Queer: Daniel Craig Continues his Stellar Post-Bond Work
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekQueer, Luca Guadagnino, TIFF 24, Drew Starkey, Daniel Craig, Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, William S Burroughs, Adaptation, 1950s, Gay
Oh, Canada: Richard Gere Stars as A Filmmaker On His Deathbed, Re-Editing His Past
ReviewJim SlotekOh, Canada, Paul Schrader, Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Jacob Elordi, Michael Imperioli, Russell Banks, Adaptation, Cannes, TIFF 24, Drama, End of life issues
Kraven the Hunter: Not the Villain We Expected, Hoped For… or Even Needed
ReviewJim SlotekKraven the Hunter, J.C. Chandor, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Russell Crowe, Marvel superhero films, Comics, Adaptation, Spider-Man, Spider-Man nemeses
Small Things Like These: Drama About Morality, Responsibility Soars On Cillian Murphy
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekSmall Things Like These, Tim Mielants, Enda Walsh, Adaptation, Irish films, Cillian Murphy, Emily Watson, Zara Devlin, Eileen Walsh, Drama, Catholic church
The Sweet Hereafter: Lauded Canadian Drama Stands the Test of Time
ReviewJim SlotekThe Sweet Hereafter, Atom Egoyan, Russell Banks, Canadian film, Adaptation, TIFF 24, Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus, Bruce Greenwood, Reissue, 4K remastering of Canadian classics, Arsinee Khanjian, David Hemblen, Alberta Watson, Maury Chaykin, Drama, Based on a true story
Passage: Video Game Gets Ancillary Treatment with Web Series
ReviewJim SlotekPassage, Adaptation, video game movies, Karl Janisse, Liv Rian, Dan Ginnane, Tristan McKinnon, Aslan Jordan Knox, Kristina Lao, Unknown 9: The Awakening
The Outrun: Orkney Landscape Underscores the Power of Setting, Fellowship in Addiction Recovery Tale
ReviewJim SlotekThe Outrun, Adaptation, Alcoholism, Scotland, Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot, Saoirse Ronan, Stephen Dillane, Saskia Reeves, Memoir
Bad Monkey: Vince Vaughn Revisits Vince Vaughn in Adaptation of Carl Hiaasen’s Comic Novel
ReviewJim SlotekMichelle Monaghan, Alex Moffat, Natalie Martinez, Eve Stripling, Ronald Peet, Rob Delaney, David St. Louis, Jodie Turner-Smith, Adaptation, Apple TV+, Bad Monkey, Vince Vaughn, Bill Lawrence, Carl Hiaasen, Black comedy, Miami Beach, Detective series
Dune Part Two: Villeneuve’s Elegant, Impactful Sequel Gets Herbert’s Tale Just Right
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekDune: Part Two, Sequel, Adaptation, Denis Villeneuve, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautisa, Christopher Walken, Charlotte Rampling, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Sci-fi, Epic, Big budget
The Peasants: A Painted Polish Period Potboiler
ReviewJim SlotekThe Peasants, DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman, Adaptation, Wladyslaw Reymont, Kamila Urzędowska, Robert Gulaczyk, Miroslaw Baka, Sonia Mietielica, Ewa Kasprzyk, Andrzej Konopka, Polish films, 19th century, Period piece
The Promised Land: Sweeping Epic a Showcase for Mads Mikkelsen’s Talent
ReviewJim SlotekTIFF 23, The Captain and Ann Barbara, Ida Jessen, Adaptation, The Promised Land, Nicolaj Arcel, Anders Thomas Jensen, Mads Mikkelsen, Simon Bennebjerg, Amanda Collin, Historical drama, Danish movies, Danish filmmakers
Mean Girls: Surprise! Musical Remake of Classic Teen Comedy Fails to Best the Original
ReviewJim SlotekMean Girls, Musical, Adaptation, Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez Jr, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jon Hamm, Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Jaquel Spivey, Auliʻi Cravalho, Avantika, Bebe Wood
The Color Purple: Good, but Not Better Than the Book
ReviewJim SlotekThe Color Purple, Blitz Bazawule, Marcus Gardley, Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Alan Grier, Colman Domingo, Adaptation, Based on a Broadway musical, African-American actors
The Zone of Interest: Jonathan Glazer’s Devastating Holocaust Tale Too Vital to Miss
By Karen Gordon
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American Fiction: Jeffrey Wright Shines In Publishing World Satire
ReviewJim SlotekAmerican Fiction, TIFF 23, Cord Jefferson, Adaptation, Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K Brown, Leslie Uggams, Erika Alexander, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Nostalgia Propels Ace New Adaptation of Beloved Underdog Tale
ReviewJim SlotekPercy Jackson and the Olympians, Adaptation, Rick Riordan, Walter Scobell, Leah Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Charles Bushnell, Adam Copeland, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Disney+, Fantasy, Family film, young adult
Killers of the Flower Moon: Scorsese at His Best Documents America at its Worst
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekKillers of The Flower Moon, Adaptation, David Grann, Eric Roth, Marin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tantoo Cardinal, Lily Gladstone, American, Based on a true story, Jesse Plemons, Brendan Fraser, John Lithgow
Lessons In Chemistry: Brie Larson Stars in Feminist Cooking Show Fable
ReviewJim SlotekLessons in Chemistry, Apple TV +, Lee Eisenberg, Bonnie Garmus, Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Alice Halsey, Adaptation, Period piece
Original-Cin Q&A: Director Peter Berg on Documenting OxyContin Horrors in New Series
By Bonnie Laufer
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PreviewJim SlotekPainkiller, Netflix, Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, Peter Berg, Series, Adaptation, Oxycontin, Films shot in Toronto
Barbie: Failed Dreamhouse Renovation
ReviewJim SlotekBarbie, Mattel, Adaptation, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu
