Headhunters
A fun, noirish modern-day Norwegian (subtitled) crime/mystery/thriller that I found worthy of the effort required to…
Men In Black 3
I wasn’t expecting much but I quite enjoyed the silliness and humour of this third…
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
A charming documentary about an 80-something-year-old Michelin rated sushi chef in a small nondescript basement…
The Dictator
From the man who brought you Borat and Bruno and Ali G, a crude, rude…
Footnote
Israel’s entry for the best foreign film Oscar, the performances make this movie worth your…
Big Boys Gone Bananas!*
A well-made doc which follows the Swedish filmmaker of an earlier film, Bananas – about the multinational…
The Cabin in the Woods
A nifty little horror film which has some fun with horror film conventions. Some genuinely…
Sound of My Voice
An impressive small budget American film about a couple investigating the leader of cult who…
The Salt of Life
A small Italian (subtitled) film that follows a 60-year-old recent retiree who, because he believes…
The Raid: Redemption
A violent Indonesian film (subtitled) tracking a SWAT-type police team, complete with police corruption, trying…
Safe
The usual Jason Statham action film, totally ridiculous, but fun if you are in the…
Turn Me On Dammit!
A small Norwegian film (subtitled), set in a very small town, about a 15-year-old girl…
Twelfth Night
The film of a live Stratford production of Shakespeare’s play. Super acting – Brian Dennehy…
The Avengers
Other than Robert Downey Jr.’s performance, I got tired of the story after a while. …
21 Jump Street
I found the laughs – and there were some very good ones – too few…
The Hunger Games
Not badly done (I haven’t read the books) but I was surprised at how easy…
The Deep Blue Sea
The critics loved this film – originally a play – about the affair and depression…