Posts tagged Canadian film
The Heirloom: When Adopting a Dog Leads to Messes of Many Kinds
ReviewJim SlotekThe Heirloom, Ben Petrie, Grace Glowicki, Cheers, Toronto filmmaker, Toronto story, Canadian film, Drama, Comedy, Films with dogs, Relationship dramas
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
The Queen of My Dreams: Mother-Daughter Conflict Reigns Across Eras and Cultures
ReviewJim SlotekThe Queen of My Dreams, Canadian film, TIFF 23, Fawzia Mirza, Debut feature, Amrit Kaur, Nimra Bucha, Hamza Haq, Ayana Manji, Meher Jaffri, Ali A. Kazmi, Gul-e-Rana
Hey, Viktor!: Adding a Lowbrow Dimension to Canadian Cringe
ReviewJim SlotekHey, Viktor!, TIFF 23, Canadian film, Cody Lightning, Smoke Signals, Comedy, Hannah Cheesman, Simon Baker, Colin Mochrie, Adam Beach, Phil Burke, Conway Kootenay, Indigenous films and filmmakers
Seagrass: Superb Canadian Drama Captures Dynamic of a Family in Free Fall
Designer $hit: Could Poo Cure What Ails You?
By Karen Gordon
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Original-Cin Interview: Relax, I’m From the Future’s Director on Opportune Casting
By Chris Knight
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North of Normal: Mother-Daughter Tale Finds Hope in Love
ReviewJim SlotekNorth of Normal, Sarah Gadon, River Price-Maenpaa, Amanda Fix, Canadian film, TIFF 2022, Drama, Coming of age, Mother-daughter, Carly Stone, Robert Carlyle
Original-Cin Q&A: North of Normal Stars on Creating Family
By Bonnie Laufer
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Riceboy Sleeps: Mother-Son Relations Exalted and Explored in Acclaimed Canuck Drama
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekRiceboy Sleeps, Canadian film, TFCA, Rogers Best Canadian Film Award, TIFF 2022, Anthony Shim, Choi Seung-Yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Huang, Korean cinema
Original-Cin Q&A: I Like Movies Director, Stars on Recreating the Video Store Experience
By Bonnie Laufer
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The Case Against Cosby: Absorbing Doc Surveys Survivor Healing After Sexual Trauma
See For Me: Okay, It's Only Mid-January, But Here's the Year's Best Thriller
Original-Cin interview: Director Nicole Dorsey on Two Intense Character Studies Within One Film
InterviewJim SlotekBlack Conflux, TIFF 2019, Nicole Dorsey, Coming of age stories, Delusional Man Stories, Ella Ballentine, Ryan McDonald, Luke Bilyk, Olivia Scriven, Sofia Banzhaf, Canadian film, Newfoundland
Death of a Ladies’ Man: Nice Try but Alas, Only Leonard Cohen Gets to be Leonard Cohen
My Salinger Year: Memoir-Based Drama about Catcher in the Rye Writer Blurry As its Subject
Review, PreviewJim SlotekMy Salinger Year, Memoir adaptation, Phillipe Falardeau, Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Canadian film, Tim Post
Things I Do for Money: Kooky Canuck Family Crime Drama Saved by Blissful Music
Preview, ReviewThings I Do for Money, Warren Sonoda, Gary Nolan, Theodor Aoki, Maximillian Aoki, Colette Zacca, Canadian film, Independent films, Hamilton Ontario, Family drama, crime drama, Cello, Brothers
Random Acts of Violence: Jay Baruchel’s Long-Lead Slasher/Horror Flick Doesn’t Quite Kill
ReviewJay Baruchel, Random Acts of Violence, Jordana Brewster, Jesse Williams, slasher flick, horror, comic book, Canadian film, Jesse Chabot, Goon
Tiger: A Tame Take on an Actual Canadian Sports Triumph
ReviewJim SlotekJanel Parrish, Canadian film, Mickey Rourke, drama, boxing, Alister Grierson, Michael Pugliese, Prem Singh, Marshall Manesh, Michael 'Mick' Harrity, Liam Lacey
Original-Cin Review/Q&A: Clara Filmmaker Shoots for the Stars (and Mostly Reaches ‘Em, Too)
Review, InterviewClara, TIFF 2018, Canadian film, Romance, Patrick J. Adams, Troian Bellisario, Science fiction, The Big Bang Theory, Ennis Esmer, Film Student, Akash Sherman
