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We Were Dangerous: Youth and Hope Triumph in Kiwi Reform School Drama

We Were Dangerous: Youth and Hope Triumph in Kiwi Reform School Drama

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekApril 9, 2025We 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 SelectsComment

Queer: Daniel Craig Continues his Stellar Post-Bond Work

Queer: Daniel Craig Continues his Stellar Post-Bond Work

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 12, 2024Queer, Luca Guadagnino, TIFF 24, Drew Starkey, Daniel Craig, Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, William S Burroughs, Adaptation, 1950s, GayComment

Suburbicon: Clooney directs the Coens' script, fish directs bicycle

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 25, 2017George Clooney, Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Coen Brothers, Oscar Isaac, Civil Rights, 1950s