FILM REVIEW | Cocoon
Cocoon is a true depiction of the trials and triumphs of female adolescence, a coming-of-age tale that every woman can relate to.
FILM REVIEW | Dating Amber – Growing up gay is not easy
Fionn O’Shea and Lola Petticrew are just about perfect as a young couple who pretend to fall in love in1995 Ireland in the new film Dating Amber. But they are […]
FILM REVIEW | The Ground Beneath My Feet – Intense
Very intense and dramatic, The Ground Beneath My Feet is a pure psychological thriller that will mess with your head. German with English subtitles, and released in Germany last year, […]
FILM REVIEW | Can You Ever Forgive Me?
★★★★ | Can You Ever Forgive Me? Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant both play gay characters in the fantastic Can You Ever Forgive Me? Based on the life of […]
FILM REVIEW: Carol
In the new film ‘Carol’, Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett play two women who fall in love at a time when it was not accepted and actually frowned upon. Director […]
FILM REVIEW | Broken Gardenias
★ | Broken Gardenias Jenni is a misfit and a nerd. She is so clumsy that she breaks most of the plant pots at the nursery where she works and […]
FILM REVIEW | Appropriate Behaviour
The story peters out with little conclusion other than the fact that Ms Akhavan is an immensely talented performer and is a powerful presence on the screen. I am sure that we will see a great deal more of this future star.
FILM REVIEW | Who’s Afraid Of Vagina Wolf?
★★ | Who’s Afraid Of Vagina Wolf? Anna has just turned 40. She’s a chubby Cuban/American lesbian filmmaker, lonely, depressed and with more than a generous helping of self-pity that […]
FILM REVIEW | Bumblef**k USA
★★★★ | Bumblef**k USA Newbie filmmaker Aaron Douglas Johnson’s debut feature is an unsettling docu-drama hybrid that arose from a very personal tragedy in his life. Johnson was born in […]
FILM REVIEW | Finding Vivian Maier
★★★★★ | Finding Vivian Maier A young graduate working on a history project bought a suitcase full of photographic negatives in a Chicago auction hoping that one or two them […]
FILM REVIEW | Tru Love
★★★★ | Tru Love When 60-year-old Alice comes to Toronto six months after becoming a widow, her daughter Suzanne a lawyer is too busy at work to be home to […]