TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 12
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ReviewJim SlotekTrain Dreams, Special Presentations, The Secret Agent, The Napa Boys, Midnight Madness, The Christophers, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, Eagles of the Republic, Centrepiece, Dust Bunny, Poetic License, Easy's Waltz
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues - The Fine Line Widens Between Stupid and Clever
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekMockumentary, Spinal Tap, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Superstar cameos, Paul McCartney, Elton John
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - Cheerio, Downton. It’s been brilliant. We’re chuffed!
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekSeries that become movies, TV series with big screen finale, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Seventh Earl of Grantham, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Sophie McShera, Simon Russell Beale, Elizabeth McGovern, Dame Maggie Smith, Director Simon Curtis, Writer/creator Julian Fellowes
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 11
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ReviewJim SlotekAdulthood, Gala Presentations, Eternity, Hamnet, I Swear, Centrepiece, John Candy: I Like Me, Junk World, Midnight Madness, Mama, TIFF '25, Obsession, Palimpsest: The Story of a Name, Wayward, Primetime, Whistle, TIFF Docs, The Wizard of the Kremlin, The Last One for the Road, Glenrothan, Fuck My Son!
The Long Walk: A Walky, Talky, But Worthy Test of Endurance
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 10
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ReviewJim SlotekA Useful Ghost, Centrepiece, Honey Bunch, Olmo, Christy, Special Presentations, Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising, TIFF Docs, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Frankenstein, The Fox King, Ghost School, Discovery, It Would Be Night In Caracas, Train Dreams
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 9
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ReviewJim SlotekTIFF '25, Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband), Special Presentations, Nouvelle Vague, Nomad Shadow, Centrepiece, Mile End Kicks, Irkalla: Gilgamesh’s Dream, Flana, TIFF Docs, Good News, A Private Life, & Sons, Lucky Lu, Three Goodbyes, There Are No Words
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 8
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ReviewJim SlotekBlack Rabbit, Primetime, Blood Lines, Centrepiece, Blue Moon, Eleanor the Great, Special Presentations, Exit 8, Orwell:2+2=5, Rise of the Raven, The Last Viking, Dead Man's Wire, Tuner, No Other Choice, Nirvanna the Band the Show, the Movie, Midnight Madness, To The Victory, Meadowlarks
TIFF Chat: Once a Teaser Short, Eva Thomas's Nika & Madison Finally Finds Its Feature Length
InterviewJim SlotekToronto International Film Festival 2025, Short films that become features, Director Eva Thomas, Nika & Madison, Redlights, Ellyn Jade, Star Slade, Kaniehtiio Horn, Co-director Aberdeen, Seeds, Co-writer Michael McGowan, Graham Greene
Original-Cin Chat: Star Trek: SNW's Melissa Navia on her Gorn-Again Experience
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 7
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ReviewJim SlotekYou Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution…, Nuns vs. the Vatican, Special Presentations, Nika and Madison, Mārama, Ky Nam Inn, Bad Apples, Roofman, TIFF Docs, Platform, Gala Presentations, At the Place of Ghosts, Discovery, Good Fortune
TIFF ’25: What to See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 6
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ReviewJim SlotekTIFF '25, Laundry, Discovery, Little Lorraine, Still Single, TIFF Docs, Lovely Day, Dandelion’s Odyssey, Centrepiece, Special Presentations, Sirât, Fuze, Gala Presentations, The Eagle Obsession
Original-Cin Chat: Chris and Jennifer Candy on their dad John, Mortality and Memories
Jim SlotekPosthumous tribute movies, John Candy: I Like Me, Toronto International Film Festival, Chris and Jennifer Candy, Director Colin Hanks, Producer Ryan Reynolds, Second City, SCTV, John Hughes, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Mel Brooks, Macaulay Culkin
Films We Can’t Wait to See at TIFF ‘25
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PreviewJim SlotekHamnet, TIFF '25, Frankenstein, No Other Choice, Nuremberg, Roofman, Tuner, Karmadonna, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Critic's Pick, It Was Just an Accident, Sentimental Value, The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, Ballad of a Small Player, Eleanor the Great, Glenrothan, Left-Handed Girl, Retreat
TIFF @ 50: Our Best, Worst, Funniest, Most Poignant… (Pick an Adjective) Memories
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ViewsJim SlotekTIFF ’25, Toronto International Film Festival, 50th Anniversary, Melanie, Quest for Fire, Hostel, Moonlight, Snowden, Manchester By the Sea, Suburbicon, Jessica Chastain, Patrick Stewart, Pierre Trudeau, Joel Schumacher, On the Waterfront, Richard Harris, Marlon Brando, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ang Lee, Reviewers, Critics, Memories, Movies
The Thursday Murder Club: Murder She Re-Wrote, With a Larger, Bigger Name Cast
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekSenior detectives, The Thursday Murder Club, Netflix movies, Chris Columbus, Richard Osman’s best-selling book, Dame Helen Mirren, Jonathan Pryce, Pierce Brosnan, Sir Ben Kingsley, David Tennant, Richard E. Grant
Caught Stealing: Come For the ’90s New York Nostalgia, Stay For the Cat
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekCaught Stealing, 1990s, 1990s New York, New York City, Darren Aronofsky, Austin Butler, Regina King, Tonic the Cat, Zoe Kravitz, Crime, Drama, Liev Schreiber, Carole Kane, Griffin Dunne
Splitsville: Screwball Comedy About 'Open' Relationships That Crack Wide Open
By Karen Gordon
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The Roses: Black Comedy Treads the Line Between Love and Hate… Funny Because Its True
ReviewJim SlotekThe Roses, Remake, War of the Roses, Divorce, Black comedy, Jay Roach, Tony McNamara, Adaptation, Warren Adler, Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Kate McKinnon
The Toxic Avenger: Your Next Toxic Relationship is Here
ReviewJim SlotekThe Toxic Avenger, Remake, Horror, Macon Blair, Jacob Tremblay, Elijah Wood, Kevin Bacon, Peter Dinklage, Troma Entertainment, Gory
