Madame Web: Dakota Johnson Gives Spider-Man Spinoff Its Bite
ReviewJim SlotekMadame Web, Spider-Man, Spider-Verse, Spin-off, Marvel superhero films, Marvel, S.J. Clarkson, Dakota Johnson, Adam Scott, Tahar Rahim, Syndey Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O'Connor, Superheroes
The Peasants: A Painted Polish Period Potboiler
ReviewJim SlotekThe Peasants, DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman, Adaptation, Wladyslaw Reymont, Kamila Urzędowska, Robert Gulaczyk, Miroslaw Baka, Sonia Mietielica, Ewa Kasprzyk, Andrzej Konopka, Polish films, 19th century, Period piece
The New Look: The War, Dior, Chanel and Survival After a Fashion in Apple TV+ Series
By Karen Gordon
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The Madones: Scrappy Canadian Film an Homage To Poets And Misfits
ReviewJim SlotekThe Madones, Barrie Dunn, Lucy Decoutere, Tara Doyle, T. Thomason, Lenore Zann, Canadian, Drama, Comedy, Black and white, Mental health issues, Music
Bob Marley One Love: Family-Approved Biopic Exalts the Reggae Star as It Should
Sometimes I Think About Dying: What If The Office Wasn't Trying To Be Funny?
By Chris Knight
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The Promised Land: Sweeping Epic a Showcase for Mads Mikkelsen’s Talent
ReviewJim SlotekTIFF 23, The Captain and Ann Barbara, Ida Jessen, Adaptation, The Promised Land, Nicolaj Arcel, Anders Thomas Jensen, Mads Mikkelsen, Simon Bennebjerg, Amanda Collin, Historical drama, Danish movies, Danish filmmakers
Lisa Frankenstein: Robin Williams' Daughter Debuts with Dark-Funny Horror Flick
Orah: Nigerian Canadian Revenge Thriller Tantalizes but Doesn’t Satisfy
By Chris Knight
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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
