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After Yang: Colin Farrell Shines in a Quiet Movie About Love, Memory and Self-Discovery
After Yang: Colin Farrell Shines in a Quiet Movie About Love, Memory and Self-Discovery

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 9, 2022After Yang, Kogonada, Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin Lin, Drama, Sci-fi, Malea Emma TjandrawidjajaComment
Original-Cin Q&A: Turning Red director Domee Shi talks Toronto, Goth-Days and Real-Life Friend/Characters
Original-Cin Q&A: Turning Red director Domee Shi talks Toronto, Goth-Days and Real-Life Friend/Characters

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekMarch 9, 2022Domee Shi, Pixar movies set in Toronto, Turning Red, Bao, Lindsey Collins, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, Tween girl traumasComment
Original-Cin Q&A: The Adam Project director Shawn Levy talks Ryan Reynolds and Time-Travels to his Bar Mitzvah
Original-Cin Q&A: The Adam Project director Shawn Levy talks Ryan Reynolds and Time-Travels to his Bar Mitzvah

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekMarch 7, 2022Time travel movies, Meeting your young self, The Adam Project, Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Shawn Levy, Free GuyComment
The Dropout: Theranos, for the Grace of Jobs, Goes Amanda Seyfried in  Elizabeth Holmes mini-series
The Dropout: Theranos, for the Grace of Jobs, Goes Amanda Seyfried in Elizabeth Holmes mini-series

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 3, 2022Billion dollar fraud, Theranos scandal, The Dropout, Elizabeth Holmes, Amanda Seyfried, Steve Jobs, Naveen AndrewsComment
Jockey: Moving Drama About Insular World of Pro Riders Soars Down the Stretch
Jockey: Moving Drama About Insular World of Pro Riders Soars Down the Stretch

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 3, 2022Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner, The National, TIFF 2021, Drama, Jockey, Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley, Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, Moises AriasComment
Huda’s Salon: Betrayal and blackmail in informant-ridden Bethlehem
Huda’s Salon: Betrayal and blackmail in informant-ridden Bethlehem

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 3, 2022Films about Palestinians, The use of informants in occupied territories, Hany Abu-Assad, Huda’s Salon, Manal Awad, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Ali SulimanComment
Scarborough: Homegrown Drama Offers Powerful Portrait of Kids on the Edge
Scarborough: Homegrown Drama Offers Powerful Portrait of Kids on the Edge

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 2, 2022Canadian movies, TIFF 2021, Drama, Scarborough, Sasha Nakai, Rich Williamson, Sasha Nakai and Rich Williamson, Anna Claire Beitel, Kristen MacCulloch, Conor Casey, Meykia Fox, Cherish Violet Blood, Felix Jedi Ingram Isaac, Liam Diaz, Aliya Kanani Comment
The Long Walk: Languid Laotian Time-Travelling Ghost Story Brings Quiet Thrills
The Long Walk: Languid Laotian Time-Travelling Ghost Story Brings Quiet Thrills

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 2, 2022Drama, Laos, The Long Walk, Mattie Do, Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy, Noutnapha Soydara, Por Silatsa, Chanthamone Inoudome, Ghost story, Time travel moviesComment
Original-Cin Q&A: Jockey's Clifton Collins Jr. and Molly Parker on how an aging rider's story affected them
Original-Cin Q&A: Jockey's Clifton Collins Jr. and Molly Parker on how an aging rider's story affected them

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekMarch 1, 2022Jockey, Films about horse racing, Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, Moises Arias, Clint Bentley, TranspecosComment
The Batman: An Even Darker Knight Doubles Down on the Dour
The Batman: An Even Darker Knight Doubles Down on the Dour

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 28, 2022The Batman, Batman's Dark Knight persona, Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson, Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Wright, Zoë KravitzComment
Carbon—The Unauthorized Biography: A Climate Crisis Doc That's, Um, Fun?
Carbon—The Unauthorized Biography: A Climate Crisis Doc That's, Um, Fun?

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 26, 2022Climate change, The role of carbon, Carbon—The Unauthorized Biography, Niobe Thompson, Daniella Ortega, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Simplifying scienceComment
The Desperate Hour: Naomi Watts and Her iPhone Jog Through a School Shooting Drama
The Desperate Hour: Naomi Watts and Her iPhone Jog Through a School Shooting Drama

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 25, 2022The Desperate Hour, Drama, Phillip Noyce, Chris Sparling, Naomi Watts, School shootings, AustraliaComment
Cyrano: Stirring Adaptation of Classic Love Triangle Sings Its Heart Out
Cyrano: Stirring Adaptation of Classic Love Triangle Sings Its Heart Out

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 24, 2022Cyrano, Adaptation, Love triangle, Joe Wright, Drama, Erica Schmidt, Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn, Stage adaptation Comment
Studio 666: Campy Foo Fighters Horror Stumbles (but Still Beats Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park)
Studio 666: Campy Foo Fighters Horror Stumbles (but Still Beats Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park)

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 24, 2022Foo Fighters, Horror, Mockumentary, Studio 666, BJ McDonnell, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, Rami Jaffee, Whitney Cummings, Will Forte, Jeff GarlinComment
Gasoline Alley: Yippee-Ki-Yech, the Bruce Willis Cash Drive Continues
Gasoline Alley: Yippee-Ki-Yech, the Bruce Willis Cash Drive Continues

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 24, 2022Bruce Willis, Stars in minor movies, Golden Raspberry Awards, Gasoline Alley, Writer-director Edward Drake, Devon Sawa, Luke Wilson, American SiegeComment
Big Gold Brick: Not Even Ace Actors Can Rescue This Lame Duck Comedy
Big Gold Brick: Not Even Ace Actors Can Rescue This Lame Duck Comedy

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 23, 2022Big Gold Brick, Andy Garcia, Oscar Isaac, Meghan Fox, Lucy Hale, Brian Petsos, Comedy, Films shot in Toronto Comment
Original-Cin Q&A: Cyrano's Roxanne, Haley Bennett, on Peter Dinklage and Her Partner Joe Wright
Original-Cin Q&A: Cyrano's Roxanne, Haley Bennett, on Peter Dinklage and Her Partner Joe Wright

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekFebruary 22, 2022Period piece films, Classic lit turned into musicals, Cyrano, Joe Wright, Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Movies shot during the pandemicComment
Severance: When Work-Life Balance Gets Drilled Into Your Head
Severance: When Work-Life Balance Gets Drilled Into Your Head

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 18, 2022Severance, Apple TV+, Dan Erickson, Ben Stiller, Aoife McArdle, Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Christopher Walken, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, Tramell TillmanComment
Dog: Two War Vets Hit the Road on Six Legs in Channing Tatum’s Heal-Good Directing Debut
Dog: Two War Vets Hit the Road on Six Legs in Channing Tatum’s Heal-Good Directing Debut

By Jennie Punter

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ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 18, 2022Actors' directing debuts, Channing Tatum, Dog, War Dog: A Soldier’s Best Friend, Reid CarolinComment
Uncharted: Gleaming Hollywood Star Power Can’t Save this Silly Actioner
Uncharted: Gleaming Hollywood Star Power Can’t Save this Silly Actioner

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 17, 2022Uncharted, Actioner, based on a video game, Mark Wahlberg, Tom Holland, Antonio Banderas, Reuben FleischerComment
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