High & Low: Brilliant Doc Captures Designer John Galliano’s Stupendous Rise and Fall
ReviewJim SlotekHigh & Low: John Galliano, Kevin Macdonald, John Galliano, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Anna Wintour, Charlize Theron, Penélope Cruz, Documentary, Fashion, Fast fashion, British
The Animal Kingdom: Light French Film About a Beast-Mode Epidemic Barely Flies
ReviewJim SlotekPandemic analogies, The Animal Kingdom, French films, Humans morphing into animals, Director Thomas Cailley, Furries, Romain Duris, Paul Kircher, Billie Blain, Tom Mercier, César Awards
Love Lies Bleeding: Female Bodybuilding Thriller Twisted in Startling Ways
Hey, Viktor!: Adding a Lowbrow Dimension to Canadian Cringe
ReviewJim SlotekHey, Viktor!, TIFF 23, Canadian film, Cody Lightning, Smoke Signals, Comedy, Hannah Cheesman, Simon Baker, Colin Mochrie, Adam Beach, Phil Burke, Conway Kootenay, Indigenous films and filmmakers
The Gentlemen: Guy Ritchie Back in Action with Series about Badass Brit Criminals
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekThe Gentleman, Nteflix, Series, Guy Ritchie, Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Ray Winstone, Vinnie Jones, Giancarlo Esposito, British, Gangsters, Netflix series
Imaginary: Unimaginative Imaginary Friends Make for Dull Company
Kung Fu Panda 4: After 15 Years, Jack Black's Po Stubbornly Won't Tap Out
By Chris Knight
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Spaceman: Earnest-But-Earthbound Sandler Film Strains to Explore Space Metaphysically
By Karen Gordon
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500 Days in the Wild: Shadowing One Woman’s Epic Journey along the Trans Canada Trail
By Chris Knight
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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
