Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3: Rocket Raccoon Gets His Emotional Spotlight
ReviewJim SlotekGuardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3, Rocket Raccoon, James Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Chukwudi Iwuji, Bradley Cooper, MCU
A Small Light: Anne Frank's Protectors Wonderfully Portrayed as Both Ordinary and Heroic
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekA Small Light, The couple who hid Anne Frank, Miep Gies, Bel Powley, Otto Frank, Liev Schreiber, The Nazis in Amsterdam, Noah Taylor, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater
Hot Docs '23: Barry Avrich on the Supreme Court's Force of Nature, Rosalie Abella
Peter Pan and Wendy: Same Story, But the Lost Kids and the Darker Edges Are Softened by Fairy Dust
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekPeter Pan and Wendy, Disney live-action remakes of animated classics, David Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, Diverse casting, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, Ever Anderson, Alexander Molony, Yara Shahid, Jude Law
Sisu: Finnish Action Director Leaves Hollywood Behind in His Blood-Spattered Wake
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret: A Treasured Youth Novel Finds Its Movie Mojo
By Bonnie Laufer
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Hot Docs '23: Twice Colonized Aaju Peter on Defending the Seal Hunt and Being an Unwilling Dane
Hot Docs Turns 30: We've Seen 'Em, Read 'Em While They're Hot!
By Original-Cin Staff
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PreviewJim SlotekAitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun, Angel Applicant, Black Barbie: A Documentary, Food and Country, Jackie the Wolf, Love To Love You, Donna Summer, The Only Doctor, Praying for Armageddon, Trained to See: Three Women and the War, Stephen Curry: Underrated, Someone Lives Here, Satan Wants You, Savi The Cat, Hot Docs 2023, Documentary, Documentary Film Festival
Original-Cin Q&A: The End of Sex's Emily Hampshire and Jonas Chernick on their decade-apart sex romps
By Bonnie Laufer
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Evil Dead Rise: Still Delivering the Demonic Goods, Now in a City Setting
Jury Duty: He Didn't Know He Was Starring in Surreality TV, But He Was
Beau is Afraid: Ari Aster Plumbs the Depths of Fear and Self-Doubt in a Long, Surrealist Nightmare
By Karen Gordon
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Dead Ringers: A Splashy Gender-Flipping Franken-series Version of Cronenberg’s Horror Classic
ReviewJim SlotekDead Ringers, Gender switching reboots, Identical twin gynecologists, Alice Birch, Rachel Weisz, Britne Oldford, Present-past mash-up, Actors playing twins, Jennifer Ehle, Emily Meade, Michael McKean
Chevalier: Fact-Based Period Drama Rights Historical Wrongs in Predictable Fashion
ReviewJim SlotekChevalier, French Revolution, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne, Period piece, TIFF 2022, Stephen Williams, Stefani Robinson, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Minnie Driver
Joyland: Acclaimed Pakistani Film About an Accidental Burlesque Dancer is Emotionally Alive
By Karen Gordon
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National Canadian Film Day: How to Watch, From Screen to Shining Screen
PreviewJim SlotekNational Canadian Film Day, Reel Canada, Strange Brew, Fubar, The Saddest Music in the World, Hockey movies, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, Gordon Pinsent, Jeff Barnaby, Blood Quantum
Portrait of a National Canadian Film Day Icon: Mary Walsh talks Gordon Pinsent
Original-Cin Q&A: Catherine Hardwicke on directing Toni Collette in Mafia Mamma
By Bonnie Laufer
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Until Branches Bend: Preachy and Peachy All at Once
ReviewJim SlotekUntil Branches Bend, TIFF 2022, Sophie Jarvis, Grace Glowicki, Alexandra Roberts, Quelemia Sparrow, Lochlyn Munro, Antoine DesRochers, Canadian, Drama, Directorial debut
Renfield: Dracula's Delivery Boy Stands Up For Himself, Much Gore and Some Laughs Ensue
ReviewJim SlotekRenfield, Dracula, Demonic familiars, Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, Vampire’s Kiss, Chris McKay, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ben Schwartz, Awkwafina, Vampire comedies
