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What’s Love Got to Do With It?: Yeah, It’s a Formulaic Rom Com. Got a Problem with That?

What’s Love Got to Do With It?: Yeah, It’s a Formulaic Rom Com. Got a Problem with That?

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekMay 18, 2023What's Love Got to Do With It, Shekhar Kapur, Jemima Khan, Lily J, Shazad Latif, Emma Thompson, rom-com, Romcom, BritishComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Rom Com Writer, Star Explore Arranged Marriage Though Modern Lens

Original-Cin Q&A: Rom Com Writer, Star Explore Arranged Marriage Though Modern Lens

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekMay 18, 2023What’s Love Got to Do with It?, TIFF 2022, Shekhar Kapur, Emma Thompson, Shazad Latif, Lily James, rom-com, Cross Cultural, British, Jemima Khan, Arranged marriageComment

Cruella: Darkly fun fashion fable about a Disney-villain-in-training, with no dogs harmed - yet

Cruella: Darkly fun fashion fable about a Disney-villain-in-training, with no dogs harmed - yet

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekMay 28, 2021Movie villains' back stories, Cruella de Vil, Cruella, 101 Dalmatians, Emma Stone, Emily Beecham, Tipper Seifert-Cleveland, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, Emma Thompson, he Devil Wears Prada, Jenny Beavan, Craig Gillespie, Movies set in the fashion worldComment

Dolittle: Third Time No Charm for Pointless Remake Neither Stars Nor CGI Can Save

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJanuary 15, 2020Dolittle, Remake, Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, Jim Broadbent, Michael Sheen, Jessie Buckley, Selena Gomez, John Cena, Steven Gaghan, Octavia Spencer, Marion CotillardComment

Your Weekend Film Round-Up: What To See (And What To Skip) In The Theatres

By Original-Cin Staff

Men in Black: International - Aliens still walk among us, but the thrill is gone

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekJune 13, 2019Men in Black: International, Franchise reboots, Hellboy, Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Cute aliens, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Les Twins, Kumail Nanjiani, F. Gary Gray Comment

Late Night: Implausible talk-show-themed screwball comedy doesn't add up

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekJune 12, 2019Late Night, Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Amy Ryan, Denis O'Hare, Nisha Ganatra, John Lithgow, Late Night Talk Shows, Comedy writers rooms, White male perspectiveComment

Inside Out: LGBTQ Fest Yields Marquee Premieres, Stars, and Some Very Good Films

By Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey and Kim Hughes

Johnny English Strikes Again: Live and let this thing die already!

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 24, 2018Johnny English, Johnny English Strikes Again, Rowan Atkinson, James Bond films, Spy spoofs, Olga Kurylenko, Skyfall, Emma Thompson, Ben Miller, William Davies, Jake Lacy, David Kerr, Year's worst comediesComment

The Children Act: Meh Legal Drama Offers Good Performances, Negligible Payoff

By Kim Hughes

ReviewSeptember 13, 2018Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead, Ian Mcewan, Richard Eyre