Montreal, My Beautiful: Joan Chen Luminous (As Usual) Is a Hit in Quebecois Film
ReviewJim SlotekMontreal, My Beautiful, Xiaodan He, Joan Chen, Charlotte Aubin, John Xu, Pei Yao Xu, Canadian, Drama, Hong Kong, Chinese, Immigrant stories
Pillion: Aloof Alexander Skarsgärd Meets Puppy-Eyed Harry Melling in Offbeat Dom-Com
ReviewJim SlotekPillion, Harry Lighton, Adaptation, LGBTQ+, Harry Melling, Alexander Skarsgärd, Lesley Sharp, Douglas Hodge, Queer, Gay culture, Drama, British
Original-Cin Q&A: Joan Chen on Learning French (and Freedom) in Montreal, My Beautiful
By Bonnie Laufer
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Soul’s Road: Canadian Country Star Dallas Smith as a Hometown Hero Seeking Redemption
ReviewJim SlotekSoul’s Road, Drama, Redemption, Canadian film, Joel Stewart, Dallas Smith, Camille Stopps, Allan Hawco, Celeste Desjardins, Geena Meszaros, Josh Collins, Charlie Gillespie
The Testament of Ann Lee: A Visionary Religious Musical, For Better and Worse
ReviewJim SlotekThe Testament of Ann Lee, TIFF '25, Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet, Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Abbott, Matthew Beard, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Period piece, Musical, Drama
The Well: Dipping Back in For One More Dystopian Drama
By Chris Knight
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5 Questions and Answers from Jodie Foster about A Private Life (the Film, Not Her Own)
H is for Hawk: Adaptation of Grief Memoir Lovely If Earthbound
ReviewJim SlotekH is for Hawk, Drama, Adaptation, Helen Macdonald, Philippa Lowthorpe, Emma Donoghue, Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson, Lindsay Duncan, Josh Dylan, Denise Gough, Falconry
Sheepdog: A Dramatic Reminder that War is Hell
Sound of Falling: Giving Voice to the Ghosts of Young Womanhood
ReviewJim SlotekSound of Falling, Mascha Schilinski, Hanna Heckt, Filip Schnak, Lea Drinda, Martin Rother, Lena Urzendowsky, Laeni Geisseler, Zöe Baer, German, Cannes Jury Prize, Drama
The Choral: A Too-Gentle Nod to the Transformative Power of Art
ReviewJim SlotekThe Choral, TIFF '25, Alan Bennett, Nicholas Hytner, British film, Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Taylor Uttley, Amara Okereke, Mark Addy, WWI, Drama
Rosemead: Well-Acted Telling of True-Life Tragedy Offers Neither Remedy nor Catharsis
ReviewJim SlotekRosemead, Eric Lin, Marilyn Fu, Lucy Liu, Lawrence Shou, Drama, True Story, James Chen, Madison Hu, Jennifer Lim, Orion Lee
Original-Cin Q&A: Aimee Carrero on the Rigors of Playing a Paramedic in New Film Code 3
By Bonnie Laufer
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Dust Bunny: Mads Mikkelsen Makes Assassin-as-Father-Figure Work in Eccentric Drama
Resurrection: Director Bi Gan’s Latest a Fantastical Trip for (and About) the Senses
ReviewJim SlotekResurrection, Bi Gan, Science fiction, Fantastical, Shu Qi, Jackson Yee, Chen Yongzhong, Mark Chao, Cannes, Chinese, Chinese science fiction, Drama
The Secret Agent: 70s-Era Brazilian Thriller with an Absurdist Twist One of the Year’s Best
ReviewJim SlotekThe Secret Agent, TIFF '25, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Wagner Moura, Alice Carvahlo, Maria Fernando Cândido, Brazilian, Drama, Thriller, Political thriller, Portuguese, Cannes
Eternity: Till Death Do Us Part? Not So Fast!
By Chris Knight
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Original-Cin Chat: Zacharias Kunuk on Trolls, The Fog Lady, and True Love in Wrong Husband
ReviewJim SlotekZacharias Kunuk, TIFF '25, Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband), Canadian films, Canadian films at TIFF, Theresia Kappianaq, Haiden Angutimarik, Inuit directors, Drama, Fable, Indigenous storytelling
Original-Cin Q&A: Meadowlarks Director, Star on Unravelling a Fraught Indigenous Story
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekMeadowlarks, TIFF '25, Tasha Hubbard, Michael Greyeyes, Carmen Moore, Alex Rice, Michelle Thrush, Indigenous storytelling, Drama, Canadian, Based on a true story
Jay Kelly: High-Wattage Cast Unserved by Director Noah Baumbach’s Wobbly Satire
ReviewJim SlotekJay Kelly, Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer, George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, Jim Broadbent, Riley Keough, Netflix, Drama, Comedy, Dramedy
