Spielberg's Amazing Stories: Brimming with positivity, but less-than-amazing after all these years
ReviewJim SlotekAmazing Stories, Apple TV+, Steven Spielberg, Rod Serling, Night Gallery, Duel., Joe Dante, Zemeckis, Robert Forster, Dynoman and the Volt!, Susanna Fogel, Tyler Crumley, The Cellar, Dylan O'Brien, Victoria Pedretti, The Heat, Sylvain White, Signs of Life, Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Supernatural anthologies
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution Highlights Landmark Rights Struggle in Upbeat Voice
Your weekend preview: What to see (and what to skip) In the theatres
ReviewJim SlotekWeek's movies in review, Should theatres close over Covid 19?, First Cow, Kelly Reichardt, John Magaro, Orion Lee, The Whistlers, Corneliu Porumboiu, La Gomera, The Booksellers documentary, The Hunt, Hope Gap, Divorce drama, Red Snow, Gwich'in in Afghanistan, Bloodshot, Vin Diesel, My Spy
Bloodshot: Clichéd Superhero Actioner Opens ‘New Cinematic Universe’ With a Whimper
ReviewBloodshot, Dave Wilson, Vin Disel, superheroes, Franchise, comic book, Eiza Gonzalez, Guy Pearce, Sci-fi, action
Red Snow: Impressionistic Displacement Story Timely But Overstuffed
ReviewRed Snow, Marie Clements, Canadian, Tantoo Cardina, Asivak Koostachin, Mozhdah Jamalzadah, Miika Bryce Whiskeyjack, Kane Mahon, Vancouver International Film Festival, Drama, War, Indigenous themed films
Hope Gap: Bening and Nighy act masterfully in a very British story of a frozen marriage that finally shears apart
ReviewJim SlotekHope Gap, Bill Nighy, Annette Bening, Movies about marriage breakups, British dramas, William Nicholson, Les Misérables, Gladiator, Unbroken, Josh O'Connor, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Grief
The Hunt: Human-Hunting Gorefest Smartly Offends/Endorses the Left and the Right
ReviewThe Hunt, Craig Zobel, Amy Madigan, Hilary Swank, Emma Roberts, Ike Barinholtz, Blumhouse Productions, Thriller, Political polarization, Controversial
My Spy: The umpteenth entry in the dead-horse kids-and-tough-guys genre is a kindergarten cop-out
By Linda Barnard
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ReviewJim SlotekComedies with kids and action stars, My Spy, Chloe Coleman, Big Little Lies, Erich Hoeber, Jon Hoeber, The Meg, Battleship, Peter Segal, Get Smart, Dave Bautista, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ken Jeong, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Kristen Schaal, Spy comedies, No Time to Die, Kindergarten Cop, The Pacifier
First Cow: An anti-mythic tale of the Old West, fabulous fritters, lactic larceny and larger themes
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekFirst Cow, Kelly Reichardt, Realistic depictions of the Old West, John Magaro, Orion Lee, Toby Jones, Jonathan Raymond, Wendy and Lucy, Meek’s Cutoff, Certain Women
The Whistlers: Romanian director's arch and ambitious film noir is more in love with its own trickery than with characters
ReviewJim SlotekThe Whistlers, Corneliu Porumboiu, La Gomera, El SilboEl Silbo, European cinema, Neo noir films, Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Sabin Tambrea, Agustí Villaronga, Rodica Lazar, Julieta Szönyi, 12:08 East of Bucharest, olice, Police, Adjective, Gilda, The Searchers
The Booksellers: Doc on New York Bookstores Jammed to the Rafters with Rare Insights
Sorry We Missed You: Ken Loach’s Latest Explores Dark Side of Gig Economy
Greed: Patchy Satire Mines Rocky Turf Between Fast Fashion and Vast Wealth
The Way Back: Ben Affleck stars in possibly the saddest 'redemptive' sports movie ever
ReviewJim SlotekSports movies, Movies about alcoholism, The Way Back, Ben Affleck, Michaela Watkins, Janina Gavanka, High school basketball, Gavin O'Connor, Manchester by the Sea, Miracle, Brandon Wilson
Lie Exposed: Canuck-Led Drama Buoyed by Feats of Acting… and Little Else
ReviewLie Exposed, Canadian movies, Bruce Greenwood, Leslie Hope, Jerry Ciccoritti, Jeff Kober, Megan Follows, Erotic thriller, A Winter Tan, sex
Onward: Pixar's latest is a fast-moving tale of modernized elves that doesn't quite stick the emotional landing
ReviewJim SlotekOnward, Disney Pixar, Harry Potter, Shrek, Weekend at Bernie's, Modern Medievalism, Children's movies, Dan Scanlon, Monsters University, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Magic: The Gathering, Octavia Spencer
Run This Town: Rob Ford's story could write itself - unfortunately, this isn't that story
ReviewJim SlotekRob Ford, Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, Run This Town, Der Crack Bürgermeister, Damian Lewis, Austin Powers, Fat Bastard, Toronto Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher, Mena Massoud, Nina Dobrev, Adrienne Batra, Mark Twohey, Ben Platt, Scott Speedman, Robyn Doolittle, Ricky Tollman
Your Weekend Preview: What To See (And What To Skip) In The Theatres This Weekend
By Original-Cin Staff
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Review, PreviewThe Jesus Rolls, Seberg, The Invisible Man, Disappearance at Clifton Hill, Beanpole, Elizabeth Moss, John Turturro, Bobby Cannavale, Susan Sarandon, Audrey Tautou, Jon Hamm, Kristen Stewart, Roundup, The Big Lebowski, TIFF 2019
The Invisible Man: Suspenseful, atmospheric horror revels in its B-movie glory
ReviewJim SlotekThe Invisible Man, H.G. Wells, Universal’s Dark Universe franchise, Johnny Depp, The Mummy, Leigh Whannell, Elisabeth Moss, Aidis Hodge, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, James Whale, Preston Sturges, Sleeping With The Enemy, Domestic abuse horror, Hollow Man, SAW
Beanpole: Intense and Affecting Russian Drama Sees War from Women’s Side
