Jazz Fest A New Orleans Story: A Concert and a Commercial
ReviewJim SlotekDocumentary, Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, Frank Marshall, Ryan Suffern, New Orleans, Music, Jimmy Buffett, Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry, Pitbull, Al Green, Herbie Hancock, Aaron Neville, Irma Thomas
Q&A/Review The Righteous: Republic of Doyle's Mark O'Brien's stark, gothic supernatural directorial debut
Freakscene The Story of Dinosaur Jr.: Reverential Rock Doc Strictly for Fans
ReviewJim SlotekDocumentary, Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr., Philipp Reichenheim, Music documentaries, J Mascis, Murph, Lou Barlow, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Alt-rock, 90s, Henry Rollins, Frank Black, Bob Mould, My Bloody Valentine, Kevin Shields
Crimes of the Future: Cronenberg’s Cannes-Fêted Latest Predictably Divisive
ReviewJim SlotekCrimes of the Future, Cannes Film Festival, David Cronenberg, Viggo Mortensen, Don McKellar, Nadia Litz, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman, Tanaya Beatty, Léa Seydoux, Thriller, Canadian
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Return of the Original Jedi Gives Fans What They Want
Top Gun: Maverick - Big Dumb Fun Designed to Make IMAX Great Again
Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s): Director’s Final Film Locates the Woman Beneath the Crown
By Karen Gordon
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Into the Weeds: Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs. Monsanto Company - An Enviro Doc as Courtroom Drama
By Karen Gordon
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Lux Æterna: Gaspar Noé’s Not-So-Light Touch Sandblasts the Senses
Men: Alex Garland's Countryside Horror Amps the Woman-in-Peril Scenario to Deranged
By Karen Gordon
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Pleasure: A Star is Porn
Mau: A Documentary Designed for Flattery
Happening: Period Piece about Illegal Abortion Gains Traction from Today’s Headlines
By Karen Gordon
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Downton Abbey: A New Era - A genteel sitcom with some moist-eyed goodbyes
The Kids in the Hall Reboot: Older and Wryer, with More Jiggly Bits
ReviewJim SlotekReboot comedy from the '90s, The Kids in the Hall, Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Scott Thompson, Mr. Tyzik the head-crusher, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Buddy Cole
Firestarter: Stephen King Remake Fails to Reignite
Memoria: A Thai Master’s Latest Featuring Tilda Swinton and A Big Bang
ReviewJim SlotekMemoria, Thailand, Colombia, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Tilda Swinton, Art house movies, TIFF, Cannes, Sci-fi, Jeanne Balibar, Agnes Brekke
The Innocents: With Great Powers, Come Children with Great Irresponsibility
Vortex: Into The Dark Again With Gaspar Noé, This Time With Empathy
ReviewJim SlotekVortex, Films about dementia, Cannes, Gaspar Noé, Françoise Lebrun, Dario Argento, Alex Lutz, Kylian Dheret, Drama, Set in Paris
Petite Maman: Magic Afoot in Generational Tale About Mother-Daughter Bonds
By Karen Gordon
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