2016

I think I would enjoy watching the great French actress Isabelle Huppert in any film,…

I enjoy Jessica Chastain’s work and I am quite fond of political dramas, but this…

Natalie Portman is in top form with her portrayal of Jackie Kennedy in the aftermath…

This is one close-up and intense look at mental illness in the troubled relationship of…

Do I really need to tell you about the plot of this new installment of…

Everything in this Chilean movie is open for interpretation as a fictional police detective chases…

This one needs to be seen – if you plan on seeing it – on…

Stylish (what else would one expect from director Tom Ford), engaging, noirish, and enjoyable, but…

Slow and too showy first half, picks up in the 2nd half with the viewer…

Ron Howard directed this fun documentary of the Beatles introduction to America (and the wider…

An important and inspiring story – the real-life fight by an American interracial couple Virginia…

The great actress, Isabelle Huppert, is the only real reason to see this new (French)…

A decent documentary on the militarization of US police forces and how that plays out…

One of the most bizarre films I’ve seen (it’s both a docudrama and a musical),…

The original film, also starring Tom Cruise, was silly but enjoyable.  This sequel is silly…

Based on the exploits of six contractors who served as security for US diplomats and…

A fictionalized account of a U.S. slave revolt in 1831, led by the slave and…

How can a film about an autistic (but high functioning) accountant who, in his spare…

A 2-hour fun adventure ride in the Golden Triangle involving Chinese narcotics officers, Thai police,…

The acting (lead Rebecca Hall, ably supported by Michael C. Hall) is quite good, and…

Who says that the more intelligent animals should not be treated as (sort of) persons…

I don’t watch Oliver Stone movies to learn “the truth,” but I do expect to…

First time director, little known actors playing US border agents manning a quiet highway checkpoint,…

Given the inspirational true story behind this film – an illiterate girl from the slums…

Tom Hanks shines, as usual, in his portrayal of the pilot “Sully” Sullenberger who, in…

The most recent film by Xavier Dolan – and a major prize winner at Cannes…

A quiet tale of three plus one sisters in contemporary Japan, where the plus one…

A very black comedy from Norway in which the droll Stellan Skarsgård plays, and I’m…

A low key and just ok sci-fi story about a mysterious corporation, an experiment involving…

Fun idea – father raising his large brood somewhere in the forests of the US…

I think the critics, generally, have been a little too tough on this adaptation of…

Set in France in the last years, this film is based on the true story…

Set in the slums of Medellín, Colombia, where the police try not to go, this…

Apparently this film was the 10th highest grossing film coming out of Nollywood (a.k.a. the Nigerian…

Set in the poor areas of big city Philippine, we follow the eponymous character as…

A taxi driver in some big and busy city in China, struggling to make a…

Amanda Gunn (of Breaking Bad fame) is very good as a strong and ambitious –…

What a struggle it must have been for Meryl Streep, trained in real life to…

The talented Natalie Portman is the star, screenplay writer, and director of this time-shifting Hebrew…

A powerful and frightening documentary look at how an advocate for women’s rights – nicknamed…

Fascinating true story – of an operation by Czech exiled resistance fighters to assassinate a…

Three teens break into the home of blind ex-military man in the hopes of a…

I went into this film with an open mind (as usual!), but after an intriguing…

Matthew McConaughey, playing a farmer and soldier in 1860s Mississippi  (during the Civil War), keeps…

I am a fan of some of the earlier Bourne films, but this one doesn’t…

Better than the average for this genre, the three leading ladies ( Kristen Bell, Kathryn…

A dark story, from Down Under, involving a son returning to his family home after…

I appreciated the theme – the competitive nature of man (men in particular here) –…

Don Cheadle plays jazz trumpeter Miles Davis during some of more rough years. The story…

I saw this Hong Kong made sequel – the original, which I have not seen,…

I’m not sure why a remake of the original Ghostbusters was needed (aside from money,…

I would recommend this film only to hard core fans of writer/director Todd Solondz (Welcome…

An interesting and enjoyable documentary ride back to Louisiana and Mississippi with some of the…

Crude and rude, yes, but also many flashes of intelligence and creativity (and humour) in…

Based on a Jane Austen novella, this is the type of film I feel I…

Beautiful rural and isolated west coast setting, a nation (or perhaps world)-wide power failure, two…

Susan Sarandon is a joy to watch as she plays, yes, a meddling mom who…

I’m not that familiar with the work of director Johnni To, but this Hong Kong…

Although the film is riddled with clichés, this based-on-true events story of Srinivasa Ramanujan (played…

Just as preposterous as the original, the 5 “horsemen” (including one new character and the…

Very interesting documentary on the life and controversial work of moral philosopher, writer and journalist…

Greta Gerwig has seemed to slot herself into one kind of role recently  – bumbler…

This is what happens when Spike Lee brings ancient Greek theatre (in this case, Lysistrata,…

An absurdist story of a time in the not so distant future where single people…

Ethan Hawke does very well as the drug addicted and pained soul of Chet Baker,…

What do you have to know about this film:  things are going to be blown…

I had not read much about this superhero movie before seeing it, and I was…

The only reason I didn’t put this disappointing film in the “not recommended” category is…

The storyline is familiar:  dirty cops up to no good whose plans are foiled by…

This Colombian film that was nominated for a foreign language Academy.   The themes of colonization…

John Goodman is good in everything, in my humble opinion, and he doesn’t disappoint in…

As is typical for aMichael Moore movie, Mr. Moore is front and centre in almost…

If you see this film it should be for the journey, not the destination.  What…

When director Terrence Malick is at his best (e.g. the non-dreamy sequences in Tree of…

Set somewhere in Bosnia, this film follows a day in the life of fictional international…

Based on the true tale of the strange relationship between a homeless elderly woman (marvellously…

Stars George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Ralph Fiennes and Tilda Swinton look to be having a…

Are the visions and disappearances real or the imaginings of a family, banished from their…

A simple documentary story – four world renowned astronomers, to celebrate their 50th anniversary of their…

Enjoyable viewing for 2+ hours, whether you recall (or have seen) any or all of…

Leonardo DiCaprio is excellent as an explorer and fur trapper of the American wilderness (in…

Jennifer Lawrence (and supporting actor Bradley Cooper) makes this film better than it deserves to…

An intriguing, tense, slow but effective film from Romania that follows a middle-aged family man…

An interesting but, in my opinion, a not too exciting behind the scenes look at…

Fine for watching on a plane, where I saw this slight, sappy but reasonably enjoyable…

An annoying, immature and self-absorbed American man makes his way to Copenhagen to try and…

I wouldn’t say this film isn’t at least decent, but I was disappointed with a…