Woman of the Hour: The War Between Men and Women Propels Ace True-Crime Drama
Lee: Kate Winslet Shines In A Film About War Seen Through A Woman’s Eyes
ReviewJim SlotekLee, Biopic, TIFF 23, Ellen Kuras, Kate Winslet, Noémie Merlant, Andy Samberg, Josh O’Connor, Andrea Riseborough, Marion Cotillard, Alexander Skarsgård, World War II, Drama, Women's stories
Mountains: A Wiser, Kinder View of Haitian Immigrants
ReviewJim SlotekMountains, TIFF 23, Monica Sorelle, Chris Renois, Sheila Anozier, Atibon Nazaire, Immigrant experience, Haitian stories, Haitian experience, Drama
Original-Cin Q&A: Close to You Actor Elliot Page and His Director on Keeping It Real
By Bonnie Laufer
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Widow Clicquot: Fact-Based Drama About Champagne's Chief Woman (Ahem) Sparkles
Last Summer: Charged French Familial Drama Raises Fraught Questions, Dodges Answers
Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara Offers Uneven Telling of Amazing True Tale
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekKidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara, Marco Bellocchio, TIFF 23, Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese, Paolo Pierobon, fact-based drama, Italian, 18th century, Catholic church
Robot Dreams: Animation about Unlikely BFFs Explores Connection, Tenderness, Resilience
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekRobot Dreams, Animation, Pablo Berger, Spanish filmmaker Pablo Berger, Dog, Robot, TIFF 23, Cannes films, Family friendly, No dialogue, Earth Wind and Fire’s September
Backspot: Ace Drama Spotlights Perils and Athleticism of Cheerleading
By Chris Knight
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Ezra: Great Cast Keeps Family Drama Out of the Maudlin Zone
ReviewJim SlotekEzra, Family drama, TIFF 23, Tony Goldwyn, Tony Spiridakis, Bobby Cannavale, William A. Fitzgerald, Rose Byrne, Vera Farmiga, Whoopi Goldberg, Rainn Wilson, Kids on the spectrum, Autism
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
Limbo: Spare Aussie Noir Captures a History of Racial Inequity
ReviewJim SlotekLimbo, Ivan Sen, Simon Baker, Rob Collins, Natasha Wanganeen, TIFF 23, Australian, Indigenous themed films, Aboriginal films, Black and white, Drama
Irena’s Vow: A Glimpse of Heroic Holocaust History Even as History Repeats Itself
ReviewJim SlotekIrena’s Vow, TIFF 23, WWII, Nazis, Nazi era Poland, Louise Archambault, Dan Gordon, Sophie Nélisse, Dougray Scott, Maciej Nawrocki
Wicked Little Letters: Sharp Period Piece Carries Timeless Feminist Message
ReviewJim SlotekWicked Little Letters, Thea Sharrock, Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall, TIFF 23, Period piece, British film, Drama, Black comedy, Feminist feature, Gemma Jones, Anjana Vasan
Shayda: An Homage to The Resilience of Women
The Queen of My Dreams: Mother-Daughter Conflict Reigns Across Eras and Cultures
ReviewJim SlotekThe Queen of My Dreams, Canadian film, TIFF 23, Fawzia Mirza, Debut feature, Amrit Kaur, Nimra Bucha, Hamza Haq, Ayana Manji, Meher Jaffri, Ali A. Kazmi, Gul-e-Rana
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
One Life: Anthony Hopkins Brings Gravitas (and Tears) to True-Life WWII Story
ReviewJim SlotekOne Life, TIFF 23, James Hawes, Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Lena Olin, Johnny Flynn, Drama, British film, WWII, Biopic
Original-Cin Q&A: One Life Director James Hawes on Capturing a Hero’s Essence
By Bonnie Laufer
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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
