TIFF ’23: What To See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 9
By Original-Cin Staff
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TIFF ’23: What To See at This Year’s Fest, Sept. 8 (Plus, a Day in the Life of a Hack)
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ReviewJim SlotekAnatomy of a Fall, Bloom, Perfect Days, Short Cuts, Centrepiece, Special Presentations, TIFF 23, The Boy and the Heron, Fallen Leaves, Walls, Green Border, A Haunting in Venice, Flora & Son, The Zone of Interest
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 - Is it Time for the Haters to Lighten Up Yet?
The Equalizer 3: A Decidedly Unequal Sequel to a Slow-Moving Action Franchise
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekThe Equalizer franchise, The Equalizer 3, Denzel Washington, Antoine Fuqua, Richard Wenk, Vigilante Robert McCall, Dakota Fanning, Action films shot in Italy, Andrea Scarduzio, Andrea Dodero
Bottoms: Fun and Raunchy Gay Teen Comedy a Genre Classic in the Making
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekBottoms, Shiva Baby, Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott, Ayo Egebiri, Nicholas Galitzine, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Comedy, Teen comedy, Gay, LGBTQ
Archer: The Super-Spy’s Last Ride Brings the Show Back to its Origins
Dreamin’ Wild: Real-Life Story of Belated Musical Success Finds Focus with Family
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekDreamin’ Wild, Bill Pohlad, Casey Affleck, Walton Goggins, Noah Jupe, Jack Dylan Grazer, Beau Bridges, Zoey Deschanel, Based on a true story, Light in the Attic, music, Drama
Gran Turismo: Overlong Racing Actioner Needs More Vroom
By Chris Knight
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Golda: Helen Mirren Soldiers On in an Earthbound Treatment of the Yom Kippur War's Scapegoat
By Karen Gordon
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Iron Butterflies: Flight 17 Doc is a Scattered Memorial, Like a Crash Site
Ahsoka: Met Her Yet? If Not, You’ve Got Some Research to Do, Padawan
ReviewJim SlotekAhsoka, Star Wars, Dave Filoni, Rosario Dawson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Ray Stevenson, Ivanna Sakhno, David Tennant, Disney+, Diana Lee Inosanto, Eman Esfandi, Lars Mikkelsen, Sci fi, Fantasy
Strays: Potty-Mouthed Talking Dogs Deliver Laughs… and Powerful Message
ReviewJim SlotekStrays, Josh Greenbaum, Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Isla Fisher, Randall Park, Will Forte, Josh Gad, Sofia Vergara, Dogs, Talking dogs, Comedy
Back On the Strip: A Big Member, But Few Laughs
ReviewJim SlotekBack on the Strip, Chris Spencer, Spence Moore II, Wesley Snipes, Tiffany Haddish, Raigan Harris, JB Smoove, Gary Owen, Bill Bellamy, Colleen Camp, Faizon Love, Male stripping, Comedy
Blue Beetle: Preserving A Superhero’s Legacy One Predictable Cheap Laugh at a Time
ReviewJim SlotekBlue Beetle, DC Comics, Angel Manuel Soto, Xolo Mariduena, Bruna Marquezine, George Lopez, Belissa Escobedo, Raoul Trujillo, Harvey Guillen, Elpidia Carillo, Susan Sarandon, Damian Alcazar, Superpowers, Superheroes, Action-adventure
Dark Windows: Nothing to See Here
ReviewJim SlotekDark Windows, Alex Heron, Anna Bullard, Annie Hamilton, Rory Alexander, Morten Holst, Norwegian movies, Drunk driving, Horror, slasher flick
This Place: A Space for Love, Between Hybrid Identities
Jules: Aliens are Among Us, and Not All are from Outer Space
By Karen Gordon
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The Eternal Memory: Memory Fades While Love Remains in Absorbing Documentary
The Beasts: Fact-Based Spanish Crime Story a Study in Nightmare Neighbours
By Chris Knight
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Satan Wants You: How a Bad Book Launched the Satanic Panic