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
Dougal Macdonald is the former film reviewer for CityNews”
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.
Movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD is so-so about "After Yang".
DOUGAL MACDONALD reviews the Julian Assange documentary "Ithaka".
Movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD tugs forelock for "Elizabeth. A Portrait in Parts".
"The pace is gentle. The characters ring true, credible. The tension... is never more than a breath away." Four and half stars for "Farewell, Mr Haffmann".
DOUGAL MACDONALD reviews an Oscar contender, an intelligent dramatic film, a visualisation of dominating a Spanish business at all costs and against all odds while satisfying one man’s wishes, ambitions and carnal ambitions.
"This version of 'The Lost City' illuminates the difference between 'silly' and ”stupid” and raises questions about which more appropriately summarise it, – silly-ly stupid or stupidly silly." writes movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD.
"The thought of living in a nation where the events 'Ambulance' displays might be commonplace scares me." DOUGAL MACDONALD reviews the movie "Ambulance".
"This is a gentle, affectionate, well-structured little movie that sits well with the soul," writes DOUGAL MACDONALD of "Nobody Has to Know".
"The film’s viewers get reasons more to smile than to laugh but that doesn’t diminish its satisfaction quotient." Film reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD quite likes "The Duke".
DOUGAL MACDONALD reviews "X": "I came away neither disgusted, disappointed nor dismayed by it. Horrible? Yes. Horrid? Folk of delicate sensitivity who take it seriously might consider it so."
