Garfield on channeling Jonathan Larson's spirit in Tick, Tick... Boom
Original-Cin Q&A: Andrew Garfield on channeling Jonathan Larson's spirit in Tick, Tick... Boom

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekNovember 14, 2021Tick, Tick.. Boom, Movie musicals about musicals, Andrew Garfield, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonathan Larson, Rent, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexandra Shipp, Robin De JesusComment
Tick, Tick...Boom!: Lin Manuel Miranda Honours the Late 'Rent' Author, Breathing Life into Earlier Work
Tick, Tick...Boom!: Lin Manuel Miranda Honours the Late 'Rent' Author, Breathing Life into Earlier Work

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 12, 2021Movie musicals return, Tick, Tick…Boom!, Jonathan Larson, Rent, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp Comment
Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast 'Troubles': A Movie Seeking Means of Escape
Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast 'Troubles': A Movie Seeking Means of Escape

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 11, 2021Belfast, Kenneth Branagh, Van Morrison, TIFF People’s Choice Award, Roma, The 1969 Northern Irish Riots, Jude Hill, Ciarån Hinds, Judi DenchComment
Double Walker: The Rape-Revenge Genre Takes a Ghostly Turn
Double Walker: The Rape-Revenge Genre Takes a Ghostly Turn

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 11, 2021Rape revenge stories, Promising Young Woman, Colin West’s Double Walker, Sylvie Mix, Murderous ghost story, Maika Carter, Darryl A Wright, Jacob RiceComment
They Say Nothing Stays the Same: Meditative Character Study Both Elusive and Affecting
They Say Nothing Stays the Same: Meditative Character Study Both Elusive and Affecting

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 11, 2021They Say Nothing Stays the Same, Japanese movies, Drama, Joe Odagiri, Akira Emoto, Ririka Kawanshima, Nijiro Murakami, Character studyComment
Portraits From a Fire: A Teen Rez Film Auteur Finds His Focus in a Sweet, Subtle, Imaginative Tale
Portraits From a Fire: A Teen Rez Film Auteur Finds His Focus in a Sweet, Subtle, Imaginative Tale

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 8, 2021Teens with moviemaking dreams, Life on reserves, Portraits From a Fire, Trevor Mack, William Lulua, Sammy Stump Comment
Reel Asian Festival turns 25: Best title! Best time travel story! And much, much more!
Reel Asian Festival turns 25: Best title! Best time travel story! And much, much more!

By Liam Lacey

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Review, PreviewJim SlotekNovember 7, 2021The Reel Asian Film International Film Festival, Films by Asians and Asian diaspora, Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes, Inbetween Girl, I Was a Simple Man, Christopher Makoto Yog, Documentary on overachieving Asian student cultureComment
Finch: Tom Hanks, a dog and some robots in a post-apocalyptic road movie with heart
Finch: Tom Hanks, a dog and some robots in a post-apocalyptic road movie with heart

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 5, 2021Tom Hanks movies, post-apocalypse, Movies with robot characters, Finch, Caleb Landry Jones, Miguel Sapochnik Comments
Spencer: Christmas at the In-Laws is a 'Royal' Pain in this Dark Immersive Princess Di Fable
Spencer: Christmas at the In-Laws is a 'Royal' Pain in this Dark Immersive Princess Di Fable

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 3, 2021Films about Princess Diana, Spencer, Pablo Larraín, Jackie, Jacqueline Kennedy, Peter Morgan, The Crown, Kristen Stewart, Anne Boleyn, Sally HawkinsComment
Eternals: Marvel's New Wannabe-Avengers Franchise is Too Busy to Be Fun
Eternals: Marvel's New Wannabe-Avengers Franchise is Too Busy to Be Fun

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 3, 2021Marvel Cinematic Universe, Eternals, Chloé Zhao, Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Salma Hayek, Kit Harington, Indie filmmakers gone Marvel Comments
Mondo Hollywoodland: ‘Shrooming in the Dream Factory
Mondo Hollywoodland: ‘Shrooming in the Dream Factory

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 3, 2021Mondo Hollywoodland, Janek Ambros, Chris Bim, Marcus Hart, Comedy, Shot of iPhone, Mondo, Genre films, comedyComment
Original-Cin Q&A: Pablo Larrain Talks About His 'Upside Down Fairy Tale' Diana movie Spencer
Original-Cin Q&A: Pablo Larrain Talks About His 'Upside Down Fairy Tale' Diana movie Spencer

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekNovember 2, 2021Pablo Larraín, Spencer, Jackie, Experiential movies about tragic iconic women, Princess Diana, Kristen Stewart, The Royal FamilyComment
Gaza mon amour: Sweet Tale About Late-Life Romance Leverages Rarely Seen Setting
Gaza mon amour: Sweet Tale About Late-Life Romance Leverages Rarely Seen Setting

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 2, 2021Gaza mon amour, Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser, Hiam Abbass, Salim Daw, Middle East, rom-comComment
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