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This Week's Film Reviews (Aug 1st, 2025)

July 25, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Aug 1st, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: DELEGATION (Israel/Germany/Poland 2023) ** Directed by Asaf Saban A delegation is defined as a set of people chosen or elected to represe... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Aug 8th, 2025)

July 25, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Aug 8th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: ANIMALE (France/Belgium/Saudi Arabia 2024) *** Directed by Emma Benestan In the Camargue region of the South of France, there remains an infamous, long-standing tradition of b... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Jul 25th, 2025)

July 20, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Jul 25th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: AJ GOES TO THE DOG PARK (USA 2024) ***Directed by Toby Jones AJ GOES TO THE DOG PARK begins with a timer warning that states that the film begins 3..2… 1 second(s).&... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Jul 18th, 2025)

July 15, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Jul 18th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: ALMOST FAMILY (Brazil 2025) **½ Directed by Felipe Joffily A Brazilian father finds a worthy opponent or opponents when he meets his daughter's Argentinian in-laws.... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( July 11th, 2025)

July 09, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( July 11th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: BRICK (Germany 2025) *** Directed by Philip Koch In the spirit of puzzling escape films like THE PLATFORM and CUBE comes BRICK, a claustrophobic mystery sci-fi thriller with ... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( July 4th, 2025)

July 02, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( July 4th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: 40 ACRES (Canada 2024) *** Directed by R.T. Thorne Just as the recent hit SINNER plays with Black History and horror, 40 ACRES plays with Black History and the thriller genre.... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews (June 27th, 2025)

June 21, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (June 27th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: F1 (USA 2025) ***½ Directed by Joseph Kosinski F1 (marketed as F1 the Movie) is a 2025 American sports drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski&nb... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews (Jun 20th, 2025)

June 13, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Jun 20th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: 28 YEARS LATER (UK 2025) **** Directed by Danny Boyle Scots Danny Boyle has proven a tremendous force in films with critically acclaimed and box office hits like SHALLOW GRAVE... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Jun 13th, 2025)

May 31, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Jun 13th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: BEST WISHES TO ALL (Japan 2023) **Directed by Yûta Shimotsu BEST WISHES TO ALL is a Japanese psychological horror film directed by Yûta Shimotsu, adapted from his award-winnin... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews (June 6th, 2025)

May 30, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (June 6th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: DANGEROUS ANIMALS (Australia 2025) ***½ Directed by Sean Byrne A twisted low-life serial killer kidnaps teens and feeds them to sharks. The film’s clever captio... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( May 30th, 2025)

May 26, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( May 30th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: BEAUTIFUL EVENING, BEAUTIFUL DAY (Lijepa večer, lijep dan)(Croatia/Canada/Poland/Cyprus/Bosnia/Herzegovinia 2024) *** Directed by Ivona Juka Despite the bright and che... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( May 23rd, 2025)

May 17, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( May 23rd, 2025)

HORROR films are taking the limelight this year with films like THE SURRENDER streaming on Netflix this week and the film BRING HER BACK set to open next week. FILM REVIEWS: AIR FORCE ELITE:... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( May 16th, 2025)

May 03, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( May 16th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: FRIENDSHIP (USA 2024) *** Directed by Andrew DeYoung Premiering at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness Section, FRIENDSHIP is that rare non-horr... read more..

Cannes 2025 - Capsule Reviews of Select Fils

May 02, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

Cannes 2025 - Capsule Reviews of Select Fils

CAPSULE REVIEWS of Select Films will be posted once embargoes have lifted. Embargo dates listed. Please click on this link, which will take you to our sister site. read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( May 9th, 2025)

May 02, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( May 9th, 2025)

FILM REVIEW: BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ (UK 2024) ****Directed by Ella Wright The Battle of Britain and The Blitz were distinct but connected events in World War II. The Battle of Brit... read more..

April 25, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( May 2, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOUR (USA 2025) *** Directed by Paul Feig At the end of the Paul Feig 1981 film A SIMPLE FAVOUR, it is revealed that Emily has been sentenced to 20 years in... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Apr 25th, 2025)

April 18, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Apr 25th, 2025)

BULLET TRAIN EXPLOSION (Japan 2025) *** Directed by Shinji Higuchi[ BULLET TRAIN EXPLOSION (Japanese: Shinkansen Daibakuha, lit. 'The Shinkansen's Big Explosion') ... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews (Apr 18th, 2025)

March 30, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews (Apr 18th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: CALL OF THE VOID (USA 2024) ** Directed by James B. Cox CALL OF THE VOID is set in the Appalachian Mountain range in the United States. The recent drama APPALACHIAN DOG,... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Apr 11th, 2025)

March 30, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Apr 11th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: THE AMATEUR (USA 2025) **** Directed by James Hawes Written by Ken Nolan, Gary Spinelli and Robert Littell and directed with efficient technicality, the international ... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Mar 28th, 2025)

March 25, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Mar 28th, 2025)

Two entertaining and compelling documentaries to watch include CON MUM from Netflix and AUM about a Japanese killer cult. Two excellent films, MISERICORDIA from France and GRAND TOUR, are Must-S... read more..

March 24, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

Netflix Series ADOLESCENCE

ADOLESCENCE (UK 2025) ***** Directed by Philip Barantini I seldom review streaming or TV series but ADOLESCENCE makes the exception. It is a 4 episode series, one hour in length each, and... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Apr 4th, 2025)

March 18, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Apr 4th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: 825 FOREST ROAD (USA 2024) *** Directed by Stephen Cognetti The new Shudder original horror flick 825 FOREST HILL begins with a shaky and confusing start. It takes a wh... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Mar 21st, 2025)

March 18, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Mar 21st, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: THE ALTO KNIGHTS (USA 2025) **** Directed by Barry Levinson THE ALTO KNIGHTS is a film by old people with old people as the protagonists. Robert De Niro has dua... read more..

March 17, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

Canadian Film Fest 2025

CANADIAN FILM FEST - 2025 Canadian Film Fest (CFF), the indie-spirited festival dedicated to celebrating Canadian filmmakers, today announced its lineup for the 2025 edition of the festi... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Mar 14th, 2025)

March 10, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Mar 14th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: BLACK BAG (USA 2025) **** Directed by Steven Soderbergh Espionage was a favourite premise in films from the 60s to beyond, fuelled by the ever-po... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Mar 7th, 2025)

March 02, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Mar 7th, 2025)

Many ambitious movies opening this week - all not ending up that impressive. Read on....... FILM REVIEWS: DELICIOUS (Germany 2025) ** Written and Directed by Nele Mueller-Stöfe... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Feb 28th, 2025)

February 21, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Feb 28th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: BODY ODYSSEY (Italy/Switzerland 2023) *** Directed by Grazia Tricarico BODY ODYSSEY directed and co-written by Grazia Tricarico is described as an obsessive female bod... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Feb 21st, 2025)

February 16, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Feb 21st, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: THE MONKEY (USA 2025)s** Directed by Osgood Perkins THE MONKEY comes with the accolade that it is based on a Stephen King short story, one that was nominated f... read more..

February 10, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

Oscar Nominated Shorts 2025

The Oscar-nominated shorts are always a delight, year after year and 2025 is no exception. Highly recommended! There are 3 categories and it is hard to predict which one is best. One year... read more..

This Week's Film Reviews ( Feb 7th, 2025)

January 30, 2025

Movie Reviews

Gilbert Seah

This Week's Film Reviews ( Feb 7th, 2025)

FILM REVIEWS: BOGOTA: CITY OF THE LOST (South Korea 2024) *** Directed by Kim Seong-je Premiering at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2024, BOGOTA: CITY OF THE LOST tells th... read more..

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