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Crimes of the Future: Cronenberg’s Cannes-Fêted Latest Predictably Divisive
Crimes of the Future: Cronenberg’s Cannes-Fêted Latest Predictably Divisive

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 30, 2022Crimes of the Future, Cannes Film Festival, David Cronenberg, Viggo Mortensen, Don McKellar, Nadia Litz, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman, Tanaya Beatty, Léa Seydoux, Thriller, CanadianComment
Blue Mountain Film Festival: Familiar Hands Guide the Wheel of Fledgling Fest
Blue Mountain Film Festival: Familiar Hands Guide the Wheel of Fledgling Fest

By Liam Lacey

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PreviewJim SlotekMay 30, 2022Blue Mountain Film Festival, New Festival, In The Weeds, Fire of Love, Helen du Toit, Gangarene, Casablanca Beats, Diana Sanchez, Slash/BackComment
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Return of the Original Jedi Gives Fans What They Want
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Return of the Original Jedi Gives Fans What They Want

By John Kirk

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 29, 2022Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Canadian film-maker Deborah Chow, Post Star Wars prequel events, Ewan McGregor, Tatooine, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Smits, Joel Edgerton Comment
Original-Cin Q&A: Dakota's Tim Rozon talks dogs, bears, wolves, Schitt's Creek and Wynnona Earp
Original-Cin Q&A: Dakota's Tim Rozon talks dogs, bears, wolves, Schitt's Creek and Wynnona Earp

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekMay 25, 2022Tim Rozon, Wynnona Earp, Schitt’s Creek, Surreal Estate, Movies about dogs, Dakota, Abbie Cornish, Lola Sultan, Patrick MuldoonComment
Top Gun: Maverick - Big Dumb Fun Designed to Make IMAX Great Again
Top Gun: Maverick - Big Dumb Fun Designed to Make IMAX Great Again

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 25, 2022IMAX, Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise, Ed Harris, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bankability of movie stars, Jon Hamm, Miles Teller, Jennifer ConnellyComment
Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s): Director’s Final Film Locates the Woman Beneath the Crown
Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s): Director’s Final Film Locates the Woman Beneath the Crown

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 25, 2022Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s), Docuementary, Roger Michell, Joanna Crickmay, Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, British film, The Royal FamilyComment
The Human Rights Watch Canada Film Festival: A Festival of Free Films About Freedom
The Human Rights Watch Canada Film Festival: A Festival of Free Films About Freedom

By Liam Lacey

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PreviewJim SlotekMay 24, 2022The Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Hot Docs, Klabona Keepers, The Last Shelter, March For Dignity, Mujer de Soldado, Tacheles - The Heart of the Matter, Jennifer Baichwal, Nick De Pencier, Human Rights, Activism, DocumentariesComment
From the Inside Out Film Fest: The Twisty Gay History of Professional Wrestling and More
From the Inside Out Film Fest: The Twisty Gay History of Professional Wrestling and More

By Jim Slotek

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Interview, PreviewJim SlotekMay 24, 202232nd annual Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, Ryan Bruce Levey, Out in the Ring, Pro wrestling's gay history, Mars One, Gabriel Martins, The Lake, Unidentified Objects, Matthew Jeffers, Sarah Hay, Tramps!, Kevin Hegge, Fire Island, Andrew Ahn, Compulsus, Tara Thorne, Framing Agnes, Chase JoyntComment
Into the Weeds: Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs. Monsanto Company - An Enviro Doc as Courtroom Drama
Into the Weeds: Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs. Monsanto Company - An Enviro Doc as Courtroom Drama

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 20, 2022Environmental documentaries, Jennifer Baichwal, Into the Weeds: Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs. Monsanto Company, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch, Elder Raymond Owl, Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, Overuse of pesticides Comments
Original-Cin Q&A: Downton's Mr. Molesley, Kevin Doyle, Looks Back in Wonder
Original-Cin Q&A: Downton's Mr. Molesley, Kevin Doyle, Looks Back in Wonder

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekMay 19, 2022Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey: A New Era, Kevin Doyle, Mr Molesley, Movies about the shooting of a movie, Maggie Smith, Julian Fellowes, Dan Stevens, Jim Carter, Imelda StauntonComment
Lux Æterna: Gaspar Noé’s Not-So-Light Touch Sandblasts the Senses
Lux Æterna: Gaspar Noé’s Not-So-Light Touch Sandblasts the Senses

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 19, 2022Gaspar Noé, Lux Æterna, Vortex, Movies with split screen shooting, Movies about shooting a movie, Béatrice Dalle, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Benoît Debie Comment
Men: Alex Garland's Countryside Horror Amps the Woman-in-Peril Scenario to Deranged
Men: Alex Garland's Countryside Horror Amps the Woman-in-Peril Scenario to Deranged

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 19, 2022Countryside horror, Alex Garland, Men, Women in peril, Patriarchy gone mad, Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu Comment
Pleasure: A Star is Porn
Pleasure: A Star is Porn

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 18, 2022Swedish films, Porn Industry, Documentary style, Pleasure, Ninja Thyberg, Sofia Kappel, DramaComment
Mau: A Documentary Designed for Flattery
Mau: A Documentary Designed for Flattery

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 18, 2022Documentary, Hot Docs, Mau, Benji Bergmann, Jono Bergmann, Bruce Mau, Graphic Design, Toronto storyComment
Happening: Period Piece about Illegal Abortion Gains Traction from Today’s Headlines
Happening: Period Piece about Illegal Abortion Gains Traction from Today’s Headlines

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 17, 2022French films, Abortion, Annie Ernaux, Happening, Audrey Diwan, Anamaria Vartolomei, Period piece, 1960s Comment
Downton Abbey: A New Era - A genteel sitcom with some moist-eyed goodbyes
Downton Abbey: A New Era - A genteel sitcom with some moist-eyed goodbyes

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 17, 2022Downton Abbey: A New Era, Theatrical spinoffs of TV series, Tuppence Middleton, Allen Leech, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Julian FellowesComment
The Kids in the Hall Reboot: Older and Wryer, with More Jiggly Bits
The Kids in the Hall Reboot: Older and Wryer, with More Jiggly Bits

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 13, 2022Reboot comedy from the '90s, The Kids in the Hall, Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson, Mr. Tyzik the head-crusher, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Buddy ColeComment
Firestarter: Stephen King Remake Fails to Reignite
Firestarter: Stephen King Remake Fails to Reignite

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 13, 2022Stephen King movie remakes, Firestarter, Keith Thomas, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Drew Barrymore, Scott Teems, Zac EfronComment
Memoria: A Thai Master’s Latest Featuring Tilda Swinton and A Big Bang
Memoria: A Thai Master’s Latest Featuring Tilda Swinton and A Big Bang

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 13, 2022Memoria, Thailand, Colombia, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Tilda Swinton, Art house movies, TIFF, Cannes, Sci-fi, Jeanne Balibar, Agnes BrekkeComment
The Innocents: With Great Powers, Come Children with Great Irresponsibility
The Innocents: With Great Powers, Come Children with Great Irresponsibility

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 12, 2022Bad Seed evil children movies, Movies about super-powered children, The Innocents, Eskil Vogt, Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Mina Yasmin Bremseth AsheimComment
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