Blood in the Snow Film Fest: DIY Dread From Canada's Creepshow Up-and-Comers
Review, PreviewJim SlotekCanadian horror filmmakers, DIY filmmaking, Blood in the Snow Film Festival, Kelly Michael Stewart, Larry Kent’s, She Who Must Burn, James Villeneuve, Pins and Needles, Vivieno Caldinelli’s Scared Shitless, Steven Ogg, Isabel Bader Theatre
Wicked: One Brick (and a One Half) Short of a Road, But Still a Road Paved in Gold
ReviewJim SlotekMovies based on Broadway musicals, Movies released in two parts, Wicked: Part One, Gregory Maguire’s novel, Director Jon M. Chu, Elphaba and Glinda, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh
Gladiator II: Exciting, But Rome’s Far from The Truth (Gettit?)
By Chris Knight
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Bad Sisters S2: More Trouble for the Guilty Siblings, and a Blast of Fun from Fiona Shaw
ReviewJim SlotekBad Sisters, Bad Sisters Season 2, Disney+, Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, Anne-Marie Duff, Sarah Greene, Eva Birthistle, Eve Hewson, Fiona Shaw, Owen McDonnell, Michael Smiley
Red One: When the Jolly Old Elf has a Private Army and State-of-the-Art Military Tech
Memoir of a Snail: Australian Saga Leaves a Slime Trail of Sweetness and Irreverence
ReviewJim SlotekClaymation, Australian Adam Elliot, Mary and Max, Memoir of a Snail, Sarah Snook, Jacki Weaver, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lifetime tale of a foster child, Tony Armstrong, Eric Bana, Nick Cave
Say Nothing: A True Crime Mystery Set Against the Nightmare of The Troubles
ReviewJim SlotekSay Nothing, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, Patrick Radden Keefe, The Troubles, Northern Ireland, adaptation, Joshua Zetumer, Lola Petticrew, Maxine Peake, Disney+, Hazel Doupe, Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan, Michael Colgan
Starring Jerry as Himself: Docudrama Spotlights Elder Abuse of a Grimly Common Sort
ReviewJim SlotekStarring Jerry as Himself, Drama, Documentary, Docudrama, Law Chen, Jerry Hsu, Kathy Hsu, Joshua Hsu, Jesse Hsu, Jonathan Hsu, Elder abuse, Scams, Fraud
Heretic: A Film Where Hugh Grant Does Everything He Does Best
By Chris Knight
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Small Things Like These: Drama About Morality, Responsibility Soars On Cillian Murphy
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekSmall Things Like These, Tim Mielants, Enda Walsh, Adaptation, Irish films, Cillian Murphy, Emily Watson, Zara Devlin, Eileen Walsh, Drama, Catholic church
Meanwhile on Earth: Dramatizing a Low-key Mystery Alien Invasion
By Chris Knight
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The Piano Lesson: Denzel's Entire Family Also Rises
ReviewJim SlotekNext generation film families, Denzel Washington’s children, The Piano Lesson, Director Malcolm Washington, John David Washington, Plays by August Wilson, Pauletta Pearson Washington, Post-slavery Black stories, Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler, Samuel L. Jackson, Erykah Badu
A Real Pain: Jesse Eisenberg Drills Lightly Through the Psyche of Two Close Cousins
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekActors turned writer-director, Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain, Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, The Holocaust's effect on later generations, Sundance Film Festival, Waldo Salt Screenwriting award, The Revisionist, When You Finish Saving the World
Blitz: Steve McQueen’s Epic Drama Reveals Human Stories Beneath the Rubble
Bird: Andrea Arnold’s Latest Dip into Hardscrabble Lives Blends Grit and, Oddly, Magic
ReviewJim SlotekEnglish director, Andrea Arnold, Films about working class women's lives, Bird, A young girl's squalid life, Magical realism, Nykiya Adams, Barry Keoghan, Jason Buda, Franz Rogowski, Oddball guardian angel
The Sweet Hereafter: Lauded Canadian Drama Stands the Test of Time
ReviewJim SlotekThe Sweet Hereafter, Atom Egoyan, Russell Banks, Canadian film, Adaptation, TIFF 24, Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus, Bruce Greenwood, Reissue, 4K remastering of Canadian classics, Arsinee Khanjian, David Hemblen, Alberta Watson, Maury Chaykin, Drama, Based on a true story
Music by John Williams: Eminent Film Composer Steps in Front of the Lens at Last
ReviewJim SlotekMusic by John Williams, Laurent Bouzereau, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, J.J. Abrams, Branford Marsalis, Disney+, Itzhak Perlman, documentary, Star Wars, Jaws, John Williams, Raiders of the Lost Ark
Levels: Imagining The World Is a Simulation. So What?
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekLevels, Canadian drama, Sci fi, Thriller, Futuristic, Adam Stern, Cara Gee, Aaron Abrams, David Hewlett, Peter Mooney
Juror #2: Justice Is on Trial in Director Clint Eastwood’s Intelligent Latest
ReviewJim SlotekJuror #2, DRama, Clint Eastwood, Jonathan A. Abrams, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris Messina, Courtroom drama
Hanky Panky: Absurdist Story About Vulgar, Heroic Handkerchief Is Nothing to Sneeze At
ReviewJim SlotekHanky Panky, independent films, Comedy thriller, Comedy, Thriller, Nick Roth, Lindsay Haun, Seth Green, Ashley Holliday Tavares, Jacob DeMonte-Finn, Streaming
