How to Have Sex: Perfunctory Title Belies Wallop of Message in New Drama
ReviewJim SlotekUn Certain Regard, Cannes, How to Have Sex, Molly Manning Walker, Lara Peake, Enva Lewis, Mia McKenna-Bruce, British, Issues of consent, TIFF 23, First feature, Coming-of-age stories
Perfect Days: Wim Wenders Deals Full Flush with Simple Toilet Cleaner Tale
By Chris Knight
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Argylle: Bells and Whistles Can’t Hide Silly Spy Caper’s Shortcomings
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekArgylle, Spies, Matthew Vaughn, Comedy, Adventure, Action-adventure, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Dua Lipa, Henry Cavill, Catherine O'Hara, Samuel L. Jackson, Bryan Cranston
Genius: MLK/X: Polar-Opposite Civil Rights Icons Contrast Seamlessly in National Geographic Series
ReviewJim SlotekBlack History Month, National Geogaphic's Genius: MLK/X, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Aaron Pierre, Contrasting violence and non-violence in Civil Rights, The Sword and the Shield by Peniel E. Joseph, Jeff Stetson’s 1987 play, The Meeting, Coretta Scott King, Betty Shabazz, Weruche Opia, Jayme Lawson
Fitting In: The Eternal Teen Question, 'What's Wrong With Me?' Gets Intimately Personal
Cold Road: Terrific Far North Thriller Updates (and Honours) Spielberg’s Duel
By Chris Knight
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The Underdoggs: When You Want the Underdog to Lose
Four Daughters: A Complex, Hybridized Doc About Growing Up Between Haram and a Hard Place
Ru: Immigration Drama a Love Letter to Canada
ReviewJim SlotekRu, adaptation, TIFF 23, Charles-Olivier Michaud, Jacques Davidts, Chloe Djandji, Chantal Thuy, Immigrant experience, Drama, Canadian
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood: Award-Winning Doc Goes Inside Estonia's Sacred Saunas
Last Night at Terrace Lanes: Very Bloody Entry Boasts Blair Witch Producer… and Little Else
ReviewJim SlotekLast Night at Terrace Lane, Horror, Horror-comedy, Jamie Nash, Ken Arnold, Francesca Capaldi, Mia Rae Roberts, Christopher Walker, Elias Arnold, Lucas Sanchez, Eduardo Sánchez
The Teachers' Lounge: Mean Modern Society Plays Out In Microcosm in German Oscar Contender
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekGerman International Oscar Contenders, The Teachers’ Lounge, Director Ilker Çatak, Schoolroom drama, Microcosms of modern society, Leonie Benesch, Eva Löbau, Leo Stettnisch, Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Johannes Duncker, Movies about suspicion and guilt
The Settlers: A Stylish Chilean Neo-Western On A Brutal Theme
ReviewJim SlotekThe Settlers, Chile, Chilean films, Felipe Gálvez, Antonia Girardi, Mark Stanley, Benjamin Westfall, Luis Machin, Adriana Stuven, Sam Spruell, Oscar contender
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer - A Light Life's Journey, from Psychodrama Auteur to Philosopher Poet
ReviewJim SlotekWerner Herzog, Documentary Werner Herzog: Radical Dreame, New German Cinema, Rainer Werner Fassbender, Wim Wenders, Volker Schlöndorff, Pop-culture German philosopher, Thomas von Steinaecker, Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams
I.S.S.: In Space, No One Can Hear You Scheme
By Chris Knight
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Memory: Memorable Performances Distinguish Michel Franco's Poignant Drama
Origin: Ava DuVernay Invites Deep Thought with a Profoundly Moving Film
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekOrigin, adaptation, Ava DuVernay, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Audra MacDonald, Nick Offerman, Blair Underwood, Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, racism, Films about racism
Original-Cin Q&A: How Director Laetitia Colombani’s Novel The Braid Returned Her to the Screen
ReviewJim SlotekThe Braid, Laetitia Colombani, Kim Raver, Fotinì Peluso, Mia Maelzer, adaptation, Women's lives, Women in film, Drama, India, Italy, Canada
Death and Other Details: Mandy Patinkin as 'The World's Greatest Detective' is Light, Twisty Fun
By Karen Gordon
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The Beekeeper: Jason Statham Actioner Politically Iffy But Relentlessly Entertaining
