Tollbooth: A Clever Welsh Black Comedy with A Familiar Ring
ReviewJim SlotekWelsh cineman, Black comedy, Gangsters, Tollbooth, Ryan Andrew Hopper, Matt Redd, Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy, Gwyneth Keyworth, Gary Beadle, Evelyn Mok, Iwan Rheon, Paul Kaye
Alice: Slave-to-Black-Panther in a Day, Nonsense with a Powerful Performance
Wildhood: Young Mi'kmaws on the Run Make For a Moving Road-Movie Experience
Turning Red: Disney’s Toronto-Set Coming-of-Age Story Sweet and Upbeat
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey: Samuel L. Jackson’s Deep Acting Dive
ReviewJim SlotekSci-fi, Drama, Walter Mosley, adaptation, The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray, Rahmin Bahrani, Debbie Allen, Hanelle Culpepper, Guillermo Navarro, Samuel L. Jackson, Dominique Fishback, AppleTV+
Moon Manor: A 'True-ish' FUNeral Party That Dies Before Our Eyes
After Yang: Colin Farrell Shines in a Quiet Movie About Love, Memory and Self-Discovery
By Karen Gordon
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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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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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The Dropout: Theranos, for the Grace of Jobs, Goes Amanda Seyfried in Elizabeth Holmes mini-series
Jockey: Moving Drama About Insular World of Pro Riders Soars Down the Stretch
ReviewJim SlotekAaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner, The National, TIFF 2021, Drama, Jockey, Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley, Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, Moises Arias
Huda’s Salon: Betrayal and blackmail in informant-ridden Bethlehem
Scarborough: Homegrown Drama Offers Powerful Portrait of Kids on the Edge
ReviewJim SlotekCanadian 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
The Long Walk: Languid Laotian Time-Travelling Ghost Story Brings Quiet Thrills
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekDrama, Laos, The Long Walk, Mattie Do, Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy, Noutnapha Soydara, Por Silatsa, Chanthamone Inoudome, Ghost story, Time travel movies
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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The Batman: An Even Darker Knight Doubles Down on the Dour
Carbon—The Unauthorized Biography: A Climate Crisis Doc That's, Um, Fun?
The Desperate Hour: Naomi Watts and Her iPhone Jog Through a School Shooting Drama
Cyrano: Stirring Adaptation of Classic Love Triangle Sings Its Heart Out
ReviewJim SlotekCyrano, Adaptation, Love triangle, Joe Wright, Drama, Erica Schmidt, Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn, Stage adaptation
Studio 666: Campy Foo Fighters Horror Stumbles (but Still Beats Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park)
ReviewJim SlotekFoo Fighters, Horror, Mockumentary, Studio 666, BJ McDonnell, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel, Rami Jaffee, Whitney Cummings, Will Forte, Jeff Garlin
