The Spoils: Restitution of Nazi-Looted Art Stalled By Greed, Lack Of Will
ReviewJim SlotekThe Spoils, Jamie Kastner, documentary, Canadian, Canadian documentary, Philip Dombowsky, Willi Korte, Clarence Epstein, Nazis, Paintings, Fine Art, Theft
Hot Docs Documentary Festival Back and Ready to Rumble
Canadian Film Fest: Elbows Up Goes to the Movies
PreviewJim SlotekCanadian Film Fest, Scotiabank Theatre, Crocodile Eyes, Darkest Miriam, Please After You, His Father’s Son, The Players, Skeet, Vampire Zombies — From Space!, To The Moon, Homegrown, Independent, Ingrid Veninger, The Legacy of Cloud Falls, Canadian, Conceiving Clara
Can I Get a Witness?: 50 Is The New Life Expectancy
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekCan I Get a Witness?, TIFF 24, Ann Marie Fleming, Sandra Oh, Joel Oulette, Keira Jang, Canadian, sci-fi, Drama, Dystopian stories
Original-Cin Q&A: Director’s Doc on Rescued Cranes Offers Rare Good-News Nature Story
InterviewJim SlotekDances with Cranes, Nature documentary, CBC’s The Nature of Things, Whooping cranes, Megan Wennberg, George Archibald, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, Canadian, Conservation, Canadian director, Canadian documentary
Atomic Reaction: New Doc Explores Canada’s Role in The Manhattan Project
Look At Me: A Portrait of The Artist as An Insecure Man
By Chris Knight
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Curl Power: These Young Athletes Have the Stones
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekCurl Power, TIFF 24, Josephine Anderson, Brooklyn Aleksic, Hannah Smeed, Savannah Miley, Amy Wheatcroft, Ashley Dezura, Sports films, coming of age, Teenagers, Women in film, Canadian
Drive Back Home: Goin’ Down the Road in Reverse Meets Green Book
ReviewJim SlotekDrive Back Home, Michael Clowater, Alan Cumming, Charlie Creed-Miles, Claire Coulter, Guy Sprung, Canadian director, Canadian, Drama, Comedy, 1970s, Hayden Desser, Themes of homosexuality
All The Lost Ones: Yet Another Canadian Post-Apocalyptic Drama? Excellent!
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekAll the Lost Ones, Mackenzie Donaldson, Jasmine Mathews, Vinessa Antoine, Douglas Smith, Canadian, post-apocalypse, Environmental issues, Environmental horror, War, Drama, Sci fi
Seeds: First Nations Morality Tale Will Grow on You
By Chris Knight
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Born Hungry: Feasting on Famous Chef’s Inspiring Rags-to-Riches Tale
ReviewJim SlotekBorn Hungry, Docuementary, Canadian, Barry Avrich, Sash Simpson, Robin Simpson, Melanie Simpson, Shipra Khanna, Mark McEwan, Restauranteurs in movies, Restaurant culture, India, Riches to rags stories
Monkey on a Stick: A Tacky Tale of Murder, Abuse… and Chanting
Don’t F**k with Ghosts: Low-Budget Comedy F**ks with Faux Phantoms for Fun… and Fright
ReviewJim SlotekDon’t F**ck with Ghosts, Comedy, Horror, Horror-comedy, Canadian, Stuart Stone, Adam Rodness, Josh Cruddas, Ken Sky, Tony Nappo, Ray Strachan
Blink: Visually Gorgeous, Heartfelt Doc Illustrates What Counts Most in the World
Deaner ’89: Canuck Headbanger Saga Continues, Bro… Just Don’t Say Fubar!
ReviewJim SlotekDeaner ’89, Canadian, Comedy, Headbangers, Fubar, FUBAR, Sam McGlynn, Paul Spence, Star Slade, Will Sasso, Mary Walsh, Kevin McDonald, Stephen McHattie
Lost in the Shuffle: Doc is Part Modern Magic Show, Part Medieval Cold Case
By Chris Knight
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Bending Light: Two Astronomers, One Eclipse, and Zero Room for Error Vetting Einstein’s Theory
With Love and a Major Organ: A Gently Dystopian Dramedy with Abundant Heart
By Chris Knight
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500 Days in the Wild: Shadowing One Woman’s Epic Journey along the Trans Canada Trail
By Chris Knight
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