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Backspot: Ace Drama Spotlights Perils and Athleticism of Cheerleading

Backspot: Ace Drama Spotlights Perils and Athleticism of Cheerleading

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekMay 29, 2024Backspot, TIFF 23, D.W. Waterson, Devery Jacobs, Kudakwashe Rutendo, Evan Rachel Wood, Movies about competitive cheerleading, Drama, Canadian dramaComment

Original-Cin Q&A: DJ-Turned-Director D.W. Waterson Talks Backspot and Hard-Core Cheerleading

Original-Cin Q&A: DJ-Turned-Director D.W. Waterson Talks Backspot and Hard-Core Cheerleading

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMay 27, 2024Movies about competitive cheerleading, Backspot, Canadian films, Toronto International Film Festival, DJs turned director, D.W. Waterson, Elliot Page, Devery Jacobs, Evan Rachel Wood, Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Into the Forest, Producer Alona MetzerComment

This Place: A Space for Love, Between Hybrid Identities

This Place: A Space for Love, Between Hybrid Identities

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 16, 2023This Place, V.T. Nayani, Golshan Abdmoulaie, Priya Guns, Directorial debut, Canadian, Indigenous themed films, LGBTQ+, Devery JacobsComment

Original-Cin Q&A: An in-depth chat with star Michael Greyeyes into themes behind the Indigenous zombie horror Blood Quantum

Original-Cin Q&A: An in-depth chat with star Michael Greyeyes into themes behind the Indigenous zombie horror Blood Quantum

By Thom Ernst

InterviewJim SlotekApril 28, 2020Jeff Barnaby, Blood Quantum, Indigenous themed zombie movie, COVID-19 effect on movies, John Ford, Fort Apache, Michael Greyeyes, Devery Jacobs, Kiowa Gordon, Forrest Goodluck, Indian Residential SchoolsComment