The Kid Detective: Ace Mystery/Comedy Way More Complex Than its Title Suggests
Let Him Go: Kevin Costner and Diane Lane are believable vigilante grandparents in beautifully shot, gripping rescue/revenge tale
ReviewJim SlotekKevin Costner, Let Him Go, Diane Lane, Novel by Larry Watson, Thomas Bezucha, Ryan Bruce, Kayli Carter, Will Brittain, Elmore Leonard, Justified., Lesley Manville, Booboo Stewart
Watson: Doc of Sea Shepherd Founder and Eco-Warrior Drowning in Deference
Review, PreviewJim SlotekPaul Watson, Lesley Chilcott, Watson, Docuementary, Environmental issues, Activism, Oceans, Climate change, Canadian, Greenpeace, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
The Cuban: Interview/review of a Canadian film that overcame pandemic paralysis by barn-storming the drive-ins
Interview, ReviewJim SlotekSergio Navarretta, The Cuban, Drive-in theatre events, Cuban-Canadian pianist Hilario Duran, Louis Gossett Jr., Ana Golja, Degrassi: Next Class, Pan African Film Festival in L.A, Lavazza Drive-In Film Festival, Glen Campbell, Spirit of the West’s John Mann, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Giacomo Gianniotti, Alzheimer's
Darkness in Tenement 45: Good Premise and Performances Sunk by Weak Execution
Review, PreviewJim SlotekDarkness in Tenement 45, Nicole Groton, Nicole Tompkins, Casey Kramer, Thriller, Lockdown, Cockroaches, Drama, Teen Angst
Picture My Face: The Story of Teenage Head - Canada's best "almost famous" band gets its closeup in the worst timeslot of the year
ReviewJim SlotekPicture My Face: The Story of Teenage Head, TVOntario, Teenage Head, Frankie Venom, “Heat Wave” concert, “Last Pogo” at Toronto’s Horseshoe, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, The B-52's, Bands that almost made it, Douglas Arrowsmith, Ron Sexsmith doc Love Shines, David Bendeth, The Tragically Hip’s Rob Baker, Gord Lewis, Steve Mahon
Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President: Music-Themed Doc on 39th President a Star-Gazer’s Delight
Review, PreviewJim SlotekJimmy Carter Rock & Roll President, Mary Wharton, Documentary, U.S. politics, Gregg Allman, The Allman Brothers, Bob Dylan, Bono, Cher, Warren Beatty, Dizzy Gillespie, Willie Nelson, Nile Rodgers, Paul Simon
Love Child: Eva Mulvad doc is an intimate and powerful, six-year Scenes From A Refugee Marriage
His House: South Sudanese refugees find the supernatural awaits them in their U.K. home, in directorial horror debut
By Karen Gordon
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Ravers: Low-Budget Sort-Of Zombie Film Too Awesomely Weird to Miss
Review, PreviewJim SlotekRavers, Horror movies, Bernard Pucher, Georgia Hirst, Zombies, Halloween, Drugs, Mutants, Parties, Lucio Fulci, Tough women, Natasha Henstridge
Come Play: In solid horror debut, a demon in a smartphone gives new meaning to the term 'malware'
ReviewJim SlotekExtradimensional demons, Come Play, The Babadook, The Ring, Jacob Chase, Marriage Story, Azhy Robertson, SpongeBob SquarePants., Gillian Jacobs, Community, John Gallagher Jr., Amblin Partners, Winslow Fegley
Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You: Turns out The Boss is better, or at least cheaper, seen than heard
ReviewJim SlotekBruce Springsteen, ruce Springsteen’s Letter to You, Springsteen's 20th album, documentaries about album recordings, Thom Zimny, The E Street Band, George Theis, Springsteen’s late sixties’ band, The Castiles, Danny Federici, Clarence Clemons, Max Weinberg, Roy Bittan, Nils Lofgren, Steven Van Zandt, Jake Clemons, Patti Scialfa, Apple TV +
Rebuilding Paradise: Ron Howard revisits a California town incinerated by wildfires
ReviewJim SlotekRebuilding Paradise, Ron Howard, Backdraft, 2018 California forest fires, Incineration of towns, Hans Zimmer, Matt Gates, School superintendent Michelle John, Erin Brockovich, Pacific Gas and Energy culpability
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life - Neurology's late pop-culture hero turns out to be great and charming company
ReviewJim SlotekOliver Wolf Sacks, Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, Documentarian Ric Burns, Ken Burns, Jonathan Miller, Paul Theroux, Temple Grandin, PBS’s American Masters, Bill Hayes, Tom Shakespeare
Bullets of Justice: Lurid, Crass, Vulgar Horror Lowers the Bar on Bar-Lowering
Over the Moon: Charming Animation Puts Science-Loving Girl in the Spotlight (and on the Moon!)
Review, PreviewJim SlotekOver the Moon, Animated film, Sandra Oh, Ken Jeong, Cathy Ang, Glen Keane, Asian Americans, Kid flicks, Kid's Movies
Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm - Borat gets (slightly) 'woke,' in what amounts to Baron Cohen's comedic 'Trump bomb'
Memories of Murder: Parasite Director’s 2nd Feature Offers Insight Into His Craft… and is Awesome
By Linda Barnard
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Review, PreviewJim SlotekBoon Joon-ho, Parasite, Memories of Murder, South Korean filmmakers, Sung-bo Shim, Kwang-rim Kim, Crime thriller, crime drama, Memories of Murder.
Toronto Jewish Film Festival: Gone Digital, Yes, But Still Exploring the Human Experience
By Linda Barnard
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Rebecca: New Take on Classic Daphne du Maurier Tale Haunted by Hitchcock Original
Review, PreviewJim SlotekDaphne Du Maurier, Gothic Romance, Thriller, Armie Hammer, Lily James, Kirstin Scott Thomas, Ben Wheatley, Rebecca, Netflix movies, Ann Dowd, Alfred Hitchcock, Remake
