Movie Reviews Archive

2015

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find all 75 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

26 Dec

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

Best 10 Films of 2015

TOP 10 FILMS OF 2015 The end of the year arrives with the best 10 lists of everything. As for films, it is always the same each year. For the first 11 months of the year - nada. A read more..

24 Dec

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

These are the film reviws of the films that open Christmas Day. Among them are CONCUSSION, DADDY'S HOME, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, POINT BREAK, JOY and THE BIG SHORT. FILM REVIEWS: ANOMALISA (USA read more..

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2015

20 Dec

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2015

The full list of Toronto Film Critics Association Awards winners and runners-up: BEST PICTURE “Carol” (Entertainment One) Runners-up & read more..

18 Dec

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Dec 18, 2015)

The Chistmas movies are coming. But catch STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS first. The film is excellent, well worth all the hype and anticipation. See it FIRST! FILM REVIEWS: read more..

11 Dec

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Dec 11, 2015)

New films opening are IN THE HEART OF THE SEA and two highly recommended films CAROL and SLEEPING GIANT. FILM REVIEWS: CAROL (USA 2015) Top 10 ***** Directed by Todd Haynes CAROL, first scre read more..

09 Dec

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

Canada's Top 10 Films

NEWS RELEASE TIFF TOASTS THE TRUE NORTH’S CINEMATIC BEST Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival expands with three-city simulcast and coast-to-coast screenings Celebrated lineup includes works by Patri read more..

03 Dec

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Dec 4, 2016)

No big movies opening this week, but some significant ones. LIFE and LEGEND are two worthwhile films making their debut. AL PURDY WAS HERE and TRUFFAUT/HITCHCOCK are two docs that also o read more..

TIFF Cinematheque Presents - Stop Motion Animation

26 Nov

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

TIFF Cinematheque Presents - Stop Motion Animation

TIFF Cinematheque Presents - STOP MOTION ANIMATION Stop motion animation is an animation technique used as far back as the invention of film. French pioneer George Melies had used it in movin read more..

25 Nov

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Nov 25, 2015)

Early Wednesday openings this week of VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN, CREED and THE GOOD DINOSAUR to celebrate the American Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. TIFF Cinematheque begins their series on stop-mo read more..

20 Nov

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Nov 20, 2015)

Opening this week are THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 and THE NIGHT BEFORE. If Hollywood films are not your cup of tea, other films opening include I SMILE BACK, BROOKLYN and MAN UP. read more..

12 Nov

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Nov 13, 2015)

Opening this week are THE 33 and the Christmas comedy LOVE THE COOPERS. Other films opening include the limited release of BY THE SEA, the weird drama comedy ENTERTAINMENT, and drama SPOTLIGHT read more..

11 Nov

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

European Union Film Festival 2015

EUFF (European Union Film Festival) 2015 The EUFF returns agains this year in November for a huge slate of new films from different countries in the European Union. The best thing about this read more..

TIFF Cinematheque Presents - Liz and Marilyn

06 Nov

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

TIFF Cinematheque Presents - Liz and Marilyn

TIFF CINEMATHEQUE PRESENTS - LIZ AND MARILYN TIFF Cinematheque presents - classics starring Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. In conjunction with the Andy Warhol exhibit currently going on read more..

03 Nov

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Nov 6, 2015)

James Bond springs into action this week. Already breaking records all over the world, SPECTRE expects to have a North American gross of over $90million this weekend. Also opening is the read more..

31 Oct

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

Reel Asian Film Festival Toronto (2015)

REEL ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL (TORONTO) 2015 The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Reel Asian), presented by National Bank, celebrates its 19th annual festival from November 5-15, 2015 in read more..

30 Oct

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Oct 30, 2015)

Lots of films opening this week. Big ones are OUR BRAND IS CRISIS and SUFFRAGETTE. FILM REVIEWS: THE ASSASSIN (Taiwan 2015) *** Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien The big hit at th read more..

21 Oct

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Oct 23, 2015)

Opening this week is THE LAST WITCH HUNTER. Quite a few smaller films are opening including GUIBORD S'EN VA T-EN GUERRE, REMEMBER, A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY, NORTHERN SOUL among others. The TIF read more..

TIFF Cinematheque Presents - Maurice Pialat

19 Oct

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

TIFF Cinematheque Presents - Maurice Pialat

TIFF Cinematheque Presents - The films of Maurice Pialat TIFF Cinematheque presents from October 22nd, a retrospective of the films of Maurice Pialat, the Cannes Palme d’Or Award Winner (for SOUS L read more..

16 Oct

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Oct 16, 2015)

Films opening include BRIDGE OF SPIES, STEVE JOBS, the new Deepa Metha hit BEEBA BOYS and the Guillermo Del Toro ghostly horror CRIMSON PEAK. The Deepa Metha film restrospective continues at TIFF read more..

08 Oct

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Oct 9, 2015)

Films opening include PAN, and two weird films, THE FORBIDDEN ROOM and THE CREEPING GARDEN, a documentary about slime moulds. The Deepa Metha film restrospective opens this week ahead of read more..

TIFF Cinematheque Presents - Deepa Metha

07 Oct

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

TIFF Cinematheque Presents - Deepa Metha

TIFF Cinamatheque presents - Deepa Metha Quote: “I am not a politician, I am a filmmaker, and although you should be able to distance yourself from your own work and be objective about it, there i read more..

29 Sep

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Oct 2, 2015)

Films opening include THE WALK, THE MARTIAN and a few smaller gems. This is the time of year where last year's 2014 TIFF films are dumped to the theatres. Some of these are quite good fi read more..

24 Sep

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Sep 25, 2015)

Films opening include HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, THE INTERN and a few smaller gems. This is the time of year where last year's 2014 TIFF films are dumped to the theatres. Some of these are qu read more..

20 Sep

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

The Best Films at TIFF 2015

THE BEST FILMS AT TIFF 2015 Here are the best films of the 40th Anniversary edition of the Toronto International Film Festival from the different perspectives of the audience, the critics and of cour... read more..

17 Sep

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Sep 18, 2015)

Films opening include EVEREST, CAPTIVE and MAZE RUNNER 2: THE SCORCH TRIALS. The Toronto International Film Festival begins. Lots and lots of new films here. FILM REVIEWS: EVEREST (USA 20 read more..

11 Sep

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Sep 11, 2015)

Films opening include THE VISIT and WOLF TOTEM. The Toronto International Film Festival begins. Lots and lots of new films here. FILM REVIEWS: THE VISIT (USA 2015) **** Directed by M. Nig read more..

04 Sep

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Sep 4, 2015)

Films opening include THE TRANSPORTER REFUELD, DRAGON BLADE, THE JOURNEY HOME and the doc MERU. FILM REVIEWS: DRAGON BLADE (China/HK 2015) * Directed by Daniel Lee DRAGON read more..

27 Aug

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Aug 28, 2015)

Big Films opening this week are WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS and NO ESCAPE. TIFF Cinematheque presents a retrospective of Ingrid Bergman films. FILM REVIEWS: COURT (India 2014) ***1/2 Directed by read more..

TIFF 2015 (40th Anniversary) Capsule Reviews

25 Aug

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

TIFF 2015 (40th Anniversary) Capsule Reviews

TIFF 2015 (CAPSULE REVIEWS) That time of the year again, where Toronto goes to the movies, sleep less and get star glazed. From the 10th to 20th of September inclusive, TIFF the 40th annivers read more..

20 Aug

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Aug 21, 2015)

Big Films opening this week (about about efficient human killing machines) are AMERICAN ULTRA and HITMAN:AGENT 47. FILM REVIEWS: AMERICAN ULTRA (USA 2015) read more..

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