Remembering Gene Wilder: Portrait of an Actor as a Saint
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Original-Cin Q&A: Ripley Helmer Steven Zaillian on Why Moral Ambiguity Works in Black and White
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Original-Cin Q&A: Director Ken Loach on his Final Bow with The Old Oak
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Someone Like You: New Film Will Draw Christian Audience. Attention Lions
Renegade Nell: Series About 18th Century 'Highwaywoman' is a Supernaturally Imbued Hoot
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - Like the Old Empire, with More World Landmarks Punched and Smashed
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire, 91 years of Kong, Kong: Skull Island, Director Adam Wingard, Rebecca Hall, Kaylee Hottle, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Hollow Earth, Movies that destroy world landmarks
Club Zero: Inky Black Satire More Disturbing Than Amusing
Harried Hot Docs' 2024: Carrying on Regardless
PreviewJim SlotekHot Docs' 2024, Cash-poor arts organizations, Internal strife, Hot Docs President Marie Nelson, Luther: Never Too Much, Born Hungry, Shiori Ito’s Black Box Diaries, Raoul Peck, Cinematographer Iris Ing, Hot Docs lineup, Lucy Lawless’ Never Look Away, Eno
Original-Cin Q&A: X-Men '97's Rogue/Ex-Federal MP Lenore Zann Talks Social Justice Onscreen and Off
3 Body Problem: Game of Thrones Series Creators Turn to Dark, Conspiratorial ET Sci-Fi
By Karen Gordon
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Problemista: Under the Laughs, Casting a Cold Eye on the America Dream
ReviewJim SlotekProblemista, Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, Laith Nakli, RZA, Comedy, Absurdist social comment, Immigration, American Dream, Art world, Satire
Immaculate: Yawn…. Another Nun-Beset-by-Evil Story with Excess Gore, Absent Pizzazz
By Chris Knight
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Shayda: An Homage to The Resilience of Women
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire - Who Knew? Bustin' Can Still Make Ya Feel Good
Palm Royale: Kristen Wiig Stars as A Social Climbing Con Artist
ReviewJim SlotekPalm Royale, Abe Sylvia, Kristen Wiig, Carol Burnett, Allison Janney, Josh Lucas, Ricky Martin, Series, 1960s, Florida
The Queen of My Dreams: Mother-Daughter Conflict Reigns Across Eras and Cultures
ReviewJim SlotekThe Queen of My Dreams, Canadian film, TIFF 23, Fawzia Mirza, Debut feature, Amrit Kaur, Nimra Bucha, Hamza Haq, Ayana Manji, Meher Jaffri, Ali A. Kazmi, Gul-e-Rana
X-Men '97: A Quarter-Century-Plus Later, the Series That Inspired the Movies Powers Up Again
ReviewJim SlotekX-Men animated series, Continuation sequel series, X-Men '97, Days of Future Past storyline, Disney+, Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann, George Buza, Chris Claremont, Rebooted Saturday morning cartoons
Original-Cin Q&A: Palm Royale's Josh Lucas on Superstar Coworkers and Oscar Dreams
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekPalm Royale, Series, Kristen Wiig, Carol Burnett, Allison Janney, Laura Dern, Bruce Dern, Josh Lucas, Ricky Martin, 1960s
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill - Getting Metaphysical on the Record
