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
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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Bring Her Back: Grief Encounters of the Creepiest Kind
Two Women: Racy Remake of 1970 Quebec Sex Comedy Still Sparkles
By Chris Knight
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The Better Sister: Sibling Rivals, A Grisly Stabbing and Too Many Suspects
ReviewJim SlotekThe Better Sister, Prime Video, Jessica Biel, Elizabeth Banks, Corey Stoll, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Kim Dickens, Bobby Naderi, Michael Harney, Lorraine Toussaint, Matthew Modine, Domestic Noir, Drama, Series, Streaming series
Karate Kid Legends: Latest Franchise Installment Should Have Waxed On, Not Waxed Off
ReviewJim SlotekKarate Kid: Legends, Jonathan Entwistle, Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Ralph Macchio, Sadie Stanley, Ming-Na Wen, Aramis Knight, Sequel, Franchise, Family film
We Were Dangerous: Youth and Hope Triumph in Kiwi Reform School Drama
ReviewJim SlotekWe Were Dangerous, New Zealand, Coming-of-age stories, Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, Maddie Dai, 1950s, Rima Te Wiata, Erana James, Nathalie Morris, Manaia Hall, Women's lives, TIFF Next Wave Selects
Lilo & Stitch: Live-Action Lilo Remake Feels Stitched Together
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekLilo & Stitch, Disney, Live-action, Dean Fleischer Camp, Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders, Sydney Agudong, Tia Carrere, Children's movies, Remake
