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Original-Cin Q&A: Memoir of a Snail Director Adam Elliot on Garden Gastropods' Appeal

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 14, 2024Claymation, Australian Adam Elliot, Memoir of a Snail, Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lifetime tale of a foster child, matching voice actors to characters, Snail behavior, Award season animated filmsComment

Memoir of a Snail: Australian Saga Leaves a Slime Trail of Sweetness and Irreverence

Memoir of a Snail: Australian Saga Leaves a Slime Trail of Sweetness and Irreverence

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 13, 2024Claymation, Australian Adam Elliot, Mary and Max, Memoir of a Snail, Sarah Snook, Jacki Weaver, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lifetime tale of a foster child, Tony Armstrong, Eric Bana, Nick CaveComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Benedict Cumberbatch on Accessing His 'Inner A--hole' in The Power of the Dog

Original-Cin Q&A: Benedict Cumberbatch on Accessing His 'Inner A--hole' in The Power of the Dog

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 16, 2021The Power of the Dog, Benedict Cumberbatch playing a rancher, Jane Campion, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee Comments

The Power of the Dog: Jane Campion’s Western Masterpiece

The Power of the Dog: Jane Campion’s Western Masterpiece

By Linda Barnard

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 15, 2021The Power of the Dog, Jane Campion, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, TIFF 2021, Western, drama, Kodi Smit-McPheeComment

A boy and his best paleo-pal: Alpha is that 'something different' you've been asking for

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 16, 2018Alpha, Albert Hughes, The Hughes Brothers, Domestication of dogs, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Salutrean hypothesis, Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt, The Lion King, The Ice Age, Cro Magnon man