my film journal

This is the review that tells you about a new film that doesn’t suck. In fact it’s exceptionally good, but where do I start? Do I tell yo...

As our generation ages so also are the filmmakers and actors from that generation, who are becoming pre-occupied with making films that...

Mad Max: Fury Road is a shock wave of heavy metal madness for a new generation of rock n roll action junkies. This high octane road rage...

Ben Stiller, in addition to directing The Secret Life of Walter Mitty , also plays Walter Mitty, the likeable anonymous everyman livi...

A Toronto couple, Teresa (Deborah Hay) and Sam (Ben Carlson) reaching middle age with nothing but disappointment to show for their 20 y...

Kabukichô Love Hotel is a sweet heartfelt, thought provoking examination of a little-known and mysterious aspect of Japanese culture thr...

This is the first TV series I feel compelled to write about, it’s just that good. This highly acclaimed multi-award winning series from M...

Burden of Dreams (1982) is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the people and places involved in the making of Werner Herzog’s jungl...

A throwback to art school dramas like Fame (1980), without the spontaneous singing and dancing in the streets, Whiplash takes place in ...

The slogan on the Spanish poster of the Argentine film Wild Tales (2014) or Relatos Salvajes reads “We all have our animal side”...

Bask in the warm glow of this exuberant feel-good romance. There are so many wonderful things going for this film including a great cast ...

A luxury ski resort with all the modern conveniences catering to a wealthy clientele nestled among the scenic snow covered mountain peaks...

If you had a wife with a talent for art, but who lacked the drive to promote herself and her work, which just happened to be your specialty,...

“Sometimes it’s the people that no one imagines anything of, who do the things no one can imagine” This often repeated quote from the ...

Part Boyhood (2014) and part Full Metal Jacket (1987), this extraordinary coming-of-age documentary follows a boy’s harrowing journey t...