Hanky Panky: Absurdist Story About Vulgar, Heroic Handkerchief Is Nothing to Sneeze At
ReviewJim SlotekHanky Panky, independent films, Comedy thriller, Comedy, Thriller, Nick Roth, Lindsay Haun, Seth Green, Ashley Holliday Tavares, Jacob DeMonte-Finn, Streaming
Anora: A Stripper, A Rich Kid… and How America Looks Right Now
ReviewJim SlotekAnora, TIFF 24, Sean Baker, Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian, Sex workers, Sex Work, Russians, Palme d’Or at Cannes, Comedy, Drama
Original-Cin Q&A: As Star Trek Lower Decks Lands for Good, Cast Members Recall Best Moments
InterviewJim SlotekStar Trek, Star Trek Lower Decks, Tawny Newsome, Eugene Cordero, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, Animation, Series, Sci-fi, Comedy
Original-Cin Q&A: Heather Graham on the Trials of Directing and Landing a Bankable Star
By Bonnie Laufer
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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
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
Nobody Wants This: Kristen Bell And Adam Brody Bring Big Chemistry to An L.A. Love Story
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekNobody Wants This, Netflix, rom-com, Erin Foster, Kristen Bell, Adam Brody, Timothy Simons, Tovah Feldshuh, Justine Lupe, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Series
The Substance: Do I Look Fat in This Movie? Demi Moore Kicks Ass in Body Horror Extravaganza
ReviewJim SlotekThe Substance, Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, TIFF 24, Midnight Madness movies, Body horror, Thriller, Aging issues, Aging, Toxic Beauty, Coralie Fargeat, Comedy
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
Between the Temples: Gentle Portrait of Grief Yields Sincere if Awkward Laughs
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekBetween the Temples, Comedy, American, Nathan Silver, C. Mason Wells, Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Robert Smigel, Dolly De Leon, Caroline Aaron, Madeline Weinstein, Jewish cinema
The Fabulous Four: Definitely Not Fabulous, But Uplifting and Fun
Cora Bora: Megan Stalter Would’ve Been Funnier with a Better Script
Thelma: A Charming Geriatric Mission Impossible Caper
ReviewJim SlotekThelma, Josh Margolin, first feature, June Squibb, Parker Posey, Fred Hechinger, Clark Gregg, Malcolm McDowell, Richard Roundtree, Drama, Comedy, Films about the elderly
Hit Man: Richard Linklater’s Easygoing Modern Noir Ponders Identity
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekHit Man, Richard Linklater, TIFF 23, Glenn Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Rette, Sanjay Rao, Drama, Comedy, fact-based 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
Problemista: Under the Laughs, Casting a Cold Eye on the America Dream
ReviewJim SlotekProblemista, Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, Laith Nakli, RZA, Comedy, Absurdist social comment, Immigration, American Dream, Art world, Satire
Uproar: An Unsubtle but Charming Kiwi Coming-Of-Age Tale
ReviewJim SlotekUproar, TIFF 23, Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett, Erana James, Jada Fa’atui, Rhys Darby, Minnie Driver, Julian Dennison, New Zealand, coming of age, Comedy
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
Drive-Away Dolls: Coen Brother Ethan Goes Low Solo, For Laughs Not Laurels
ReviewJim SlotekDrive-Away Dolls, Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke, Margaret Qualley, Beanie Feldstein, Geraldine Viswanathan, Comedy, Lesbian, Road Trip, Black comedy
Suze: Sweet Drama Soars on Filial Love Found in an Unlikely Place
ReviewJim SlotekSuze, Dane Clark, Linsey Stewart, Michaela Watkins, Charlie Gillespie, Sara Waisglass, Rainbow Sun Francks, Aaron Ashmore, Canadian, Comedy, Drama
