The Wrath of Becky: Becky Could Have Been More Wrathful
ReviewJim SlotekThe Wrath of Becky, Horror, Revenge, Sequel, Drama, Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote, Lulu Wilson, Seann William Scott, Denise Burse, Jill Larson, Courtney Gains, Michael Sirow, Aaron Dalla Villa, Kate Siegel
The Boogeyman: G-Rated Scares and Dreary Vibe Mar Stephen King Adaptation
Close to Vermeer: The Next Best Thing to Being There
Bones of Crows: Fact-Based Drama Depicts the Horrors of Residential Schools
ReviewJim SlotekBones of Crows, Marie Clements, TIFF 2022, Grace Dove, Phillip Forest Lewitski, Rémy Girard, Karine Vanasse, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, Michelle Thrush, Cara Gee, Carla Rae, Gail Maurice, Alanis Obomsawin, indigenous films, Residential Schools, Drama, fact-based drama
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: A Packed House of Comic Book Creatives Says 'Excelsior!'
ReviewJim SlotekMarvel multiverse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Miles Morales, Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac, Jason Schwartzman, Ultimates Universe, Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Original-Cin Q&A: Toronto Musical Less than Kosher Drawn from Real Life
Toronto Jewish Film Festival: The 'Cine-gogue' is Open, Dim the Lights!
By Original-Cin Staff
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Review, PreviewJim SlotekToronto Jewish Film Festival, The Man in The Basement, Queen of the Deuce, Burning Off the Page, Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella, Concerned Citizen, Shalom Putti, The Delegation, Shttl, Vishniac
About My Father: America's 'Hottest Comedian' Makes a Lukewarm Debut (despite DeNiro)
Inside Out Film Fest: A Filmic History of Funding Gay Toronto, and Other Highlights
ReviewJim SlotekInside Out Film Festival, LGBTQ+, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, I Used to Be Funny, Runs In the Family, Commitment To Life, Norwegian Dream, 20, 000 Species of Bees, A Queer’s Guide to Spiritual Living, Leilani’s Fortune, Before I Change My Mind
Mission Kandahar: Progressive Script Can’t Disguise Its Hell-Is-Other Countries Premise
You Hurt My Feelings: A Very New York Style Slice of Life and Comedic Angst
By Karen Gordon
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It Ain’t Over: Yogi Berra, The Underestimated All-Star
FUBAR: Arnold’s Back in Action… and We Missed Him!
ReviewJim SlotekFUBAR, Nick Santora, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Monica Barbaro, Fortune Feimster, Travis Van Winkle, Fabiana Udenio, Milan Carter, Gabriel Luna, Jay Baruchel, Scott Thompson, Netflix, Filmed in Canada, Toronto
L’immensità: Penélope Cruz Anchors Italian Family Drama with a Twist
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekL’Immensitá, Emanuele Crialese, Francesca Manieri, Vittorio Moroni, Penelope Cruz, Luana Guiliani, Vincenzo Amaro, Italian, coming of age, Family drama
What’s Love Got to Do With It?: Yeah, It’s a Formulaic Rom Com. Got a Problem with That?
By Karen Gordon
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The Starling Girl: Strong Performances Elevate Familiar Coming-of Age Drama
Insanity: Doc about Mental Illness Chronicles a Stark Societal Fail
Original-Cin Q&A: Rom Com Writer, Star Explore Arranged Marriage Though Modern Lens
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekWhat’s Love Got to Do with It?, TIFF 2022, Shekhar Kapur, Emma Thompson, Shazad Latif, Lily James, rom-com, Cross Cultural, British, Jemima Khan, Arranged marriage
Retrograde: Young Woman Challenges Traffic Ticket and Her World Collapses in This Wry Comedy
Fast X: Latest Chapter in Relentless Racing Franchise Sputters and Stalls
ReviewJim SlotekFast X, Franchise, Fast & Furious franchise, Louis Leterrier, Vin Diesel, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, Leo Abelo Perry, Jason Momoa, Charlie Theron, Michelle Rodriguez, Helen Mirren, Car racing
