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Your Weekend Film Roundup: What to See (and Skip) In The Theatres

By Original-Cin Staff

Review, ViewsNovember 2, 2018The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Bohemian Rhapsody, Burning, Weekly Roundup, Suspiria, Critics Picks, You're All Wrong, Mark Breslin, TIFF 2018Comment

Your Weekend Film Round-Up: What To See (and Skip) in Theatres…

By Original-Cin Staff

Original-Cin Exclusive: A Star is Born After-Party at TIFF

By Bonnie Laufer

ViewsOctober 3, 2018A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott, Anthony Ramos, After-party, TIFF 2018Comment

TIFF 2018: An eco-legacy fulfilled, an aboriginal lacrosse tale and new films from Dolan and Arcand

By Liam Lacey

ViewsJim SlotekAugust 2, 2018TIFF 2018, Rob Stewart, Sharkwater Extinction, Xavier Dolan, Denys Arcand, Canadian films, Aboriginal films, Patricia Rozema, Don McKellar, Ron Mann, Jennifer Baichwal, Ed Burtynsky, Anthropocene

TIFF announcements 2018: Ryan Gosling walks on the moon!

By Jim Slotek

ViewsJim SlotekJuly 24, 2018Toronto International Film Festival, Film festivals, Cannes, Foreign films, Oscar winning films, Damian Chazelle, Barry Jenkins, Patricia Rozema, Beautiful Boy, Life Itself

Streaming Site MUBI Screens Best (and Bleakest) of Emerging Canuck Cinema

By Liam Lacey

Views, ReviewJuly 21, 2018MUBI, streaming service, Canadian film, Werewolf, Mass for Shut-ins, How Heavy This Hammer, The Stairs, Still Night, Still Light, Maison du bonheur

Original-Cin giveaway: Win free tickets to the Cannes festival doc Whitney

ViewsJim SlotekJuly 5, 2018Whitney Houston, Documentary, Kevin Macdonald, The Last King Of Scotland, Contest, Free Tickets

Breakthroughs Film Festival: Sharp Shorts from Women of the World

By Kim Hughes

Views, ReviewJune 12, 2018Breakthroughs Film Festival, Film Festivals, Toronto, Women's rights, Women's relationships, Female filmmakers

Toronto Japanese Film Festival: From the harrowing "lost" Hiroshima to the light-hearted mysticism of Kamakura

By Jim Slotek

Views, ReviewJim SlotekJune 5, 2018Japanese films, Hiroshima, Fukushima, Yokai, Nuclear disasters, Anti-war, Toronto Japanese Film Festival

'You're All Wrong!': Mark Breslin & Thom Ernst revisit recent films and reaction

By Mark Breslin and Thom Ernst

ViewsJim SlotekApril 9, 2018Contrarianism, The 15:17 To Paris, Black Panther, A Wrinkle In Time, Game Night, Yuk Yuk's comedy clubs, Mark Breslin, TVO's Saturday Night At The Movies, Thom Ernst, Oprah Winfrey

Massive Documentary Festival Hot Docs Pulls Out Stops for 25th Year

By Kim Hughes

ViewsMarch 20, 2018Hot Docs 18, documentaries, Bill Murrray, Gilda Radner

The Dude on further review: This is just my opinion, man

By Liam Lacey

ViewsJim SlotekMarch 10, 2018The Big Lebowski, Coen Brothers, Revisionist criticism, Umberto Eco, Casablanca, The Big Sleep, Noir, Jeff Dowd, Students For A Democratic Society, Michael Lerner, Tikkun

Toronto Irish Film Festival bauldly takes on the Oscars

By Liam Lacey

ViewsJim SlotekMarch 2, 2018Irish films, Film Festivals, George Best, Seana Kerslake, The Breadwinner, Zoo, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Toronto film festivals

Guest column: Mark Breslin, Thom Ernst, The Critics Are Wrong!

By Mark Breslin and Thom Ernst

ViewsJim SlotekFebruary 8, 2018Mark Breslin, Thom Ernst, Movie criticism, Contrarianism, Awards season movies

Back to The Future: Still Reminding Us of The Power of Love

By Karen Gordon

Views, ReviewFebruary 1, 2018Flashback Film Fest, '80s movies, Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Retrospective

'Holy hand grenades!' How the Flashback Film Festival's Holy Grail found its groove

By Jim Slotek

Views, InterviewJim SlotekJanuary 31, 2018Flashback Film Fest, '70s movies, '80s movies, '90s movies, Monty Python, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Monty Python's Flying Circus

TIFF retrospective: From hippie filmmaker to revered 'underrated genius,' Philippe Garrel's dramas reflect life

By Liam Lacey

Views, ReviewJim SlotekJanuary 26, 2018French auteurs, Philippe Garrel, Nico, Velvet Underground, TIFF, Retrospectives

2018 Oscar Noms: Many Are Culled, Few Are Chosen, Some Wuz Robbed

By Liam Lacey, Kim Hughes, Karen Gordon, Jim Slotek and Bonnie Laufer

ViewsJim SlotekJanuary 23, 2018Oscars, Oscars 2018, The Shape of Water, The Florida Project, critics picks, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell

Flashback Film Fest Brings Vintage Cyborgs, Bowlers, Aliens Back to Big Screen

By Kim Hughes

ViewsJanuary 12, 2018Flashback Film Fest, Film Festival, sci-fi, Comedy, Cult Classic, pop culture

Toronto film critics give best picture thumbs up to The Florida Project

By Jim Slotek

ViewsJim SlotekDecember 10, 2017Awards season movies, Toronto Film Critics Association, Toronto International Film Festival, The Florida Project, Lady Bird, Get Out