Articles by James Brotheridge

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  TIFF Review: 'Knuckle City' Explores Masculinity From the Boxing Ring

  Directed by Jahmil X.T. Qubeka

  PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2019

  With a rich cinematic history of boxing films to draw from, writer and director Jahmil X.T. Qubeka pulls one of the most on-point reference...

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  'Always Be My Maybe' Is a Rom-Com From a Slightly Different Perspective

  Directed by Nahnatchka Khan

  PUBLISHED May 30, 2019

  The heat coming off of the trailer for Always Be My Maybe was palpable, even if what the preview promised was comfort food. Pairing hit sta...

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  'All Is True' Gives Branagh a Chance to Play the Bard Himself

  Directed by Kenneth Branagh

  PUBLISHED May 21, 2019

  Without being immersed in certain theatrical scenes, I can't say where a man like Kenneth Branagh ranks among the interpreters of William S...

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  'Arctic' Won't Soothe Winter Anxiety, but We Can Keep Mads Mikkelsen Company

  Directed by Joe Penna

  PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2019

  A February Canadian release for a movie like Arctic has potential for risks and rewards. As audiences here are struggling with temperatures...

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  'Serenity' Offers Noir on the Water but Lacks Clarity

  Directed by Steven Knight

  PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2019

  Screenwriter-by-trade Steven Knight's last film as director, Locke, is almost all talk, literally. Tom Hardy spends the entire film in his...

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  CUFF Docs Review: 'Rodents of Unusual Size' Offers the Pro and Anti Giant Rat Perspective

  Directed by Quinn Costello, Chris Metzler and Jeff Springer

  PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2018

  Nutria are immediately memorable if you get a look at their faces. The rodent's size is noteworthy — about the size of a beaver. The thing,...

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  CUFF Docs Review: 'People's Republic of Desire' Exposes the Dark Side of Chinese Social Media

  Directed by Hao Wu

  PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2018

  Obsolescence is the threat looming over every streaming host in People's Republic of Desire, the same that hangs over many content producer...

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  'Science Fair' Sees the Future Through Young Minds

  Directed by Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2018

  Science Fair, the new documentary produced by National Geographic, doesn't start with a hypothesis, but with an assertion. The filmmakers s...