Make Up: Feminist Art Film Gussied Up as Ghoulish Thriller Packs Unexpected Wallop
The International Oscar submissions: Around the world in a thousand minutes
Preview, ReviewJim SlotekOscar-contending foreign films, Latvia's First World War drama, Blizzard of Souls, Russia's Dear Comrades, My Little Sister starring Nina Hoss, Sudan’s You Will Die At 20, Naomi Kawase’s True Mothers, Indonedia's Impetigore, Once Upon a Time in Venezuela, Preparations to Be Together For An Unknown Period of Time, Ron Mann
One Night In Miami: Four Black '60s Legends Bare Souls In Regina King's Stagey, Passionate Directorial Debut
Review, PreviewJim SlotekOne Night in Miami, Regina King, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Leslie Odom Jr, TIFF 2019, Drama, Black stories
Love Sarah: Charming Female-Led Dramedy Casts Dreamy London, Decadent Treats as Co-Stars
Review, PreviewJim SlotekLove Sarah, Eliza Schroeder, London, Romantic comedy, Coming of age, Celia Imrie, Shannon Tarbet, Shelley Conn, Rupert-Penry-Jones, Food films, Bakery
CRAVE CORNER: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biopic Brings Great Woman’s Life into Focus
Review, Preview, PromotionJim SlotekCrave, On the Basis of Sex, Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Kathy Bates, Justin Theroux, Sam Waterson, Biopic, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mimi Leder, U.S. politics
The Reason I Jump: Living with Autism Reframed by Inspirational, Thoughtful Doc
Dissident: Doc on Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Paints Picture of Extraordinary Evil
Promising Young Woman: Revenge Fantasy Thriller Raises Post-#MeToo Questions Questionably
Review, PreviewJim SlotekPromising Young Woman, Carey Mulligan, Emerald Fennell, Bo Burnham, Adam Brody, Connie Britton, Alison Brie, Molly Shannon, Jennifer Coolidge, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, #MeToo, Drama, Female revenge movie, Sundance, Laverne Cox, Alfred Molina
Original-Cin Year In Review: 2020’s Best and Worst Movies
By Original-Cin Staff
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Views, Review, PreviewJim SlotekBest of 2020, Worst of 2020, Nomadland, Frances McDormand, Chloe Zhao, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Martin Eden, Luca Marinell, Donbass, David Byrne’s American Utopia, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Bacurau, Lovers Rock, Mangrove, Steve McQueen, Minari, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Charlie Kaufman, Mank, David Fincher, The Kid Detective, Color Out Of Space, Rocks, Another Round, Hope Gap, Collective, Beanpole, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, Critic's Picks, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, The Personal History of David Copperfield
Wonder Woman 1984: Final Superhero Movie of 2020 Big on Budget, Small on Impact
Review, PreviewJim SlotekWonder Woman 1984, superheroes, Gal Gadot, Kristen Wiig, Chris Pine, Patty Jenkins, '80s nostalgia, action, Action-adventure
News of the World: Poignant Tom Hanks Western an Astute Mirror of Current Times
Wild Mountain Thyme: Starry Misfire from Oscar Winner Marred by Silliness, Bad Accents
By Linda Barnard
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Review, PreviewJim SlotekWild Mountain Thyme, John Patrick Shanley, Emily Blunt, Jon Hamm, Jamie Dornan, Christopher Walken, Irish films, Drama, Rural setting, Adaptation
Monster Hunter: Video Game Adaptation Is Tons of Fun and Raised (Of Course) by Milla Jovovich
Review, PreviewJim SlotekMonster Hunter, Video game movies, Milla Jovovich, Paul W.S. Anderson, Action, Adventure, Monsters, Tony Jaa, Female Leads, Female action movies, Female action heroes
The Midnight Sky: Muddled George Clooney Space Actioner Never Achieves Liftoff
Review, PreviewJim SlotekThe Midnight Sky, Adaptation, Space drama, George Clooney, Felicity Jones, Kyle Chandler, David Oyelowo, Mark L. Smith, Caoilinn Springall
The Forbidden Reel: Award-Winning Doc Explores Film’s Starring Role in Afghan Culture
Review, PreviewJim SlotekThe Forbidden Reel, NFB Documentary, National Film Board, Ariel Nasr, Hot Docs Festival, Afghanistan, Rogers Audience Choice, Kabul, Afghanistan Documentary, cultural preservation
Queer Japan: Doc on Japan’s Meek Acceptance of LGBTQ Culture a Delightful Rallying Cry
But I’m A Cheerleader: Director’s Cut of Cult Comedy Still Campy If Dated on Gay Themes
Review, PreviewJim SlotekBut I'm A Cheerleader, Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Jamie Babbit, Julie Delpy, Michelle Williams, RuPaul, Movies about gay teens, Comedy, Camp classics, Cult Classic, Lesbians, Christian Gay Conversion Therapy, Bud Cort, Mink Stole
The Legend of Baron To’a: Fun Kiwi Dramedy-Slash-Throwdown Offers Blood-Free Charms
Review, PreviewJim SlotekThe Legend of Baron To’a, Dramedy, Comedy, Wrestling, Kiel McNaughton, indigenous films, imagineNATIVE, Uli Latukefu, Nathaniel Lees, John Tui
Billie: Doc on Jazz Great Billie Holiday Elevated by Newly Unearthed Audio Archive
Funny Boy: Canuck Oscar Contender Charts Gay Coming-of-Age Story, Sri Lankan-Style
Review, PreviewJim SlotekAva Duvernay, Deepa Mehta, CBC, Oscar contender, Funnt Boy, Gay themes, Canadian, Sri Lankan, Shyam Selvadurai, adaptation, Alice Munro, Civil War, Sri Lankan civil war
