Wind River
An excellent, slow-burn thriller set in the cold and open spaces of Wyoming, about a…
The Big Sick
One of my favourites of the year, this story is based on the real-life experiences…
Dunkirk
This take on Britain’s (including many civilians) rescue of hundreds of thousands of British and…
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
This documentary is the sequel (after 10 years) to Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, a film which…
The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith
Eugene Smith was a renowned photojournalist for LIFE magazine the 1950s who had a NYC…
American Made
“Inspired” by a true story, Tom Cruise has fun as a swaggering airline pilot who…
Atomic Blonde
Undoubtedly stylish, with a number of well-choreographed action scenes, but this story of an MI-6…
Manifesto
“A+” for creativity, but I found these 13 vignettes, each one starring the great Cate…
Integral Man
The mathematician (and musician, philanthropist, champion of gay rights….) Jim Stewart seems to have made…
Hounds of Love
A tense and frightening tale set in suburban Down Under abut a couple who abduct,…
Tickling Giants
Baseem Youseff has been called Egypt’s Jon Stewart for his biting political commentary and humour,…
Spider-man: Homecoming
Enjoyable popcorn flick, better than most of the previous entries in this franchise, that sees…
The Women’s Balcony
The balcony is where women are seated in many orthodox Jewish synagogues. In this film,…
A Ghost Story
I don't see much opportunity for ambivalent reactions to this story of a man (quietly…
The Wizard of Lies
The story focuses not on the details of one of the world’s largest Ponzi schemes,…
The Beguiled
I’m not sure why director Sofia Coppola decided to remake a 1971 film (starring Clint…