my film journal

You will fall in love with The Second Mother , a charming honest and hilarious Brazilian drama. Regina Casé – from the award winning f...

American Ultra is a sweet tender puppy that becomes Cujo the raging killer dog. It’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) meets Jaso...

Virtuoso director and actor Vittorio De Sica, who crafted such all-time Italian neorealist classics as Bicycle Thieves (1948) and ...

AMY , Asif Kapadia’s devastating new documentary about UK’s silky voiced, troubled jazz diva Amy Winehouse is a revealing eye opener and...

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...