Philomena (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of Philomena (2013), starring Judi Dench as the titular woman searching for her forcibly separated son and Steve Coogan as reporter Martin Sixsmith who helps her in exchange for writing the story:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/1942-philomena-a-simple-story-with-larger-implications

Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head on over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "Dallas Buyers Club" (2013), starring Matthew McConaghey as a cowboy who contracts HIV and Jared Leto as a transexual who helps him get treatment to themselves and those who need it:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/1939-dallas-buyers-club-falls-short-of-progressive

About Time (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "About Time", a romantic comedy about a man who learns he can travel into his own past:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/1924-about-time-as-charmingly-cute-as-its-male-lead

How I Live Now (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "How I Live Now" (2013), a new film by Kevin Macdonald about an american girl sent to live on the English countryside when World War 3 starts:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/1920-how-i-live-now-speeds-through-its-set-up-to-deliver-a-great-story

Kill Your Darlings (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "Kill Your Darlings" (2013), the new film about the beginning of The Beat Generation, starring Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/1916-kill-your-darlings-is-excellent-but-not-quite-enough

Captain Phillips (2013) Reviewed for The Beat Magazine Online

Head over to The Beat Magazine Online to see what I thought of "Captain Phillips" (2013), a film based on the true story of a ship taken over by Somali pirates:

http://www.thebeatmagazine.ca/index.php/cinema-reviews/1912-captain-phillips-is-high-tension-with-a-great-ending