28 Years Later: Everything's Changed, Mostly for the Worse, In Terrific, Heady Sequel
ReviewJim Slotek28 Years Later, 28 Days Later, Generational sequel, Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, Rage virus, Evolved Ragers, Survivors on a Scottish island, Alfie Williams, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Movies set in Scotland
Bride Hard: It's No Die Hard, But It Tries Hard
ReviewJim SlotekSpoof of Die Hard, Bride Hard, Wedding comedies, Terrorists, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Director Simon West, Anna Chlumsky, Da’Vine Joy Randolh, Stephen Dorff, Sherry Cola
Elio: Life Lessons for Kids and Grownups Propel the Latest Delight from Pixar
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekElio, Pixar, Pixar films, Children's movies, Animation, Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina, Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña, Brendan Hunt, Atsuko Okatsjka, Remy Edgerly, Jameela Jamil, Brad Garrett
Original-Cin Q&A: Rebel Wilson on Becoming an Action Hero in Bride Hard
By Bonnie Laufer
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His Father’s Son: An Iranian Canadian Clan Awkwardly Deals with Fine Dining and Troubled Masculinity
ReviewJim SlotekIranian Canadian diaspora, Iranian Canadian directors, His Father’s Son, Writer/director Meelad Moaphi, Director’s Guild of Canada prize, Reel Asian Film Festival, Competitive masculinity, Fine dining, Gus Tayari, Mitra Lohrasb, Alireza Shojaei, Parham Rownaghi, Women as cultural property
Materialists: Past Lives Director Delivers Sparkle in a Star-Studded Rom-Com
By Karen Gordon
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Endless Cookie: Whimsy and Reality Mix in a Near-Hallucinatory Animated Story of an Indigenous Storyteller
ReviewJim SlotekAnimated documentary, Indigenous storytelling, Endless Cookie, Mixed race half brothers, Seth and Peter Scriver, First Nations Reserve in Shamattawa, Manitoba, Fly-in reserves, Kids and dogs, Residential Schools, RCMP's relationship with Natives, Surreal animation
Blue Mountain Film Fest Wrap: Sports-Com Racewalkers Saunters to the Top Prize
ReviewJim SlotekBlue Mountain Film + Media Festival, Resort film festivals, Racewalkers, Kevin Claydon and Phil Moniz, Canadian producer Daniel Bekerman, Louise Courvoisier’s Holy Cow, Ian Cheney’s Shelf Life, The Friend, Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, Guan Hu’s Black Dog
How to Train Your Dragon: Live Action Reignites a Series That Was Starting to Drag(on)
ReviewJim SlotekAnimated films remade with live action, How to Train Your Dragon, Vikings, Dragontrainer Hiccup, Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Nico Parker, Canadian writer/director Dean DeBlois
The Life of Chuck: A Stephen King Story Skillfully Turned into a Literal Life Lesson
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekStephen King adaptations, The Life of Chuck, Writer/director Mike Flanagan, Doctor Sleep, A life depicted by multiple actors, Apocalyptic themes, Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mark Hamill, Mia Sara, Jacob Tremblay
Toronto Japanese Film Festival: A Sushi Platter for All Tastes and Ages
PreviewJim SlotekToronto Japanese Film Festival, Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality, Cells at Work!, She Taught Me Serendipity, Give It All, Let’s Go Karaoke!, Nintama Rantaro Invincible Master of the Dokutake Ninja, Teki Cometh, Petals and Memories, 90 Years Old — So What?, Aimitagai, Living in Two Worlds, River Returns, Sunset Sunrise, The Lens of Tamio Wakayama, Ravens, The Vow from Hiroshima, Muromachi Outsiders, Bushido, Seppuku: The Son Goes Down, Cloud, Angry Squad: Civil Servants and Seven Swindlers, La Grande Maison Paris, Last Mile
Party Pirate: Good Intentions Aside, It's Avast Disappointment
The Phoenician Scheme: Wes Anderson Does Wes Anderson With Andersonian Results
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekThe Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Cera, Comedy, Drama, Dramedy
The Ritual: The Devil’s in the Details, But Not Much Else
ReviewJim SlotekThe Ritual, horror, Exorcism movies, David Midell, Al Pacino, Dan Stevens, Patricia Heaton, Abigail Cowen, Ashley Greene, Patrick Fabian
Implosion The Titanic Sub Disaster: Doc Lays Bare How Hubris Sunk Bold Aquatic Expedition
Predator Killer of Killers: Even Animated, We Kick Technologically Superior Alien Butt
Ballerina: Nah, Let's Just Call It John Wick 5
ReviewJim SlotekJohn Wick franchise, The World of John Wick, Ballerina, Ana de Armas, Female movie assassins, Keanu Reeves, John Wick: Chapter 4, Anjelica Huston, Ruska Roma, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Chad Stahelski, Director Len Wiseman
Dangerous Animals: Thrills, Chills & Cheese Make for a Shark-infested Potential Summer Hit
Ocean with David Attenborough: Taking an Inspirational Plunge with the Old Man and the Sea
ReviewJim SlotekNature documentary, David Attenborough, Near centenarians, Ocean, National Geographic Channel, United Nations’ World Oceans Day, Factory fishing ships, Global warming, Colin Butfield, Toby Nowlan, Keith Scholey
I Don’t Understand You: Maybe Something Got Lost in Translation?
By Chris Knight
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