Of the new movie "Benediction", reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD says it "runs for 137 minutes, which can be time well spent for filmgoers seeking remembrance of times past, delivered in an agreeable package."
Dougal Macdonald
Dougal Macdonald is the former film reviewer for CityNews”
DOUGAL MACDONALD reviews the new film “Mothering Sunday”.
DOUGAL MACDONALD reviews the new movie “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom”.
"The film’s first serious flying sequence involves Maverick flying at a speed reaching Mach 10. Twaddle. For me the rest was a waste of time and space that didn’t get any better." DOUGAL MACDONALD'S not thrilled at the "Top Gun" sequel.
"It took but a few minutes to realise that I was in for a bit of a treat." DOUGAL MACDONALD reviews "Maigret".
"This is an agreeable but not magnificent movie about the innards of a relationship between a married pair – author Roald Dahl and his wife actress Patricia Neal." Three stars for "To Olivia" from reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD.
"How to Please a Woman", Dullsville wondered movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD. "I wuz wrong, big time!" he says.
"Eminently watchable" is reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD'S view of the new movie “Operation Mincemeat” and he's put stars where his mouth is!
Half a star from DOUGAL MACDONALD, who couldn't find a lot to like about "Firestarter".
Five stars for "The Drover's Wife": "I hope movie lovers will flock to see this film. When naming the year’s best Aussie film next comes around, I reckon that it has to be in with a very good chance," says DOUGAL MACDONALD.
Movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD says "Petite Maman' is a "delightful, low-tension, high-intensity observation that will charm and delight audiences, played by a pair of twin sisters who gently deliver it free of adult complications".
DOUGAL MACDONALD reviews the new movie "Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy", a trilogy of stories in which women let fly with what women might hope for from relationships.
