Dune Part Two: Villeneuve’s Elegant, Impactful Sequel Gets Herbert’s Tale Just Right
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekDune: Part Two, Sequel, Adaptation, Denis Villeneuve, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautisa, Christopher Walken, Charlotte Rampling, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Sci-fi, Epic, Big budget
About Dry Grasses: Misanthropic Turkish Teacher Learns a Lesson, Maybe
ReviewJim SlotekAbout Dry Grasses, Turkish, TIFF 23, Nuri Bilge Ceylon, Deniz Celiloglu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici, Ece Bagci, Drama, Foreign films
The Bad Batch S3: Who Would Ever Want to Be a Clone?
ReviewJim SlotekThe Bad Batch, Star Wars, Spin-off, Brad Rau, Dee Bradley Baker, Michelle Ang, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Jimmi Simpson, Noshir Dalal, Wanda Sykes, Disney+, sci-fi
Seagrass: Superb Canadian Drama Captures Dynamic of a Family in Free Fall
The Monk and the Gun: A Refreshing Political Satire from Bhutan
ReviewJim SlotekThe Monk and the Gun, Bhutan, Pawo Choyning Dorji, Tandin Wangchuk, Deki Lhamo, Pema Zangmo Sherpa, Tandin Sonam, Harry Einhorn, Kelsang Choejay, TIFF 23
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Live-Action Remake Achieves Success with Added Gravitas
ReviewJim SlotekAvatar: The Last Airbender, Remake, young adult, Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio Tarbell, Ian Ousley, Arden Cho, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Danny Pudi, Daniel Dae-Kim, Dalla James Liu, George Takeii, Amber Midthunder, Tamlyn Tomita, Netflix series, Netflix, Fantasy, Live-action
Drive-Away Dolls: Coen Brother Ethan Goes Low Solo, For Laughs Not Laurels
ReviewJim SlotekDrive-Away Dolls, Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke, Margaret Qualley, Beanie Feldstein, Geraldine Viswanathan, Comedy, Lesbian, Road Trip, Black comedy
Suze: Sweet Drama Soars on Filial Love Found in an Unlikely Place
ReviewJim SlotekSuze, Dane Clark, Linsey Stewart, Michaela Watkins, Charlie Gillespie, Sara Waisglass, Rainbow Sun Francks, Aaron Ashmore, Canadian, Comedy, Drama
I Didn’t See You There: Doc About Life with a Disability Offers Viewers a First-Person View
Land of Bad: Real-Life War as an Armchair Video Game With Consequences
The Taste of Things: Food and Love Pair Deliciously in Sensual French Drama
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekThe Taste of Things, France's Oscar submission, Tràn Anh Hùng, Julette Binoche, Benoit Magimel, Galatea Bellugi, Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire, French film, Food films, Foodie, Cannes award winners
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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