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Original-Cin Q&A: Severance's Britt Lower on Marriage Help from a Serial Killer in Psycho Therapy
Original-Cin Q&A: Severance's Britt Lower on Marriage Help from a Serial Killer in Psycho Therapy

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekApril 15, 2025Britt Lower, Severance, Darkest Miriam, Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer, Quirky dark comedies, Plots about sharing the confidence of a serial killer, Steve Buscemi, John Magaro, Turkish director Tolga KaraçelikComment
National Canadian Film Day: Navigating the Big Day in Canadian Film Online
National Canadian Film Day: Navigating the Big Day in Canadian Film Online

By Liam Lacey

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PreviewJim SlotekApril 14, 2025National Canadian Film Day, Festival, Canadian movies, Reel Canada, C.R.A.Z.Y, Crime Wave, Ginger Snaps, My American Cousin, White Room, Waydowntown, The Man Who Skied Down Everest, RudeComment
It Feeds: But It Doesn’t Pander as Chad Archibald’s Indie Horror Finds Its Bite
It Feeds: But It Doesn’t Pander as Chad Archibald’s Indie Horror Finds Its Bite

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekApril 14, 2025It Feeds, Chad Archibald, Ashley Greene, Ellie O’Brien, Juno Rinaldi, Shayelin Martin, Scott Baker, Shawn Ashmore, Canadian film, Horror, National Canadian Film DayComment
Coastal: Neil Young's Solo Escape-From-Lockdown Tour Doc is a Revealing Family Affair
Coastal: Neil Young's Solo Escape-From-Lockdown Tour Doc is a Revealing Family Affair

By Jim Slotek

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ReviewJim SlotekApril 13, 2025Rock tour documentaries, Rock legends venturing out post-pandemic, Neil Young, Coastal, Director Daryl Hannah, Solo acoustic tours, Pump organ, Lionel trains, Life in a tour bus, Jerry Don Borden Comments
Resident Orca: Doc on Whale in Captivity Both a Blow and a Balm to the Soul
Resident Orca: Doc on Whale in Captivity Both a Blow and a Balm to the Soul

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekApril 10, 2025Resident Orca, Documentary, Animals, Sarah Sharkey Pearce, Simon Schneider, Animals in captivity, Hot Docs, Crave Comments
Drop: Textbook Texting Thriller Drops Logic for Thrills
Drop: Textbook Texting Thriller Drops Logic for Thrills

By Thom Ernst

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ReviewJim SlotekApril 10, 2025Drop, Thriller, Blumhouse, Christopher Landon, Meghann Fahy, Jacob Robinson, Violett Beane, thriller, TextingComment
Warfare: A Film That Will Shell-Shock its Audience
Warfare: A Film That Will Shell-Shock its Audience

By John Kirk

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ReviewJim SlotekApril 10, 2025Realistic 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 Comment
Sacramento: Very Few Sharp Turns on The Way to This Movie’s Destination
Sacramento: Very Few Sharp Turns on The Way to This Movie’s Destination

By Chris Knight

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ReviewJim SlotekApril 10, 2025Sacramento, Michael Angarano, Michael Cera, Kristen Stewart, Road Trip, Drama, Los AngelesComment
Your Friends & Neighbors: Jon Hamm's Financier-Turned-Thief is his Post-Mad Men Best
Your Friends & Neighbors: Jon Hamm's Financier-Turned-Thief is his Post-Mad Men Best

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekApril 10, 2025Series about straight arrow characters turned criminal, Your Friends & Neighbors, Jon Hamm, Writer-director Jonathan Tropper, The Swimmer, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, AppleTV+Comment
Original-Cin Q&A: Emily Bett Rickards on Nailing the Queen of the Ring
Original-Cin Q&A: Emily Bett Rickards on Nailing the Queen of the Ring

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekApril 8, 2025Queen of the Ring, Emily Bett Rickards, Women's stories, Women in sports, DramaComment
Original-Cin Chat: Kenny Robinson on 30 Years of Nubian Comedy and a Crave Debut
Original-Cin Chat: Kenny Robinson on 30 Years of Nubian Comedy and a Crave Debut

By Jim Slotek

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InterviewJim SlotekApril 8, 2025Black 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 colourComment
Fog of War: Lazy, Hazy WWII Mystery Makes Little Use of John Cusack and Mira Sorvino
Fog of War: Lazy, Hazy WWII Mystery Makes Little Use of John Cusack and Mira Sorvino

By John Kirk

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ReviewJim SlotekApril 8, 2025Second World War intrigue, Nazi fifth columnists, Fog of War, John Cusack, Mira Sorvino, Director Michael Day, Writer Luke Langsdale., Jake Abel, Brianna Hildebrand Comment
Original-Cin Q&A: Two Michaels, Cera and Angarano, on Sacramento and Fatherhood
Original-Cin Q&A: Two Michaels, Cera and Angarano, on Sacramento and Fatherhood

By Bonnie Laufer

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InterviewJim SlotekApril 7, 2025Road trip comedies, Sacramento, Michael Angarano, Michael Cera, Kristen Stewart, Maya Erskine, Actors who write and direct themselves, Actors dealing with parenthood, On-set romantic relationshipsComment
The Spoils: Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art Stalled By Greed, Lack Of Will
The Spoils: Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art Stalled By Greed, Lack Of Will

By Liz Braun

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ReviewJim SlotekApril 3, 2025The Spoils, Jamie Kastner, documentary, Canadian, Canadian documentary, Philip Dombowsky, Willi Korte, Clarence Epstein, Nazis, Paintings, Fine Art, TheftComment
Queen of the Ring: Wrestling Biopic As Hokey and Fun as the Sport Itself
Queen of the Ring: Wrestling Biopic As Hokey and Fun as the Sport Itself

By Liz Braun

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ReviewJim SlotekApril 3, 2025Mildred 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 livesComment
The Ballad of Wallis Island: A Perfectly Aged Tale
The Ballad of Wallis Island: A Perfectly Aged Tale

By Chris Knight

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ReviewJim SlotekApril 3, 2025The Ballad of Wallis Island, James Griffiths, Tim Key, Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden, British, Comedy, British cringe comedy, BAFTA Comment
The Friend: Best-In-Show Performances Distinguish Quiet Drama
The Friend: Best-In-Show Performances Distinguish Quiet Drama

By Liz Braun

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ReviewJim SlotekApril 2, 2025The 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 Comment
The Luckiest Man in America: 80s Game Show Swindle Propels Hairy Fact-Based Drama
The Luckiest Man in America: 80s Game Show Swindle Propels Hairy Fact-Based Drama

By Kim Hughes

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ReviewJim SlotekApril 2, 2025The Luckiest Man in America, TIFF 24, Samir Oliveros, Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, David Strathairn, Maisie Williams, fact-based drama, Drama, 1980sComment
The Studio: Seth Rogen’s Smart Satire of The Movie Biz, On TV
The Studio: Seth Rogen’s Smart Satire of The Movie Biz, On TV

By Liam Lacey

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ReviewJim SlotekMarch 28, 2025The Studio, AppleTV+, Series, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Catherine O’Hara, Chase Sui Wonders, Kathryn Hahn, Bryan Cranston, Satire, Hollywood satire, Comedy Comment
Hot Docs Documentary Festival Back and Ready to Rumble
Hot Docs Documentary Festival Back and Ready to Rumble

By Liz Braun

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PreviewJim SlotekMarch 28, 2025Hot Docs, Documentaries, Documentary Film Festival, 2025, Canadian, NFBComment
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