Haunted Mansion: A Film That 'Gets' Disney's Best Old-School Park Attraction
ReviewJim SlotekDisney theme park attractions turned movie, The Haunted Mansion, Eddie Murphy, Justin Simien, LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Horror comedies
Back to the Doll House: ‘Weird Barbie’ Has Always Been a Big Part of her Story
Futurama Season 11: Back With a Vengeance and Brilliant As Ever
ReviewJim SlotekFuturama, Reboot, Animation, TV series, Matt Groening, John DiMaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, David Herman, Disney+, Hulu, sci-fi, Cult Classic
Concrete Valley: A Refugee Family Carves a Life on the Line Between High Rise and Green Valley
By Chris Knight
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Barbie: Failed Dreamhouse Renovation
ReviewJim SlotekBarbie, Mattel, Adaptation, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu
Theatre Camp: Campy Theatrics Not to be Upstaged by ‘Barbenheimer’
ReviewJim SlotekTheatre Camp, Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, Ayo Edebiri, Kyndra Sanchez, Amy Sedaris, Patti Harrison, Alan Kim, Spoof, Comedy, Nick Lieberman
Oppenheimer: The "Father of the A-Bomb" is Ready for His Extremely Long Close-Up
The Bear: Back For Seconds, Funnier, Richer and Only a Notch Less Anxiety-Filled
By Karen Gordon
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Original-Cin Q&A: Toronto actor Laysla De Oliveira on Yellowstone creator's Special Ops: Lioness
By Bonnie Laufer
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Original-Cin Q&A: Christian Petzold on His Summery New Film: “All the Best Movies Have Neighbours”
InterviewJim SlotekAfire, Berlinale, Silver Bear, Christian Petzold, Thomas Schubert, Langston Uibel, Paula Beer, German directors, German cinema, Q&A, Interview
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Christina Chong on 'That Toronto Episode' and Ice Cream Dreams
Umberto Eco, A Library of the World: Behold the Eco Chamber
By Chris Knight
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The Miracle Club: Charming Irish-Set Period Dramedy Brings the Star Power
ReviewJim SlotekAgnes O'Casey, The Miracle Club, Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Laura Linney, Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates, Period piece, Drama, Irish movies, 1960s
Afire: Christian Petzold’s smouldering wet, hot German summer
ReviewJim SlotekAfire:, Christian Petzold, Undine, Summer coming-of-age movies, German directors, Éric Rohmer, Wildfires, Thomas Schubert, Paula Beer, Insufferable lead characters
The One Day Doc Contest: Watch a French Orchard Saved From Freezing in Real Time
PreviewJim SlotekOne Day Doc contest, Art of Documentary Film Festival, Innis Town Hall Theatre, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, Late Frost, Flavien Kressman, Jack the Bass, Jack Johnston, Jaco Pastorius, Resilience, Nicolas Varillon
Original-Cin Q&A: Henry Czerny on his first Mission: Impossible Mission Since '96
By Bonnie Laufer
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Mission Impossible 7: Rise of the Anti-Deus Ex Machina
ReviewJim SlotekMission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One, Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Henry Czerny, Cary Elwes, Vanessa Kirby, Action-adventure, Sequel
Insidious: The Red Door - Star/Director Patrick Wilson Shifts the Horror Franchise into Neutral
Biosphere: Wonky Sci-Fi Wobbles on Weak Screenplay but Pleasantly Surprises Anyway
By Chris Knight
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Wham!: Netflix Pop doc Focuses on the Friendship that Made the Duo Go-Go
By Karen Gordon
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