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The White Lotus, S3: Thailand Hosts Another Addictive Round of Sunlit Seven Deadly Sins

The White Lotus, S3: Thailand Hosts Another Addictive Round of Sunlit Seven Deadly Sins

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 14, 2025The White Lotus, Season 3, Writer/director Mike White, Scandal and transgressive behaviour, Thailand, Parker Posey, Jason Isaacs, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Walton Goggins, Christian Friedel, Lurid sunlit mini-seriesComment

The Zone of Interest: Jonathan Glazer’s Devastating Holocaust Tale Too Vital to Miss

The Zone of Interest: Jonathan Glazer’s Devastating Holocaust Tale Too Vital to Miss

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 21, 2023The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer, TIFF 23, Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Martin Amis, Adaptation, Holocaust drama, True StoryComment

Original-Cin Q&A: The Zone of Interest's Christian Friedel on Normalized Evil, and Where He Parts Ways With Meryl Streep

Original-Cin Q&A: The Zone of Interest's Christian Friedel on Normalized Evil, and Where He Parts Ways With Meryl Streep

By Karen Gordon

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 19, 2023The Zone of Interest, German films about the Holocaust, Jonathan Glazer, Auschwitz commandant Rudolph Höss, Cannes award winners, Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel, The normal lives of Nazi war criminalsComment