Resident Orca: Doc on Whale in Captivity Both a Blow and a Balm to the Soul
Drop: Textbook Texting Thriller Drops Logic for Thrills
Warfare: A Film That Will Shell-Shock its Audience
ReviewJim SlotekRealistic war films, Iraq War, Warfare, Director Alex Garland, Veterans who become filmmakers, Ray Mendoza, Joseph Quinn, Will Poulter, Kit Connor, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
Sacramento: Very Few Sharp Turns on The Way to This Movie’s Destination
By Chris Knight
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Your Friends & Neighbors: Jon Hamm's Financier-Turned-Thief is his Post-Mad Men Best
Original-Cin Q&A: Emily Bett Rickards on Nailing the Queen of the Ring
By Bonnie Laufer
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Original-Cin Chat: Kenny Robinson on 30 Years of Nubian Comedy and a Crave Debut
InterviewJim SlotekBlack comedians, Yuk Yuk's, Nubian Comedy Revue, Kenny Robinson, Crave TV, People of Comedy: Celebrating 30 Years of the Nubian Show, Russell Peters, Hassan Phills, Zabrina Douglas, Joe Bodolai, Comedy for people of colour
Fog of War: Lazy, Hazy WWII Mystery Makes Little Use of John Cusack and Mira Sorvino
Original-Cin Q&A: Two Michaels, Cera and Angarano, on Sacramento and Fatherhood
By Bonnie Laufer
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The Spoils: Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art Stalled By Greed, Lack Of Will
ReviewJim SlotekThe Spoils, Jamie Kastner, documentary, Canadian, Canadian documentary, Philip Dombowsky, Willi Korte, Clarence Epstein, Nazis, Paintings, Fine Art, Theft
Queen of the Ring: Wrestling Biopic As Hokey and Fun as the Sport Itself
ReviewJim SlotekMildred Burke, Wrestling, Sports movie, Queen of the Ring, Ash Avildsen, Jeff Leen, Adaptation, Tyler Posey, Francesca Eastwood, Josh Lucas, Emily Bett Richards, Walton Goggins, Women's lives
The Ballad of Wallis Island: A Perfectly Aged Tale
By Chris Knight
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The Friend: Best-In-Show Performances Distinguish Quiet Drama
ReviewJim SlotekThe Friend, TIFF 24, David Siegel, Scott McGehee, Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Sarah Pidgeon, Carla Gugino, Drama, Friendship, Animals, Dog, Great Dane, Bing the Great Dane
The Luckiest Man in America: 80s Game Show Swindle Propels Hairy Fact-Based Drama
ReviewJim SlotekThe Luckiest Man in America, TIFF 24, Samir Oliveros, Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, David Strathairn, Maisie Williams, fact-based drama, Drama, 1980s
The Studio: Seth Rogen’s Smart Satire of The Movie Biz, On TV
ReviewJim SlotekThe Studio, AppleTV+, Series, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Catherine O’Hara, Chase Sui Wonders, Kathryn Hahn, Bryan Cranston, Satire, Hollywood satire, Comedy
Hot Docs Documentary Festival Back and Ready to Rumble
Original-Cin Q&A: Steve Coogan and Peter Cattaneo on Lessons Learned from Penguins
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekThe Penguins Lessons, Peter Cattaneo, Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, TIFF 24, Adaptation, Based on a true story, British, Argentina, Animals, Movies about animals, Drama
Friday Review Roundup: Village Keeper and A Working Man Offer a Whole Lot of Meh
By Original-Cin Staff
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ReviewJim SlotekVillage Keeper, TIFF 24, A Working Man, Jason Statham, Drama, Action films, Michael Peña, Karen Chapman, Olunike Adeliyi, Maxine Simpson, March openings
Canadian Film Fest: Elbows Up Goes to the Movies
PreviewJim SlotekCanadian Film Fest, Scotiabank Theatre, Crocodile Eyes, Darkest Miriam, Please After You, His Father’s Son, The Players, Skeet, Vampire Zombies — From Space!, To The Moon, Homegrown, Independent, Ingrid Veninger, The Legacy of Cloud Falls, Canadian, Conceiving Clara
The Penguin Lessons: Waddle You Watch This Weekend?
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekHumans bonding with penguins, The Penguin Lessons, Films based on true stories, Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, Novel by Tom Michell, Director Peter Cattaneo, The Full Monty, Films about poetry, My Penguin Friend, Toronto international Film Festival
