movie reviews

Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)

"What happens to the ones they take?"

Nov 27, 2025 • Mike Hampton

Aaron Sorkin gave me a double treat in 2020

The 'West Wing' gang and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'.

Nov 16, 2025 • Mike Hampton

Departures (2008)

Finding life in death.

Nov 4, 2025 • Mike Hampton

The Lost Bus (2025)

Director Paul Greengrass hasn’t missed a beat.

Oct 14, 2025 • Mike Hampton

Olmo & the Seagull (2015)

Great Brazilian actors, emotionally bursting, and thoughtful script. We should all try understand what it is to be a mother.

Sep 28, 2025 • Mike Hampton

It Must Be Heaven (2019)

An absurdist comedy about the tragedy of human behaviour.

Sep 14, 2025 • Mike Hampton

They commanded me to watch!

'Copycat', 'Holy Cow', 'My Girl', 'Eddington', 'The Headless Woman', 'Silence of the Lambs' and a scary eleven-year-old girl.

Sep 7, 2025 • Mike Hampton

Actor Yakusho Koji is masterclass

Recommending 'The Days', 'Perfect Days' and 'Under the Open Sky'.

Sep 2, 2025 • Mike Hampton

The Little House (2014)

Slavery and infidelity in historical Japan.

Aug 24, 2025 • Mike Hampton

The Twilight Samurai (2002)

"Life lies in resolve for death."

Aug 10, 2025 • Mike Hampton

Drunken Birds (2021)

'Drunken Birds' is one of Canada's best French movies.

Aug 3, 2025 • Mike Hampton

The Chambermaid (2018)

A movie representing the invisible majority, the servant class.

Jul 27, 2025 • Mike Hampton

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