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Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast 'Troubles': A Movie Seeking Means of Escape

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast 'Troubles': A Movie Seeking Means of Escape

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 11, 2021Belfast, Kenneth Branagh, Van Morrison, TIFF People’s Choice Award, Roma, The 1969 Northern Irish Riots, Jude Hill, Ciarån Hinds, Judi DenchComment

PODCAST! Ep. 13: Who'll take trophies Sunday at the Oscars? We've got five expert opinions, no charge

By Jim Slotek, Bonnie Laufer, Karen Gordon, Thom Ernst and Liam Lacey

PodcastFebruary 20, 2019Movie podcasts, Oscars, Roma, Netflix, Green Book, Jim Slotek, Karen Gordon, Bonnie Laufer, Thom Ernst, Glenn Close, Rami Malek, Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, Bao, Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, ShallowComment

'YOU'RE ALL WRONG!': MARK BRESLIN & THOM ERNST REVISIT RECENT FILMS AND REACTION

ViewsJim SlotekFebruary 4, 2019Mark Breslin, Thom Ernst, 'You're All Wrong!', Contrarianism, Roma, Bohemian Rhapsody, Escape Room, Stan & Ollie, Aquaman, Reviewing the critics, Vox LuxComment

PODCAST! Ep. 9: Deep dives and hot takes on the Oscar noms, and a few words from Toronto's Oscar nominated Domee Shi

By Jim Slotek, Kim Hughes, Karen Gordon, Liam Lacey and Bonnie Laufer

Cold War: Oscar-Nominated Polish Period Romance Recalls Hollywood of Yesteryear

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJanuary 22, 2019Cold War, Ida, Pawel Pawlikowski., Janusz Glowacki, Lukasz Zal, Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, Soviet era Poland, Polish films, Classic Hollywood romances, Roma, Black and white art films, 2019 Oscar nominated filmsComment

PODCAST! Ep. 7: Can-filmmakers apologize for winning and give away prize money, a few words from Roma's Alfonso Cuaron and the Shyamalanaissance begins!!

PodcastJim SlotekJanuary 9, 2019Anthropocene: The Human Epoch, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Edward Burtynsky, Toronto Film Critics Association, Alfonso Cuarón, Roma, Golden Globes, Bohemian Rhapsody, M. Night Shyamalan, Glass, Elsie Fisher, Movie podcasts, Unbreakable, Split, Horror filmsComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Roma's off to the races, Alfonso Cuaron talks low expectations and emotional scenes that made him cranky

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekJanuary 6, 2019Roma, Alfonso Cuarón, Golden Globes, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Yalitza Aparicio, DiversityComment

Original-Cin's Best & Worst of 2018: What We Enjoyed... And What We Endured

By Original-Cin Staff

PODCAST! Ep. 4 - Maybe "Nobody" IS the best person to host the Oscars

PodcastJim SlotekDecember 15, 2018Movie podcasts, Oscars, Golden Globes, Canadian movies, Oscar host search, Kevin Hart, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Toronto Film Critics Association, Canadian films, Clint Eastwood, Roma, Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Karen Gordon, Bonnie LauferComment

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

By Original-Cin Staff

Preview, ReviewNovember 30, 2018Roma, Alfonso Cuaron, Nothing Like A Dame, Weekly Roundup, Tiger, Clara, Movie podcasts, Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Karen Gordon, Bonnie Laufer, Roger Michell, Barry AvrichComment

PODCAST! Ep. 2 - Yes to Roma! Hooray for Dames! Death to cellphone users!

PodcastJim SlotekNovember 29, 2018Movie podcasts, Original-Cin, Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Karen Gordon, Bonnie Laufer, Roma, Alfonso Cuarón, Nothing Like A Dame, Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Netflix, Oscar race, Clara, Akash Sherman, Cellphones in theatresComment

Roma: Gravity Director Alfonso Cuarón’s Gripping Drama Finds Focus in Family

By Liam Lacey

ReviewNovember 28, 2018TIFF 2018, Alfonso Cuarón, Roma, Black and white, Award winner, Yalitza Aparicio, Nancy Garcia, Fernando Grediaga, Marina de TaviraComment

Original-Cin TIFF Picks: Wednesday, September 12

By Jim Slotek, Liam Lacey, Kim Hughes, and Karen Gordon

PreviewSeptember 11, 2018TIFF 2018, Masters, September 12, Christian Petzold, First Man, Ryan Gosling, Damian Chazelle, Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, The Grizzlies, What They Had, Non-Fiction, Olivier Assayas, Juliette Binoche, Look At Me, Roma, Alfonso Cuarón