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A Compassionate Spy: In Praise of Treason
A Compassionate Spy: In Praise of Treason

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 3, 2023A Compassionate Spy, Documentary, Venice Film Festival, Steve James, Joan Hall, Ted Hall, Joseph Albright, Cold War, OppenheimerComment
Star Trek Strange New Worlds S2E9 Is a Musical! Got a Problem with That?
Star Trek Strange New Worlds S2E9 Is a Musical! Got a Problem with That?

By John Kirk

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 3, 2023Star Trek, Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Series, sci-fi, Dermott Downs, Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia, Paul Wesley, Babs Olusanmokun, San Diego Comic Con, Franchise, Musicals Comments
Original-Cin Q&A: Fresh off Fresh Off The Boat, Randall Park on his Directorial Debut, Shortcomings
Original-Cin Q&A: Fresh off Fresh Off The Boat, Randall Park on his Directorial Debut, Shortcomings

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekAugust 2, 2023Films about filmmakers, Films about young Asian-Americana, Randall Park, Shortcomings, Fresh off The Boat, First-time directors, 2007 graphic novel by Adrian Tomine, Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally MakiComment
Shortcomings: Portrait of An Asian-American Anti-Hero with Girl Trouble
Shortcomings: Portrait of An Asian-American Anti-Hero with Girl Trouble

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekAugust 2, 2023Shortcomings, Randall Park, Adrian Tomine, adaptation, Graphic novel, Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Tavis Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno, Timothy Simons, Jacob Batalon, Asian Americans, LGBTQ+Comment
Comic-Con's Labour Pains: How SAG/AFTRA Negotiators/Voice Actors Took the Spotlight
Comic-Con's Labour Pains: How SAG/AFTRA Negotiators/Voice Actors Took the Spotlight

By John Kirk

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Interview, ViewsJim SlotekJuly 28, 2023WGA/SAG-AFTRA, AI's effect on voice actors, San Diego Comic-Con, SAG/AFTRA Chief Negotiator, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Zeke Alton, Ashly Burch, Tim Friedlander, Synthesized voices or performancesComment
North of Normal: Mother-Daughter Tale Finds Hope in Love

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 27, 2023North of Normal, Sarah Gadon, River Price-Maenpaa, Amanda Fix, Canadian film, TIFF 2022, Drama, Coming of age, Mother-daughter, Carly Stone, Robert CarlyleComment
Original-Cin Q&A: North of Normal Stars on Creating Family
Original-Cin Q&A: North of Normal Stars on Creating Family

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekJuly 27, 2023North of Normal, Sarah Gadon, Amanda Fix, River Price-Maenpaa, TIFF 2022, Canadian film, coming of age, Mother-daughter, Robert CarlyleComment
Talk to Me: Supernatural Thriller's Firm Grip is Hard to Shake
Talk to Me: Supernatural Thriller's Firm Grip is Hard to Shake

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 27, 2023Possession stories, Demonic hand, Talk to Me, Michael and Danny Philippou, YouTube filmmakers, Sophie Wilde, Joe Bird, Alexandra Jensen, Teenagers messing with demonsComment
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - Rethinking the Reptiles I Rejected
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - Rethinking the Reptiles I Rejected

By John Kirk

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 27, 2023Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Adolescent Radioactive Black-Belt Hamsters, Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Giancarlo Esposito, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, YA entertainment and themes, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, Ayo EdebiriComment
Kokomo City: Four Black Transgender Sex Workers Tell It Like It Is
Kokomo City: Four Black Transgender Sex Workers Tell It Like It Is

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 27, 2023Kokomo City, Documentary, transgender issues, Sundance, Berlin Film Festival, Award-winning, Black experience, Sex workersComment
Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart: The Venture Bros. Return with Easter Eggs Aplenty
Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart: The Venture Bros. Return with Easter Eggs Aplenty

By John Kirk

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 26, 2023Animated, Sequel, Nerd, Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart, JK Simmons, Charles Parnell, Jane Lynch, Clancy Brown, Doc Hammer, Chris McCulloch, Jackson Publick, James Urbaniak, Patrick Warburton, Michael Sinterniklaas Comments
Good Omens 2: With Friends Like These, Who Needs Eternal Rewards?
Good Omens 2: With Friends Like These, Who Needs Eternal Rewards?

By John Kirk

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 26, 2023Good Omens 2, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Season 2, Douglas Mackinnon, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Doon Mackichan, PrimeComment
Heaven Stood Still: Willy DeVille Doc Explores the Space Where Passion Met Cool

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 25, 2023Willy DeVille, Mink DeVille, CBGB, Documentary, Music documentary, Mark Knopfler, Talking Heads, Blondie, New York City, Punk rock, Elvis Costello, Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille, Larry Locke, Paradise Theatre Comment
Haunted Mansion: A Film That 'Gets' Disney's Best Old-School Park Attraction
Haunted Mansion: A Film That 'Gets' Disney's Best Old-School Park Attraction

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 25, 2023Disney theme park attractions turned movie, The Haunted Mansion, Eddie Murphy, Justin Simien, LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Horror comediesComment
Back to the Doll House: ‘Weird Barbie’ Has Always Been a Big Part of her Story
Back to the Doll House: ‘Weird Barbie’ Has Always Been a Big Part of her Story

By Liam Lacey

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ViewsJim SlotekJuly 23, 2023Black Barbie: A Documentary, Barbie, Think piece, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie, Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour, Todd HaynesComment
Futurama Season 11: Back With a Vengeance and Brilliant As Ever
Futurama Season 11: Back With a Vengeance and Brilliant As Ever

By John Kirk

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 22, 2023Futurama, Reboot, Animation, TV series, Matt Groening, John DiMaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, David Herman, Disney+, Hulu, sci-fi, Cult ClassicComment
Concrete Valley: A Refugee Family Carves a Life on the Line Between High Rise and Green Valley
Concrete Valley: A Refugee Family Carves a Life on the Line Between High Rise and Green Valley

By Chris Knight

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 21, 2023Refugee stories, Toronto's Thorncliffe Park, Don Valley, Concrete Valley, Unlicensed immigrant physicians, Hussam Douhna, Amani Ibrahim, Antoine BourgesComment
Barbie: Failed Dreamhouse Renovation
Barbie: Failed Dreamhouse Renovation

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 20, 2023Barbie, Mattel, Adaptation, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Simu LiuComment
Theatre Camp: Campy Theatrics Not to be Upstaged by ‘Barbenheimer’
Theatre Camp: Campy Theatrics Not to be Upstaged by ‘Barbenheimer’

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 20, 2023Theatre Camp, Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, Ayo Edebiri, Kyndra Sanchez, Amy Sedaris, Patti Harrison, Alan Kim, Spoof, Comedy, Nick LiebermanComment
Oppenheimer: The "Father of the A-Bomb" is Ready for His Extremely Long Close-Up
Oppenheimer: The "Father of the A-Bomb" is Ready for His Extremely Long Close-Up

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekJuly 20, 2023The development of the A bomb, Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Los Alamos Manhattan Project scientists, Kenneth Branagh, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.Comment
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