Irena’s Vow: A Glimpse of Heroic Holocaust History Even as History Repeats Itself
ReviewJim SlotekIrena’s Vow, TIFF 23, WWII, Nazis, Nazi era Poland, Louise Archambault, Dan Gordon, Sophie Nélisse, Dougray Scott, Maciej Nawrocki
Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World: Seriously Funny, Timely Romanian Journey into Night
ReviewJim SlotekRomanian films, Do No Expect Too Much From the End of the World, Radu Jude, Social comedy and comment, Uber driver, Movies interacting with other movies, Black and white filming, Ilinca Manolache, Uwe Boll, 1981 film Angela Moves On, Lucian Bratu, Nina Hoss, Films about exploitative film production
The Beast: Brainy French Sci-Fi Romance Juggles Themes - Part Period Piece, Part Future Shock
By Karen Gordon
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Before I Change My Mind: A Non-Binary 80s High School Musical
ReviewJim SlotekCanadian feature debut, Canadian drama, Before I Change My Mind, Trevor Anderson, Fish Griwkowsky, Vaughn Murrae, Dominic Lippa, Lacey Oake, Matthew Rankin, Kirstin Johnston, Shannon Blanchet, coming of age, 1980s, Non-binary, Teenagers, Comedy
Food, Inc. 2: You Are What You Eat (Gulp) in This Must-See Sequel
ReviewJim SlotekFood, Inc. 2, Documentary, Food films, Robert Kenner, Melissa Robledo, Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser, Senator Jon Tester, Senator Cory Booker, Animals, Animal agriculture, Agricultute, Farming
Our Living World: A Peek at a Magnificent Planet Humans Don’t Really Deserve
Sting: Space Spiders Give Australian B-Movies an Upgrade
ReviewJim SlotekSting, Horror, Spiders, Spiders from space, Australian, Kiah Roache-Turner, Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne, Noni Hazelhurst, Penelope Mitchell, Robyn Nevin, Jermaine Fowler, Danny Kim, Silvia Colloca, New York setting, Sci fi
All You Need is Death: An Untraditional Horror Film About Traditional Music
With Love and a Major Organ: A Gently Dystopian Dramedy with Abundant Heart
By Chris Knight
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Civil War: Alex Garland’s Dystopian Tale of a Besieged America Both Thrilling and Terrifying
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekCivil War, Alex Garland, Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Jesse Plemons, Dystopian fiction, Action, Drama, Stephen McKinley Henderson
Fallout: A Game-Based, Alternate History Apocalypse Your Grandparents Might Have Envisioned
Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill Celebrates Songwriter Whose Legacy Was (Almost) Vanished
ReviewJim SlotekLost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill, Documentary, Music documentary, Judee Sill, Andy Brown, Brian Lindstrom, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Fleet Foxes, Graham Nash, JD Souther, Maya Hawke, Cheryl Strayed
The First Omen: Satan Shows Signs of Aging in Uninspired Omen Franchise Entry
Monkey Man: Dev Patel's Director/Star Action Turn Succeeds Despite John Wick on its Back
By Chris Knight
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Wicked Little Letters: Sharp Period Piece Carries Timeless Feminist Message
ReviewJim SlotekWicked Little Letters, Thea Sharrock, Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall, TIFF 23, Period piece, British film, Drama, Black comedy, Feminist feature, Gemma Jones, Anjana Vasan
Ripley: Patricia Highsmith's Sociopathic Social Climber Gets a Noir Netflix Upgrade
By Karen Gordon
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DogMan: Luc Besson’s Movie Should Stop Trying to Make Fetch Happen
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor: The Saga of an Accidental Revolutionary
ReviewJim SlotekCarol Doda Topless at the Condor, Marlo McKenzie, Jonathan Parker, Carol Doda, Judy Mamou, Jimi Mamou, Burlesque, Documentary, 1960s, Metallica, Lars Ulrich
Sugar: Colin Farrell Series Meanders Through the L.A. Detective Genre Sleuthing For Something New
The Old Oak: Ken Loach's Last Film Frames Racism at its Most British with a Glimmer of Hope
By Chris Knight
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