Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara Offers Uneven Telling of Amazing True Tale
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekKidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara, Marco Bellocchio, TIFF 23, Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese, Paolo Pierobon, fact-based drama, Italian, 18th century, Catholic church
Becoming Karl Lagerfeld: Miniseries features fashion, culture, sex and characterizations on repeat mode
By Karen Gordon
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Presumed Innocent: Jake Gyllenhaal in Another Throwback Erotic Thriller Reboot
ReviewJim SlotekPresumed Innocent, Apple TV +, JJ Abrams, David E. Kelly, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, Renate Reinsve, O-T Fagbenle, Peter Sarsgaard, Bill Camp, Reboot, Remake, Series, Streaming series, Scott Turow, adaptation
The Watchers: Another Shyamalan is Off to An Excellent Start Doing 'The Twist'
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekFilmmaking offspring, Ishana Shyamalan, M. Night Shyamalan, The Watchers, Dakota Fanning, Lost-in-the-woods, Mysterious entities, Olwen Fouéré, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan
Longing: Richard Gere Experiences Ex-Paternity in Lifeless Adaptation of an Israeli Film Fest Favourite
Robot Dreams: Animation about Unlikely BFFs Explores Connection, Tenderness, Resilience
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekRobot Dreams, Animation, Pablo Berger, Spanish filmmaker Pablo Berger, Dog, Robot, TIFF 23, Cannes films, Family friendly, No dialogue, Earth Wind and Fire’s September
Toronto Japanese Film Festival: Samurai, Thrills, Tofu and A Social Mirror
PreviewJim SlotekTsugaru Lacquer Girl, Toronto Japanese Film Festival, Don't Lose Your Head!, The Boy and The Heron – Special Edition, The Boy and the Heron Special Edition, The Klutzy Witch, Life Is Climbing, Mr. Jimmy, Landscapes of Home, Revolver Lily, Don’t Call It Mystery, Matched, All the Long Nights, Great Absence, Kanasando, Stay Mum, Mom, Mom Is That You?, Takano Tofu, Egoist, The Dancing Okami, (Ab)Normal Desire, MIssing
The Acolyte: The Prequel-est Prequel Series is Star Wars Without the Baggage
Original-Cin Q&A: Director Pablo Berger, on Why the Oscar-nom Robot Dreams is Like Lasagna
By Bonnie Laufer
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In a Violent Nature: Honours Its Titular Promise… and Ruins Yoga for Everyone
ReviewJim SlotekIn a Violent Nature, Horror, Slasher, slasher flick, Chris Nash, Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, Cameron Love, Sundance, Yoga
Eric: Bizarro Drama Takes a Deep Dive into Darkest 80s-Era New York
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekEric, Nteflix, Abi Morgan, Lucy Forbes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffman, Ivan Howe, McKinely Belcher III, 1980s, New York, Drama
Gasoline Rainbow: 'Docu-fiction' Gen-Z Road Trip Clings to a Kinder, Gentler American Vibe
ReviewJim SlotekImprovised fiction, Gen Z road trips, Gasoline Rainbow, Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross, Tony Aburto, Micah Bunch, Nichole Dukes, Characters "finding themselves", Kinder gentler America, MUBI streaming service
Backspot: Ace Drama Spotlights Perils and Athleticism of Cheerleading
By Chris Knight
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Handling the Undead: Norwegian Zombie Film is Light on Zombies but Big On Grief
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekHandling the Undead, Thea Hvistendahl, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bjørn Sundquist, Bahar Pars, lga Damai, Bente Børsum, Norwegian movies, Zombies, Drama, Movies about grief, The Undead, the unexplained, Supernatural thriller
Plastic People: Hot Docs Cinema to Bid Au Revoir With An Alarming Look at Our Bodies' Plastic Bits
Ezra: Great Cast Keeps Family Drama Out of the Maudlin Zone
ReviewJim SlotekEzra, Family drama, TIFF 23, Tony Goldwyn, Tony Spiridakis, Bobby Cannavale, William A. Fitzgerald, Rose Byrne, Vera Farmiga, Whoopi Goldberg, Rainn Wilson, Kids on the spectrum, Autism
Original-Cin Q&A: DJ-Turned-Director D.W. Waterson Talks Backspot and Hard-Core Cheerleading
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekMovies about competitive cheerleading, Backspot, Canadian films, Toronto International Film Festival, DJs turned director, D.W. Waterson, Elliot Page, Devery Jacobs, Evan Rachel Wood, Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Into the Forest, Producer Alona Metzer
Spark: Drama Puts Clever, Winning Time-Loop Twist on Rom-Com Formula
ReviewJim SlotekSpark, Nicholas Giuricich, Theo Germaine, Danell Leyva, Vico Oritz, Inside Out, Inside Out Film Festival, Gay themes, Drama, Time loops, World Premiere
Man Ray Return to Reason: Everything Old is New Again
Raphael: A Portrait Sheds Essential Light on One of History’s Greatest Artists
