Nebraska (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "Nebraska" (2013), the Oscar-nominated film about an elderly man who thinks he's won a million dollars in an advertising scam, and the son who takes him to Nebraska just to get him to stop talking about it:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/1965-nebraska-delightfully-muted

Gabrielle (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "Gabrielle" (2013), a French Canadian film about a girl with Williams syndrome who falls in love:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/1964-gabrielle-walks-the-fine-line-of-exploitation

The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "The Broken Circle Breakdown" (2012), a Belgian film about a Bluegrass singer and a tattoo artist whose daughter gets cancer:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/1957-the-broken-circle-breakdown-is-sophisticatedly-emotional

Now playing at The Hyland Cinema.

Good Vibrations (2012) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "Good Vibrations", a rock and roll biopic about "the godfather of Belfast punk", now playing at The Hyland Cinema:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/1951-good-vibrations-a-series-of-great-music-videos

The Book Thief (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "The Book Thief" (2013), about a girl sent to live with a German family during the Nazi regime, where she's taught to read by Geoffrey Rush:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/1946-the-book-thief-good-performances-but-cliched-script-and-dialogue