29 August 2025 CAUGHT STEALING (PRIS AU PIEGE) **** a rousing, uber-realistic thriller Something between a Tarantino film, a Guy Ritchie gangster comedy and the frenetic Oscar and Palme d’Or winning “Anora”, this recent Darren Aronofsky shocker is electrifying and very different from anything he’s done before in such films as “Black Swan”, “Noah” or […]

22 August 2025 SENTIMENTAL VALUE **** (vo English and Norwegian) This poignantly crafted family drama by Norwegian director Joachim Trier unfolds as an intimate exploration of memory and fractured family bonds. The story centers on Nora, a celebrated Oslo stage and television actress and her younger sister Agnes, who live very different lives – Nora, […]

15 August 2025 LOVE – OSLO STORIES *** (vo Norwegian) The Norwegians (and other Nordics) are taking over cinema in talent, discretion and modern relevance! Here’s the third of the Oslo Stories trilogy by Dag Johan Haugerud. No need to describe it. It’s one more immersive and intelligent view of lives and relationships in Oslo, […]

8 August 2025. DREAMS – OSLO STORIES *** (vo Norwegian) Here is the second part of Norwegian writer and filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy about the intricacies of human feelings and relationships. Last week you may have seen “Sex/Desire”, this week is the turn of “Dreams/Rêves” (which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film […]

1 August 2025. THE NAKED GUN *** If you’re looking for that rare laugh-a-minute comedy, this is it. Remember the old “Naked Gun” trilogy from 1988 to 1994, with Leslie Nielsen and Priscilla Presley, or that 1980 classic spoof “Airplane” starring everyone from Lloyd Bridges, Nielsen, Peter Graves to Robert Stack? Those were the gold […]

25 July 2025. SORRY, BABY ** Coming out of Sundance with an array of enthusiastic reviews, this film reminded me of the far better 1994 work “Oleanna”, based on the play by the great playwright David Mamet. Directed by Mamet himself, it was a brilliant precursor to the hazards of the MeToo movement, as it […]

18 July 2025. Hello cinephiles! It’s summer, “the living is easy”… and this week’s releases are typical for the season – a horror film and some kids’ animation – nothing to take seriously…. So, let me let you in on a well-kept secret: It’s the delightful outdoor CINETRANSAT at the Perle du Lac, each week […]

11 July 2025. We have a pro and con column this week on the latest D.C. Comics blockbuster, SUPERMAN. And it’s between my son Dirk’s punchy pro, and my own more restrained con. Call it a generational gap. SUPERMAN *** (review written by Dirk) James Gunn’s Superman is faster than a speeding bullet… and funnier […]

4 July 2025. MATERIALISTS *** In our torn, sadly deranged world, it’s a pleasure to come upon quality entertainment such as this enticing romcom that is actually more a romantic drama than a comedy. It has all the right ingredients – a story that will have you pondering your own feelings about love and commitment, […]