A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Charles Norton, “Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks” (animated version, 2016) Originally filmed in live action in 1966, this Doctor Who adventure was the first…
Alexander Payne, “Downsizing” (2017) For most viewers, perhaps the more interesting part of this long meandering film will be the first half in which main character…
Leslie H Martinson, “Batman: The Movie” (1966) In an age when comic book superheroes were treated with the respect and dignity they deserved, this film –…
British Films, North American Films
Burr Steers, “Pride + Prejudice + Zombies” (2016) At long last, instead of yet another BBC TV series adaptation or British / Hollywood movie version of…
Maurice May, “BBC Panorama: What Facebook Knows About You” (2017) Half an hour for a documentary simply doesn’t do justice to the topic of what social…
Jan Hrebejk, “The Teacher / Ucitel’ka” (2016) Billed as a comedy drama, Hrebejk’s “The Teacher” is a character study of how an individual uses her political…
Sidney Lumet, “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975) A character study featuring stunning acting from lead actor Al Pacino, this film captures the jaded atmosphere of a post-hippie…
Ali Asgari, “The Baby / Bacheh” (2014) In the space of 16 minutes, we’re drawn into a gritty world of urban bleakness and desperation that is…
British Films, North American Films
Simon Curtis, “Goodbye Christopher Robin” (2017) A film about English playwright / author A A Milne and the circumstances in which he was inspired to write…
Pennant Roberts, “Doctor Who: Shada” (2017) Not often do particular adventures in the long-running “Doctor Who” television series which first ran from 1963 to 1988 and…