"The Father" is a film reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD describes as one that touches our hearts and souls, for the best of reasons – its absolute humanity, sympathy and credibility, without demanding a box of tissues. But take a few, just in case.
Dougal Macdonald
Dougal Macdonald is the former film reviewer for CityNews”
"This is no James Bond spy thriller. It’s a sober telling of a version of actual events," writes movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD. He'd been to see "The Courier".
"What worries me most about 'Nobody' is the example it might set to young adult males in search of anti-social diversion." Not a toe curler for movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD.
"The Painter and the Thief" delivers a compelling portrait of compassion and forgiveness, says movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD.
"For all its noise and futuristic violence, I must confess to having slept through much of it." DOUGAL MACDONALD reviews the new movie "Godzilla vs. Kong".
"Crisis" is a 118-minute dramatic thriller telling three stories in which the common element is opioid pain relievers, writes movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD.
"White Riot" may mean more to today’s Britons who were alive half a century ago than to younger folk, but movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD was happy to have seen it.
"French Exit" is 110 pleasant minutes in which not much happens. But three stars from movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD.
There’s a lot of talking heads moments in the film, of women being refreshingly candid about themselves, about the treatment of women surfers, about ambition and survival, writes movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD about "Girls Can't Surf".
Film reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD forgave the little structural shortcomings and moments of bleeding obvious in "Then Came You", and laughed at more than one of its comedic moments.
Is it a good movie? More than most, an evaluation of that epithet will depend on the viewer, writes film reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD about "Judas and the Black Messiah".
Don't bother is movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD's advice when it comes to "Chaos Walking".
