Alan Partridge (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "Alan Partridge" (2013), a British comedy starring Steve Coogan as a radio DJ who gets taken hostage by a former coworker that he was responsible for getting fired:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/2026-alan-partridge-hysterically-british

Gloria (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "Gloria" (2013), a Chilean film about a middle-aged divorcee searching for love and happiness:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/2017-gloria-an-authentic-representation-of-real-life

The Selfish Giant (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "The Selfish Giant" (2013), a film about 2 northern England kids who get kicked out of school and start collecting scrap metal for a ruthless metal dealer:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/2012-the-selfish-giant

La Grande Bellezza (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "La Grande Bellezza", the Oscar-winning Italian film about a writer who starts to tire of his life of excess after his 65th birthday:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/2006-la-grande-bellezza-a-european-cinematic-masterpiece

August: Osage County (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "August: Osage County", a film starring Meryl Streep as an Oklahoma woman whose dysfunctional family comes together after her husband drowns himself:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/1998-august-osage-county-better-suited-for-the-stage