Ru: Immigration Drama a Love Letter to Canada
ReviewJim SlotekRu, adaptation, TIFF 23, Charles-Olivier Michaud, Jacques Davidts, Chloe Djandji, Chantal Thuy, Immigrant experience, Drama, Canadian
Origin: Ava DuVernay Invites Deep Thought with a Profoundly Moving Film
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekOrigin, adaptation, Ava DuVernay, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Audra MacDonald, Nick Offerman, Blair Underwood, Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, racism, Films about racism
Original-Cin Q&A: How Director Laetitia Colombani’s Novel The Braid Returned Her to the Screen
ReviewJim SlotekThe Braid, Laetitia Colombani, Kim Raver, Fotinì Peluso, Mia Maelzer, adaptation, Women's lives, Women in film, Drama, India, Italy, Canada
Original-Cin Q&A: Freud’s Last Session Star and Director Discuss Fab Fictional Gabfest
By Bonnie Laufer
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Priscilla: Elvis’ Wife Was Lonesome Many Nights, and Director Sofia Coppola Has Proof
By Karen Gordon
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Shortcomings: Portrait of An Asian-American Anti-Hero with Girl Trouble
ReviewJim SlotekShortcomings, Randall Park, Adrian Tomine, adaptation, Graphic novel, Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Debby Ryan, Tavis Gevinson, Sonoya Mizuno, Timothy Simons, Jacob Batalon, Asian Americans, LGBTQ+
Dalíland: A Surreal Love Story, Seen from The Outside
ReviewJim SlotekDalíland, TIFF 2022, Mary Harron, John C. Walsh, Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Andreja Pejic, Ezra Miller, Suki Waterhouse, Zachary Nachbar-Seckel, adaptation, Biopic, Drama, Historical drama
BlackBerry: Canada's We-Invented-the-Smartphone Tale Has Corporate America Flavour
By Chris Knight
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Original-Cin Q&A: Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis Talk Spies, Lies and A Spy Among Friends
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekPrime Video, Mini-series, Damian Lewis, Guy Pearce, A Spy Among Friends, British, espionage, Thriller, 1960s, adaptation, Ben Macintyre, Q&A
The Son: Complex Father-Son Drama a Mixed Bag That Tries Hard but Stalls
By Karen Gordon
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White Noise: Clunky if Heartfelt Adaptation Trips on Narrative Hurdles
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekDrama, adaptation, Don DeLillo, White Noise, Noah Baumbach, Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Netflix, Don Cheadle, 1980s
We're All In This Together: Katie Boland Soars in Deft Acting-Directing Dysfunctional Dramedy
Five Days at Memorial: A Lethal Shelter From The Storm
The Forgiven: Adaptation of High-Stakes Thriller a Masterclass in Revenge
ReviewJim SlotekThe Forgiven, Lawrence Osborne, adaptation, John Michael McDonagh, Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith, Ismael Kanater, Caleb Landry Jones, Drama, North Africa, TIFF 2021
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey: Samuel L. Jackson’s Deep Acting Dive
ReviewJim SlotekSci-fi, Drama, Walter Mosley, adaptation, The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray, Rahmin Bahrani, Debbie Allen, Hanelle Culpepper, Guillermo Navarro, Samuel L. Jackson, Dominique Fishback, AppleTV+
The Lost Daughter: Olivia Colman Excels in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Examination of Motherhood and Memory
By Linda Barnard
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ReviewJim SlotekThe Lost Daughter, adaptation, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Dagmara Dominczyk, Peter Sarsgaard, Ed Harris, Elena Ferrante, Drama, Motherhood
The Tender Bar: George Clooney Coming-of-Age Drama the Embodiment of Meh
ReviewJim SlotekThe Tender Bar, George Clooney, Ben Affleck, Christopher Lloyd, Max Martini, adaptation, Memoir adaptation, Coming of age, Tye Sheridan, Lily Rabe, J. R. Moehringer
A Mouthful of Air: Starry Saga about Depression Lovely to Observe But Lacking Topical Heft
By Karen Gordon
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Maria Chapdelaine: Latest Adaptation of Classic Quebec Novel a Visual Marvel
By Karen Gordon
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The Affair: Europudding in a Lovely Real-Life Terrarium
Review, PreviewJim SlotekThe Affair, Clae, Julius Sevcik, Hanna Alström, WWII, architecture, Ludwig Mies van de Rohe, Czech Republic, Nazis, Historical drama, Lesbian love story, Carice van Houten, Villa Tugendhat, adaptation, The Glass Room