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The Humans: Tony-winning, post 9/11 family dinner drama makes smooth transition to the screen
The Humans: Tony-winning, post 9/11 family dinner drama makes smooth transition to the screen

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 26, 2021Acclaimed plays turned into movies, The Humans, Stephen Karam, Post 9/11 New York life, Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Beanie FeldsteinComment
Julia: Doc by Makers of RBG is a Love Story about a Woman Who Changed How We Think of Food
Julia: Doc by Makers of RBG is a Love Story about a Woman Who Changed How We Think of Food

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 25, 2021Documentaries about chefs, French cooking, Julia Child, Julie Cohen, Betsy West, Le Cordon Bleu, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, José Andrés, Ina GartenComment
C’mon C’mon: Tender Family Drama Explores Uncommon Kid/Grownup Relationship
C’mon C’mon: Tender Family Drama Explores Uncommon Kid/Grownup Relationship

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 25, 2021C'mon C'mon, Mike Mills, Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffman, Woody Norman, Black and white, Drama, about children, films about childrenComment
The Unforgivable: Sandra Bullock Vehicle Not Unwatchable but Not Great
The Unforgivable: Sandra Bullock Vehicle Not Unwatchable but Not Great

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 25, 2021The Unforgivable, Nora Fingscheidt, BBC Adaptation, Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis, Richard Thomas, Jon Bernthal, Vincent D’Onofrio, Drama, Netflix filmsComment
Captains of Za’atari: A Real-Life Tale of Football and Freedom
Captains of Za’atari: A Real-Life Tale of Football and Freedom

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 25, 2021Documentaries about refugees, Documentaries about soccer, Captains of Za’atari, Ali El Arabi, Mahmoud Dagher, Fawzi QatleeshComment
The Beatles Get Back: Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Ringos' Trilogy is Phenomenal
The Beatles Get Back: Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Ringos' Trilogy is Phenomenal

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 25, 2021The Beatles: Get Back, Peter Jackson, January 1969 Beatles recording sessions, Let It Be, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Yoko Ono, Saville Row rooftop concertComment
Drive My Car: A Tender, Tough Road Trip Via a Haruki Murakami Tale
Drive My Car: A Tender, Tough Road Trip Via a Haruki Murakami Tale

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 24, 2021Japanese movies, Oscar contender, Drive My Car, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Haruki Murakami, Takamasa Oe, Hidetoshi Nichijima, Masaki Okada, Tôko Miura, Reika Kirishima Comment
Hawkeye: Marvel Mentors a Possible Future Avenger
Hawkeye: Marvel Mentors a Possible Future Avenger

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 24, 2021MCU, Marvel TV series, Hawkeye, Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Superhero sidekick stories, Vera FarmigaComment
House of Gucci: Starry True-Crime Drama Works Better in Theory Than on Screen
House of Gucci: Starry True-Crime Drama Works Better in Theory Than on Screen

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 24, 2021House of Gucci, Drama, True crime, Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Ridley Scott, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, AdaptationComment
Hollywood Suite at 10: And Now, A Word About a Sponsor and, Incidentally, The Fabulous Stains
Hollywood Suite at 10: And Now, A Word About a Sponsor and, Incidentally, The Fabulous Stains

By Jim Slotek

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Preview, PromotionJim SlotekNovember 23, 2021Hollywood Suite, "Decades" movie programming, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, Ray Winstone, Diane Lane, The Great Waldo Pepper, Withnail & I, David Kines, Jay Switzer Comment
Encanto: Dazzling Disney Feature Spotlights Home, Family, and the Joys of Being a Misfit
Encanto: Dazzling Disney Feature Spotlights Home, Family, and the Joys of Being a Misfit

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekNovember 21, 2021Encanto, Disney, Animation, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Byron Howard, Jared Bush, Charise Castro Smith, Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero, Angie Cepeda, Wilmer Valderrama, John Leguizamo, Colombia, LatinoComment
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
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