Frankie Freako: A Film That Could Work… If It Were 1986
ReviewJim SlotekFrankie Freako, Comedy, Horror, Canadian comedy, Stephen Kostanski, Conor Sweeney, Adam Brooks, Kristy Wordsworth, Matthew Kennedy, Rich Evans, Meredith Sweeney, 1980s
Eric: Bizarro Drama Takes a Deep Dive into Darkest 80s-Era New York
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekEric, Nteflix, Abi Morgan, Lucy Forbes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffman, Ivan Howe, McKinely Belcher III, 1980s, New York, Drama
Before I Change My Mind: A Non-Binary 80s High School Musical
ReviewJim SlotekCanadian feature debut, Canadian drama, Before I Change My Mind, Trevor Anderson, Fish Griwkowsky, Vaughn Murrae, Dominic Lippa, Lacey Oake, Matthew Rankin, Kirstin Johnston, Shannon Blanchet, coming of age, 1980s, Non-binary, Teenagers, Comedy
Going In: Sharp New Crime Dramedy Plays Like an 1980s Classic Unearthed
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekGoing In, Evan Rissi, Ira Goldman, Victor D.S. Man, Canadian feature debut, Toronto, 1980s, Crime, Drama, Comedy
Empire of Light: Sam Mendes’ Valentine to Movie Houses Crowded But Captivating
White Noise: Clunky if Heartfelt Adaptation Trips on Narrative Hurdles
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekDrama, adaptation, Don DeLillo, White Noise, Noah Baumbach, Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Netflix, Don Cheadle, 1980s
Hunt: A Confusion of Spies
ReviewJim SlotekSpy thrillers, South Korean, Drama, Action, Hunt, Lee Jung-jae, Jo Seung-Hee, Jung Woo-sung, Go Yoon-jung, Jeon Hye-Jin, 1980s
Fair Game: Reissued Ozploitation Thriller a Queasy Look Back at Female Vengeance Genre
ReviewJim SlotekFair Game, Ozploitation, 1980s, Re-release, Female Vengeance, Mario Andreacchio, Australian, Cassandra Delaney, Peter Ford, Don Barker, Garry Who, Thriller, Outback, Genre films
Creation Stories: Routine Biopic Elevated by Strong Source Material and Killer Music
ReviewJim SlotekBiopic, Alan McGee, Creation Records, 1980s, 1990s, Oasis, Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, Britpop, Swervedriver, My Bloody Valentine
Shoplifters of the World: Tribute to Alt-Rock Icons The Smiths Tender But Trite
Wojnarowicz: Remembering a Voice of Protest and the New York AIDS-Generation Art Scene
Review, PreviewJim SlotekWojnarowicz, documentary, New York, New York art scene, 1980s, '80s AIDS epidemic, Chris McKim, Keith Haring, Fran Lebowitz, David Wojnarowicz
Original-Cin Q&A: Bumblebee Director Travis Knight Grows Transformers Roots
By Bonnie Laufer
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Interview, PreviewHailee Steinfeld, Transformers, Bumblebee, Michael Bay, Travis Knight, Animation, Kubo and the Two Strings, John Cena, 1980s
The Front Runner: An awkwardly 'woke' perspective on a game-changing '80s political sex scandal
ReviewJim SlotekJason Reitman, Gary Hart, The Front Runner, 1980s, Political sex scandals, Donna Rice, Monkey Business, Alfred Molina, Matt Bai, Bob Woodward, Lee Atwater, Vera Farmiga, Hugh Jackman
