Irma Vep Encore: Olivier Assayas Circles Back to Dig Deeper
ReviewJim SlotekHBO, Remake, Irma Vep, Olivier Assayas, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Macaigne, Jeanne Balibar, Devon Ross, Carrie Brownstein, Paris
Hustle: Adam Sandler Dramedy a Winning Homage to Basketball, Family, and Philly
By Karen Gordon
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The Toronto Jewish Film Festival: After 75 Years, A Rhapsody Reborn
Review, PreviewJim Slotek30th Toronto Jewish Film Festival, The Rhapsody, Leo Spellman, Famous Holocaust survivors, Paul Hoffert, Lighthouse, Stephen Fry, Rock Camp, The Movie, Rose, Aurélie Saada, Tromperie, Philip Roth, Let It Be Morning., Eran Kolirin
A Chiara: Gripping Third in Trilogy Surveys the Mafia from the Eyes of a Teen
By Karen Gordon
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Watcher: Thriller Traverses Territory Covered by Master Filmmakers, For Better or Worse
ReviewJim SlotekThriller, Watcher, Chloe Okuno, Karl Glusman, Maika Monroe, Burn Gorman, Gabriela But, Madelina Anea, Hitchcockian, Polanski
Foxhole: Bullets, Debates and Endless Recurrence in this Trio of War Tales
Jazz Fest A New Orleans Story: A Concert and a Commercial
ReviewJim SlotekDocumentary, 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
Q&A/Review The Righteous: Republic of Doyle's Mark O'Brien's stark, gothic supernatural directorial debut
Freakscene The Story of Dinosaur Jr.: Reverential Rock Doc Strictly for Fans
ReviewJim SlotekDocumentary, 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
Crimes of the Future: Cronenberg’s Cannes-Fêted Latest Predictably Divisive
ReviewJim SlotekCrimes of the Future, Cannes Film Festival, David Cronenberg, Viggo Mortensen, Don McKellar, Nadia Litz, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman, Tanaya Beatty, Léa Seydoux, Thriller, Canadian
Blue Mountain Film Festival: Familiar Hands Guide the Wheel of Fledgling Fest
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Return of the Original Jedi Gives Fans What They Want
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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Top Gun: Maverick - Big Dumb Fun Designed to Make IMAX Great Again
Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s): Director’s Final Film Locates the Woman Beneath the Crown
By Karen Gordon
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The Human Rights Watch Canada Film Festival: A Festival of Free Films About Freedom
PreviewJim SlotekThe 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, Documentaries
From the Inside Out Film Fest: The Twisty Gay History of Professional Wrestling and More
Interview, PreviewJim Slotek32nd 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 Joynt
Into the Weeds: Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs. Monsanto Company - An Enviro Doc as Courtroom Drama
By Karen Gordon
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Original-Cin Q&A: Downton's Mr. Molesley, Kevin Doyle, Looks Back in Wonder
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekDownton 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 Staunton
Lux Æterna: Gaspar Noé’s Not-So-Light Touch Sandblasts the Senses
