The Passengers of the Night: French Film Plumbs the Quiet Joy of Ordinary Life. Shhh.
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekFrench films, Quiet angst, The Passengers of the Night, Mikhaël Hers, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Emmanuelle Béart, Megan Northam, Quito Rayon Richter, Noée Abita, Women rebuilding their lives
The Forgiven: Adaptation of High-Stakes Thriller a Masterclass in Revenge
ReviewJim SlotekThe Forgiven, Lawrence Osborne, adaptation, John Michael McDonagh, Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith, Ismael Kanater, Caleb Landry Jones, Drama, North Africa, TIFF 2021
Mr. Malcom’s List: Sweet Period Piece Beholden to the Past yet Guided by the Present
ReviewJim SlotekMr. Malcolm’s List, Suzanne Allain, Emma Holly Jones, Period piece, Romance, 19th century, Costume drama, Sope Dirisu, Freida Pinto, Zawe Ashton, Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Minions The Rise of Gru: Dad Jokes, Bumbling Pill People and '70s References to 'Splain to Your Kids
The Black Phone: Creepy Child-Abduction Thriller Disturbs as Only Child-Abduction Thrillers Can
Official Competition: Film Satirizing Filmmaking Not Revelatory but Satisfying
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekDrama, Spanish Films, Spanish language, Official Competition, Andrés Duprat, Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn, Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Oscar Martínez
Slash/Back: Teen Girls Fight Aliens in an Indigenous Addition to the Monsters-in-the-Arctic Genre
Elvis: Baz Luhrmann's Tale of the King Hits the Stage Rocking, But Slows Down Over Time
The Long Rider: Hoofing It Into the History Books for 13,000 kms
Montana Story: A bitter homecoming in Big Sky country
The Summer I Turned Pretty: Teen Soap with An Asian Touch
ReviewJim SlotekThe Summer I Turned Pretty, Prime Video, Jenny Han, Lola Tung, Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Tom Everett Scott, Colin Ferguson, Minnie Mills, Alfredo Narciso, Teen dramas, Soap Opera, Asian Americans
Lightyear: Toy Story Spinoff Further Proof of the Genius of Pixar, and Delightful to Boot
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekPixar, Animation, Lightyear, Angus MacLane, Chris Evans, Uzo Aduba, Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi, James Brolin, Children's movies, Spinoff, Origin story
Brian and Charles: Winking Welsh Comedy a Winner for All
The Phantom of the Open: Mark Rylance Elevates a Real-Life Duffer's Impossible Dream
Jurassic World Dominion: Scientific Claptrap Trumps Action in Convoluted Latest Installment
ReviewJim SlotekJurassic World Dominion, Colin Trevorrow, Chris Pratt, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Bryce Dallas Howard, Isabella Sermon, Sci-fi, Sequel, Dinosaurs
Irma Vep Encore: Olivier Assayas Circles Back to Dig Deeper
ReviewJim SlotekHBO, Remake, Irma Vep, Olivier Assayas, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Macaigne, Jeanne Balibar, Devon Ross, Carrie Brownstein, Paris
Hustle: Adam Sandler Dramedy a Winning Homage to Basketball, Family, and Philly
By Karen Gordon
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The Toronto Jewish Film Festival: After 75 Years, A Rhapsody Reborn
Review, PreviewJim Slotek30th Toronto Jewish Film Festival, The Rhapsody, Leo Spellman, Famous Holocaust survivors, Paul Hoffert, Lighthouse, Stephen Fry, Rock Camp, The Movie, Rose, Aurélie Saada, Tromperie, Philip Roth, Let It Be Morning., Eran Kolirin
A Chiara: Gripping Third in Trilogy Surveys the Mafia from the Eyes of a Teen
By Karen Gordon
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Watcher: Thriller Traverses Territory Covered by Master Filmmakers, For Better or Worse
ReviewJim SlotekThriller, Watcher, Chloe Okuno, Karl Glusman, Maika Monroe, Burn Gorman, Gabriela But, Madelina Anea, Hitchcockian, Polanski
