Women Talking: When Words are the Most Powerful Special Effect
ReviewJim SlotekWomen Talking, Sarah Polley, Religious patriarchy, Miriam Toews, Frances McDormand, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Rooney Mara, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod
I Wanna Dance With Somebody: Whitney Houston Biopic Lacks the Sparkle of its Subject
ReviewJim SlotekI Wanna Dance With Somebody, Kasi Lemmons, Anthony McCarten, Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Clarke Peters, Tamara Tunie, Nafessa Williams, Whitney Houston, Biopic, Music, Drama
Babylon: At Some Point, Even Drug-Fueled Hollywood Orgies Can Wear Thin
By Karen Gordon
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No Bears: Jafar Panahi’s Tragic Iranian Meta-Fiction
ReviewJim SlotekTIFF 2022, No Bears, Jafar Panahi, Naser Hashemi, Vahid Mobaseri, Bakhtiar Panjei, Mina Kavani, Narjes Delaram, Darya Alei, Amir Davari, Reza Heydari
The Whale: Size Matters, But Tragedy Trumps All in Brendan Fraser's Depiction of a Private Hell
ReviewJim SlotekBody shaming, Fat suits, The Whale, Darren Aronofsky, Brendan Fraser, Samuel D. Hunter, Shallow Hal, Sathya Sridharan, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins
Geographies of Solitude: A Remarkable Life at the Beach
Avatar: The Way of Water - Return to Pandora Boasts Visual Magic that Mostly Overcomes a Water-Logged Story
Vandits: Wacky Canuck Heist Film Vulgar, Lowbrow… and Awesome
ReviewJim SlotekVandits, Comedy, Canadian, Canadian comedy, Stu Stone, Tony Nappo, Victoria Turko, Francesco Antonio, Jesse Camacho, Jann Arden, Megan Best, Rob Wells, Enrico Colantoni, Hollywood Suite
Revival69: New Doc Gives Fabled, Forgotten Toronto Concert Its Due
ReviewJim SlotekChuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, Gene Vincent, The Doors, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, The Plastic Ono Band, Eric Clapton, Alice Cooper, Chicago, Revival69, 1969, documentaries, Revival69: The Concert that Rocked the World, Ron Chapman, John Brower, Klaus Voormann, Anthony Fawcett, Robby Krieger, Robert Christgau, Geddy Lee, Toronto
Night at the Museum: Animated Sequel Fails to Uphold Franchise’s Tradition
Emancipation: Will Smith Seeks Oscar Redemption with Slave Tale
The Eternal Daughter: Tilda Swinton-Led Gothic Ghost Story Goes Deep
By Karen Gordon
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Empire of Light: Sam Mendes’ Valentine to Movie Houses Crowded But Captivating
The Leech: When Noel Good Deeds Are Punished Indeed
Spoiler Alert: Tragic Gay Love Story is Death-They-Do-Part Déjà Vu
Violent Night: Ignore the Neigh-Slayers and Enjoy This Counter-Christmas B-Movie
White Noise: Clunky if Heartfelt Adaptation Trips on Narrative Hurdles
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekDrama, adaptation, Don DeLillo, White Noise, Noah Baumbach, Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Netflix, Don Cheadle, 1980s
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed: An Artist Biography and Documentary For Our Time
ReviewJim SlotekArtists turned activists, Nan Goldin, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Laura Poitras, P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now), Sackler Family, Oxycontin, ACT-UP, Performance protest, Guggenheim
Hunt: A Confusion of Spies
ReviewJim SlotekSpy thrillers, South Korean, Drama, Action, Hunt, Lee Jung-jae, Jo Seung-Hee, Jung Woo-sung, Go Yoon-jung, Jeon Hye-Jin, 1980s
Neil Young: Harvest Time - How a Signature Album was Born in a Barn
ReviewJim SlotekNeil Young, Harvest, Heart of Gold, Neil Young: Harvest Time documentary, Elliot Mazer, The Stray Gators, Kenny Buttrey, Tim Drummond, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Carrie Snodgress, Bernard Shakey
