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A Chiara: Gripping Third in Trilogy Surveys the Mafia from the Eyes of a Teen
A Chiara: Gripping Third in Trilogy Surveys the Mafia from the Eyes of a Teen

By Karen Gordon

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ReviewJim SlotekJune 2, 2022Italian, Mafia, Trilogy, A Chiara, Jonas Carpignano, Swamy Rotolo, Claudio Rotolo, DramaComment
Watcher: Thriller Traverses Territory Covered by Master Filmmakers, For Better or Worse
Watcher: Thriller Traverses Territory Covered by Master Filmmakers, For Better or Worse

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekJune 2, 2022Thriller, Watcher, Chloe Okuno, Karl Glusman, Maika Monroe, Burn Gorman, Gabriela But, Madelina Anea, Hitchcockian, PolanskiComment
Foxhole: Bullets, Debates and Endless Recurrence in this Trio of War Tales
Foxhole: Bullets, Debates and Endless Recurrence in this Trio of War Tales

By Liam Lacey

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Jim SlotekJune 2, 2022Foxhole, Movies about war through the ages, Jack Fessenden, Motell Gyn Foster, Cody Kostro, Angus O'Brien, Alex Hurt, James Le GrosComment
Jazz Fest A New Orleans Story: A Concert and a Commercial
Jazz Fest A New Orleans Story: A Concert and a Commercial

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekJune 1, 2022Documentary, Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, Frank Marshall, Ryan Suffern, New Orleans, Music, Jimmy Buffett, Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry, Pitbull, Al Green, Herbie Hancock, Aaron Neville, Irma Thomas Comments
Q&A/Review The Righteous: Republic of Doyle's Mark O'Brien's stark, gothic supernatural directorial debut
Q&A/Review The Righteous: Republic of Doyle's Mark O'Brien's stark, gothic supernatural directorial debut

By Jim Slotek

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Review, InterviewJim SlotekJune 1, 2022The Righteous, Mark O'Brien, Republic of Doyle, Ready or Not, Henry Czerny, First-time feature directors, Supernatural gothic horrorComment
Freakscene The Story of Dinosaur Jr.: Reverential Rock Doc Strictly for Fans
Freakscene The Story of Dinosaur Jr.: Reverential Rock Doc Strictly for Fans

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekMay 31, 2022Documentary, Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr., Philipp Reichenheim, Music documentaries, J Mascis, Murph, Lou Barlow, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Alt-rock, 90s, Henry Rollins, Frank Black, Bob Mould, My Bloody Valentine, Kevin Shields Comments
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
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