The Green Knight: Dev Patel Delivers a Thinking-Person's Version of a Conflicted Medieval Hero
By Karen Gordon
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Stillwater: Working-class Bill Goes to Marseilles and It’s No Emily in Paris
Lorelei: Tender Story of Reunited Lovers Compassionately Charts Tough Life Hurdles
Del Close Doc Charts The Lord of Misrule Who Shaped Contemporary Comedy
ReviewJim SlotekFor Madmen Only: The Del Close Story., Del Close, Sketch comedy, Second City, Saturday Night Live, Heather Ross, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Bob Odenkirk, Adam McKay, Harold Ramis, Amy Poehler, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Mike Myers
Old: M. Night Shyamalan’s Latest Twist-Ending Thriller More Silly Than Scary
All The Streets Are Silent: A collage-doc of beats, rhymes and skateboards in '90s New York
North Hollywood: Indie skateboarding movie highlights charismatic youngsters and Vince Vaughn's dad chops
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins: Another squeeze of the toy-based franchise, with some character development and samurai swordplay
Beans: Coming-of-Age Tale Inspired by Oka Crisis Tells Compelling Story Despite Some Bumps
ReviewJim SlotekBeans, Tracey Deer, TIFF, Kiawentiio, Woon-A-Tai, D'Pharaoh, Rainbow Dickerson, Violah Beauvais, indigenous films, Canada, Drama, Indigenous films and filmmakers, Coming of age
Cousins: Three Maori women, living many lives, create a complex and compelling collage
ReviewJim SlotekFilms about Maori orphanages, Cousins, Maori writer Patricia Grace, Ava Duvernay, Tanea Heke, Te Raukura Gray, Keyahne Patrick Williams, Shannon Williams, Ainsley Gardiner, Briar Grace Smith
Broken Diamonds: Like The Odd Couple, but with schizophrenia
Jolt: Kate Beckinsale goes atomic blonde in overcharged Amazon action film
Creation Stories: Routine Biopic Elevated by Strong Source Material and Killer Music
ReviewJim SlotekBiopic, Alan McGee, Creation Records, 1980s, 1990s, Oasis, Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, Britpop, Swervedriver, My Bloody Valentine
Gunda: Dazzling One-Of-A Kind Documentary Elevates Farm Animals and Filmmaking
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain is not an easy ride, but it's worth every minute
By Karen Gordon
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Space Jam: A New Legacy owes more to The Lego Movie than Looney Tunes, as Warner celebrates itself
Pig: A truffle hunter's search for a lost pig may be Nicolas Cage's least hammy performance
The Loneliest Whale: Doc on Famed Solitary Leviathan Bathes Oceans in Dazzling Light
The Misfits: Politically Dubious Actioner Offers Big Agenda, Little Escapism
Rock, Paper, and Scissors: Weird Sibling Bonds Propel Creepy Argentinian Thriller
ReviewJim SlotekRock, Rock Paper Scissors, Argentina, Thriller, Martín Blousson, Macarena García Lenzi, Pablo Sigal, Valeria Giorcelli, Augustina Cerviño, Siblings
