Whiplash
Ok, so the plot may not be fresh or entirely plausible -- the tough as…
Boyhood
Wonderful storytelling, interesting characters, and the fascinating perspective of watching a child – the focus…
Nightcrawler
I’m glad I didn’t closely read the reviews for this film before I saw it…
Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
I had a great time watching Michael Keaton impress as a washed-up actor (known for…
Calvary
I admit that I am partial to almost anything the actor Brendan Gleeson does, so…
The Hundred-Foot Journey
This charming and sweet fable – a family of talented cooks fleeing violence in India…
Million Dollar Arm
Based on a true story, I was pleasantly surprised to quite enjoy this tale of…
Gone Girl
Given that the plot of this movie very closely follows that of the book upon…
St. Vincent
I think that if you like Bill Murray, you’ll like this film even though the…
Force Majeure
I missed this one when it was at the 2014 TIFF, but Sweden’s official Oscar…
The Obvious Child
I thought the concept – a comedienne, played by Jenny Slate, accidentally becomes pregnant as the…
22 Jump Street
Better than the first movie (in what is surely to be a lengthy series) –…
The Judge
I agree with a number of movie critics who complained that the story is weak,…
Borgman
The Netherlands submission for best foreign film Oscar in 2014, this is an intriguing story…
Snowpiercer
The title of this Korean film (with the characters speaking mainly in English) is the…
Citizen Koch
I didn’t know much about the U.S. billionaire Koch brothers (of Koch Industries fame), so…
A Most Wanted Man
Based on John le Carre novel of the same name, this film, set in Germany,…
The Best Offer
If you enjoy watching Geoffrey Rush in full acting action, you will likely find this…
Mitt
This documentary follows US presidential candidate Mitt Romney, his family and advisors in his 2008…
Night Moves
Although Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning play their parts well, I didn’t find this tale…
An Honest Liar
A very entertaining documentary about the globally famous magician-turned-paranormal debunker James Randi. From Randi’s start…
The Trip to Italy
I really liked the first in this (so-far) two part series – The Trip –…
Welcome to New York
A melodramatic imagining of a slice of the life of a very powerful international finance…
It Follows
A nifty horror (kind of sci-fi) story that is hard to describe – something about…
This is My Land
Interesting documentary about how the Israeli and Palestinian school systems teach the histories of their…
The Equalizer
I can watch Denzel Washington do pretty much anything on the big screen. This is…
Love is Strange
The story can be predicted in advance – gay men tie the knot, resulting in…
Mommy
This French Canadian film by Xavier Dolan was Canada’s official entry for a foreign film…
The Good Lie
Another film where you can see what’s coming, but Reese Witherspoon is enjoyable as an…
The Guest
A enjoyable popcorn tale of a discharged soldier, obviously hiding something, who insinuates himself into…
Code Black
An interesting and entertaining documentary about the busiest public E.R. in the US – at…
Tu Dors Nicole
The critics seem to have been a lot more impressed than I was with this…
John Wick
What more needs to be said: Keanu Reeves is a retired hitman pulled back into…
Listen Up Philip
Jason Schwartzman is quite good as a bitter and self-absorbed writer who is taken under…
Lucy
I like watching Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman in most things, but I lost interest…
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Yes, the cinematography is very impressive, dazzling in places, but there is not one mm…
The Skeleton Twins
Estranged bro and sis, the twins of the title, each very deep into depression (for…
The Rover
Set in a particularly bleak looking part of the Australian Outback, our hero, played by…
Laggies
Who doesn’t like Keira Knightley? Very few, I believe. So why did I lose interest…
Aire Libre
This film from Argentina focuses on a young couple dealing with number of challenges: careers,…