Film Reviews

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March 18, 2010

Ghost Writer nails the zeitgeist Polanski’s political thriller is nothing if not timely by Peter Hemminger
Bridging the East-West gap Doc shows the complexity of Chinese life by Sean Stewart
Bored to death Gruesome story not enough to carry black-metal doc by Elizabeth Chorney-Booth

March 11, 2010

Good Cop? Bad Cop? Great Movie. Three cops face devastating ethical dilemmas in the brilliant Brooklyn's Finest by John Tebbutt
Remember Me memorably awful Romance aims for deep meaning, falls far short of the mark by Andrea Warner
A mystery with no answers Haneke’s latest an austere look at the roots of evil by Sean Stewart

March 4, 2010

Chills, suspense in ski-lift horror Characters left hanging in Frozen by John Tebbutt
Wonderland lacks wonderment Burton nails the visuals but misses the heart of Carroll's classic by Peter Hemminger

February 25, 2010

Who’s afraid of the living dead? Sluggish, old-fashioned ‘zombies’ don’t quite do the trick anymore by Jeff Kubik
A heroic act of treason Fascinating subject saves overly straightforward doc by Peter Hemminger
Tolstoy was ‘never dull’ Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for The Last Station by Kyle Francis

February 18, 2010

Defendor battles genre cliches2 Harrelson excels in tragi-comic superhero spoof by Peter Hemminger
Heavy hand almost derails Shutter Island Scorsese thriller a glossy B-movie at heart by Sean Stewart

February 11, 2010

Televising the revolution Powerful doc shows struggle for freedom in Myanmar by Peter Hemminger
Family fun, and also werewolves What to see in Calgary cinemas this week by Peter Hemminger

February 4, 2010

Doxa, Deep Red and The Dude What the week has in store for Calgary cinephiles by Peter Hemminger
Dear John bludgeoned by romance Contrived love story heaps on the melodrama by Sean Stewart
Paris deserves better Hammy Travolta action groaner painless at best by John Tebbutt

January 28, 2010

Devilishly dull House of the Devil builds something, but it’s not tension by John Tebbutt
The birth of Burning Man Dust and Illusions traces rise of underground phenomenon by Peter Hemminger
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