Dougal Macdonald is the former film reviewer for CityNews”
Reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD says the new film "About Endlessness" is entertaining without being didactic; it’s a collection of vignettes of humans behaving in visual/aural bites that each don’t take more than about 180 seconds to illustrate on the screen.
Movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD writes that “Nomadland” has no perceptible plot. But it’s not a documentary. Nor does it show any hint of scripted dialogue.
“'Blackbird' is a six-tissue movie intelligently delivering emotional power with subtlety, surprise and occasional humour," writes movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD.
"Non-Chinese viewers might find it a tad difficult to keep track of who’s doing what and how in which circumstances." Two stars from reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD for "Endgame".
"I have a standard response whenever people tell me they envy me for seeing so many movies: 'Yes, but I see a lot of bad ones'.” For reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD this is one of them...
"With 152 nominations and 55 wins for audience and industry awards, including winner in each of those categories at last year’s Sundance Festival, 'Minari' comes with a robust provenance," writes movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD.
"'Days of the Bagnold Summer' reflects contemporary English suburbia in a credible-enough manner. Its tensions are low-level. Its humour won’t raise belly-laughs.," says reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD.
Movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD says "The Little Things" is different because it’s relatively and mercifully not inflated by gun battles and high-speed abuse of road safety rules.
"The film skims over so many topics, it is difficult to keep track of what it really stands for.” Not a great review for "Escape from Extinction" from DOUGAL MACDONALD.
Why only two stars for a Danish film that delivers a cautionary tale which is worth heeding? Reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD explains why.
Half a star and a big chance of winning a Golden Raspberry Award. Movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD is unimpressed about "Love, Weddings & Other Disasters".
DOUGAL MACDONALD reviews the new movie "Wild Mountain Thyme"... "It’s not perfect, but the short-comings are few."
