Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Examines the Struggles Behind the Stardom
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekSpringsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Bruce Springsteen, Scott Cooper, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Odessa Young, Stephen Graham, Gaby Hoffman, Paul Walter Hauser, Matthew Anthony Pellicano, Jr.
Bugonia: Is the Real World Getting Too Weird for Yorgos Lanthimos to Stand Out?
ReviewJim SlotekYorgos Lanthimos, Weirdness, Bugonia, Conspiracy nuts, CEO-as-invading-alien, Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Aidan Delbis, Captor/captive movies, Andromeda, Celebrity billionaires
Original-Cin Talk: Alan Zweig on Suicide and His Film Love, Harold, at Rendezvous With Madness
Interview, PreviewJim SlotekSuicide stigma, Effects of suicide on loved ones, Documentarian Alan Zweig, Love, Harold, Rendezvous with Madness film festival, #skoden, Damien Eagle Bear, The Secret of Me, Shuffle
Who Killed the Montreal Expos?: Turns Out It Was A Team Effort
ReviewJim SlotekSports documentaries, The relationship between fans and franchises, Who Killed the Montreal Expos?, Jean-Francois Poisson, Netflix, Felipe Alou, Dennis Martínez, Larry Walker, Vladimir Guerrero Sr., Claude Brochu, Jeffrey Loria, Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard
The Mastermind: Kelly Reichardt’s 70s-Era Heist Drama a Study in Subtle Storytelling
By Karen Gordon
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This Too Shall Pass: John Hughes-Infused Nostalgia Road-Trip is a Gen X Treat
Black Phone 2: Dialing the Supernatural, Hanging Up on the Human Touch
Mr. Scorsese: A Film Portrait of the Great Italian American Director. Yes, He’s Talking to You
ReviewJim SlotekMr. Scorsese, Martin Scorsese, Apple TV +, Rebecca Miller, Documentary, Robert De Niro, Thelma Schoonmaker, Paul Schrader, Spike Lee, Brian De Palma, Steven Spielberg, Sharon Stone, Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio
After The Hunt: May Prompt You to Think About What You Think You Think
Ballad of a Small Player: Colin Farrell Is the Ghost in the Casino in this Gambling Thriller
By Chris Knight
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Frankenstein: Guillermo del Toro Finally Gives the 'Monster' His Say
ReviewJim SlotekFrankenstein, Victor Frankenstein as the real monster, Guillermo del Toro, Mary Shelley’s original novel, Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Jacob Elordi as the creature, Toronto International Film Festival, Netflix
Loot: Season 3 - Maya Rudolph Keeps Giving, But the Political Edge is Lost
ReviewJim SlotekLoot, Apple TV+, Series spoof of billionaires, Maya Rudolph, Joel Kim Booster, Character modelled on Jeff Bezos' ex-wife, Creators Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Nat Faxon, Ana Gasteyer, Henry Winkler, X Mayo, Adam Scott
Kiss of the Spider Woman: Pucker Up For This Fun Musical Remake
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekBooks that become movies then movie musicals, Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1976 novel by Manuel Puig, Best actor Oscar for William Hurt, Diego Luna, Jennifer Lopez, Tonatiuh, Movies within movies, Kander and Ebb, Director Bill Condon
Good Fortune: Stacked Cast Elevates Ambling and Indebted Story
Have You Heard Judi Singh? A Gifted Black Punjabi Singer Returns to the Spotlight
PreviewJim SlotekHave You Heard Judi Singh?, Canadian, Baljit Sangra, Viva Mantra Films, South Asian stories, Lenny Breau, Western Canada, International Film Festival of South Asia, ReelWorld Fil, Festival, Documentary
Roofman: When Truth Is Stranger, and Perhaps Less Chipper, Than Fiction
Original-Cin Chat: The Partisan's Malcolm McDowell on His Polish Connections
Your Host: Wheel of Misfortune and No Whammies!
Bone Lake: Carnage Results from an Airbnb Double-Booked with an Oversexed Couple
ReviewJim SlotekMismatched couples with secret menace, Bone Lake, Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan, Writer Joshua Friedlander, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Marco Pigossi, Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita, Lakeside horror
V/H/S Halloween: A Dead Video Format Turns Deadly
ReviewJim SlotekV/H/S found-footage horror anthology, V/H/S Halloween, Short horror films by genre filmmakers, Bryan M. Ferguson, Anna Zlokovic, Coochie, Coochie Coo, Paco Plaza, Casper Kelly, Alex Ross Perry, Micheline Pitt-Norman, R.H. Norman, Shudder streaming service
