my film journal

What happens when someone so caring, considerate and beloved by his community, who has helped so many people through rough periods in the...

Fish Tank (2009) is not an easy film to watch but it’s very truthfully told and it will be difficult to find another film as mesmerizi...

Family dysfunction and disconnection after the passing of a parent is at the forefront of this whimsical comedy about three brothers, pla...

Clearly our childhood experiences and sexual awakening are being mined by many filmmakers for its rich potential for humor and depth of e...

Aardman is the only major animation studio still creating feature animation with traditional hand crafted techniques using clay (Clayma...

‘Everything will be alright in the end, and if it’s not alright, it’s not yet the end.’ This is the recurring mantra of The Best Exotic M...

If you’ve never seen any of the Men in Black films, this third one may actually be the best one to start with. There is a time travel el...

Ridley Scott's triumphant return to the Sci-fi genre that he helped redefine is probably one of the most anticipated films since The ...

The Alien anthology consists of four Sci-fi suspense thrillers made over the course of almost twenty years and directed by four of the m...

To celebrate the 50 th Anniversary of David Lean’s legendary magnum-opus Lawrence of Arabia (1962), one of the all-time most sweeping h...

Crumb (1995) is an unusually candid and intimate portrait of an underground adult comic book artist from the 60s, who loves to draw ...

Tim Burton is having another double feature year in 2012, like he did in 2005 when he released Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Cor...

Summer has officially started with this super cool, super fun, super-hero movie that brings together for the first time the heroes from s...

This is an affectionate behind the scenes look at the dedicated and passionate super-fans who attend the annual celebration of everythi...