"Blue Ruin" (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "Blue Ruin", the new gut-wrenching, unglorified revenge thriller by Jeremy Saulnier:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/2046-blue-ruin-turns-revenge-theme-on-its-head

Mistaken For Strangers (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "Mistaken for Strangers", Tom Berninger's documentary about his experiences on tour with The National, an indie rock group fronted by Tom's older brother Matt:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/2038-mistaken-for-strangers-a-personal-journey

"Le Week-End" (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "Le Week-End", a British film starring Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan as an old married couple hoping to re-ignite their passion by going to France for their anniversary:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/2030-le-week-end-avoids-melodramatic-romanticism