Movie Reviews

2023

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find totaly 39 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
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Gilbert Seah
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This Week's Film Reviews ( Oct 6th, 2023)

FILM REVIEWS:   STRANGE WAY OF LIFE (Spain 2023) *** Directed by Pedro Almodovar   STRANGE WAY OF LIFE is a gay western directed by gay Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar, a film made in c... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
40

This Week's Film Reviews (Oct 13, 2023)

FILM REVIEWS:   THE PUPPETMAN (USA 2023) Embargo lifted Oct 9tj... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
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This Week's Film Reviews ( Sep 29th, 2024)

FILM REVIEWS: THE CREATOR (USA 2023) ** Directed by Gareth Edwards   The new 20th Century Fox/Disney sci-fi futuristic A.I. thriller THE CREATOR is a magnificently looking film of extraordin... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
174

This Week's Film Reviews ( Sep 22nd, 2023)

FILM REVIEWS:   THE BLACK BOOK (Nigeria 2023) *** Directed by Edith Effiong   THE BLACK BOOK is an action thriller from Nigeria.  It is for that fact that it is most interesting a... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
140

Best Films of TIFF 2023

I have seen a total of 85 films this year, my personal record.  (The previous record was 82 last year); made possible because of many pre-TIFF screenings and screeners provided by the publicists,... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
181

This Week's Film Reviews ( Sep 1st, 2023)

FILM REVIEWS: ASTRAKAN (France 2022) *** Directed by David Depesseville     Please check back then. ASTRAKAN opens with a shot of a boy looking at the cage of a tarantula in a ... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
197

This Week's Film Reviews ( Aug 25th, 2023)

FILM REVIEWS: GOLDA (UK/USA 2022) *** Directed  by Guy Native   GOLDA is a 2022 biographical drama film directed by Guy Nattiv and written by Nicholas Mart... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
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Toronto International Film Festival 2023 Capsule Reviews

The Toronto International Film Festival runs 7th to the 17th of September 2013.   Check this site continually for updates, especially of capsule reviews.  In general, capsule reviews ha... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
205

This Week's Film Reviews ( Aug 18th, 2023)

FILM REVIEWS:     BACK ON THE STRIP (USA2023) * Directed by Chris Spencer   After losing the woman of his dreams, Merlin (Spence Moore II) moves to Las Vegas to pursue work as a ... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
241

This Week's Film Reviews (Aug 11th, 2023)

A record of three French films open this week.  Not to be missed is THE BEASTS (France/Spain) which won the Cesar for Best Foreign film.   FILM REVIEWS:   AS BESTAS (THE BEASTS) (Sp... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
210

This Week's Film Reviews ( July 28th, 2023)

FILM REVIEWS:     KOKOMO CITY (USA 2023) *** Directed by D. Smith KOKOMO CITY serves as a prime example of guerrilla filmmaking. After facing rejections from five directors, D. Smi... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
338

This Week's Film Reviews ( Aug 4th, 2023)

FILM REVIEWS:  BROTHER (Canada 2002) ***1/2 Directed by Clement Virgo   BROTHER is Toronto’s own director Clement vein’s latest drama after he wowed audiences in 1995 with his debut fea... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
229

This Week's Film Reviews ( July 21st, 2023)

   Solid documentary CONCRETE VALLEY and solid blaxploittion comedy THEY CLONED TYRONE come with highishest recommendations. The much anticpated OPPENHEIMER also opens and the film soars. read more..

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Gilbert Seah
291

This Week's Film Reviews ( July 14th, 2023)

AFIRE (German title: Roter Himmel) Germany 2023) ***½ Directed by Christian Petzold   German director Christian Petzold revealed that he wanted to make a series of films loosely inspired by t... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
311

This Week's Film Reviews ( Jun 30, 2023)

  ELDORADO: EVERYTHING THE NAZIS HATE (Germany 2023)***1/2 Directed by Benjamin Cantu and Matt Lambert   In Berlin of the late Golden Twenties, the Eldorado is legendary a decadent and read more..

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Gilbert Seah
394

This Week's Film Reviews ( July 7th, 2023)

BIOSPHERE (USA 2022) ** Directed by Mel Eslyn   BIOSPHERE is the type of low budget smart-ass drama comedy typical the Duplass Brothers.   Their films include their debut feature THE PUFFY... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
293

This Week's Film Reviews ( Jun 23, 2023)

ASTEROID CITY (USA 2023) **** Directed by Wes Anderson   American writer and director filmmaker Wes Anderson has got his loyal fans.  His films are known especially for their eccentricity... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
276

This Week's Film Reviews ( Jun 16, 2023)

THE BLACKENING (USA 2022) ***Directed by Tim Story   In the typical slasher horror flick, the token minority member like the single black in an almost all white group is the first one to be... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
375

This Week's Film Reviews ( June 9th, 2023)

ALONERS (South Korea 2021) *** Directed by Hong Sung-eun   ALONERS is a South Korean film that has played in international film festivals that finally gets a release in North America.  It... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
272

This Week's Film Reviews ( June 2, 2023)

FILM REVIEWS: ALL MAN: THE INTERNATIONAL MALE STORY (USA 2022) * Directed by Bryan Darling and Jesse Finley Reed   This eye-popping doc follows the catalog of the brand International Male. &... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
321

This Week's Film Reviews (May 26th, 2023)

  ABOUT MY FATHER (USA 2023)  Directed by Laura Terruso           ABOUT MY FATHER is a romantic and father and son relationship comedy with Robert De Niro read more..

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Gilbert Seah
352

This Week's Film Reviews ( May 5, 2023)

FILM REVIEWS: CARMEN (Australia/France 2022) ** Directed by Benjamin Millepied   Benjamin Millepied, former principal dancer of the New York City Ballet and choreographer of the film BLACK S... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
363

This Week's Film Reviews ( Apr 21, 2023)

ALEX BORSTEIN: CORSETS & CLOWN SUITS (USA 2023) *** Directed by Scott Ellis   ALEX BORSTEIN: CORSETS & CLOWN SUITS is a deeply personal and wildly fictitious account of one woman’s a... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
323

This Week's Film Reviews ( May 19, 2023)

 FILM REVIEWS:   BAYI AJAIB (Indonesia 2023) *** Directed by Rako Prijanto   Indonesian horror movies are a genre in itself.  Every year, there are well over 100 films relea read more..

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Gilbert Seah
349

Hot Docs 2023 Toronto

Keep checking thos articlefor more capsule reviews of Hotb Docs. Trailer:   ANGEL  APPLICANT (USA 2023) ***½ Directed by Ken Meyer   In the documentary ANGEL APPLICANT, filmma... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
334

This Week's Film Reviews ( Apr 28, 2023)

FILM REVIEWS ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET (USA 2023) ***½ Directed by Kelly Freeman Craig   ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME MARGARET is an American coming-of-age period&nbs... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
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This Week's Film Reviews (May 12th, 2023)

FILM REVIEWS: BLACKBERRY (Canada 2023) Top 10 *****Dorectedby Matt Johnson      Have you ever wondered what would happen if you could rule the world, but no one would listen? This i... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
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This Week's Film Reviews ( Apr 7, 2023)

BALLOON ANIMAL (USA 2020) **Directed by Em Johnson BALLON ANIMAL is a coming-of-age story of a 24-year old female balloon animal artist, Poppy (Katherine Waddell) who works closely with her father ... read more..

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Gilbert Seah
440

This Week's Film Reviews ( Apr 14th, 2023)

        HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE (USA 2022) ** Directed by Daniel Goldhaber     HOW TO BLOW UP YOUR PIPELINE is a well-intentioned but unfortunately poorly exec read more..

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Gilbert Seah
790

This Week's Film Reviews ( Mar 31, 2023)

COLORBLIND (COLOURBLIND)(Canada 2022) ** Directed by Mostafa Keshvari COLOURBLIND the film begins with these words on the screen heralding the use of  technology to simulate colour blindness with ... read more..

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