Category: Film Reviews
The Money Maker [L’affair Bojarski] — Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026
4.5/5 Review by John P. Harvey. Based on the life of counterfeiter Ceslaw Jan Bojarski, The Money Maker begins during ...
The French Job [Les règles de l’art]— Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026
3.5/5 Review by John P. Harvey. Yonathan Cobb (Melvil Poupaud) is a steady watchmaker. He knows the value of watches, ...
Redress [La réparation] — Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026
3.5/5 Review by John P. Harvey. Clara (Julia de Nunez), who has trained life long as a French chef under ...
[Film review] Meeting the Buddha
4.5/5 Review by John P. Harvey. Meeting the Buddha is Márta György Kessler’s second feature-length documentary. Though not making it ...
[Film review] The Party’s Over! [Classe moyenne!] — Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026
4/5 Review by John P. Harvey. Philippe (Laurent Lafitte) and Laurence (Élodie Bouchez) have brought their daughter, Garance (Noée Abita), ...
Look out for the French!
Film-festival preview by John P. Harvey. The Alliance Française French Film Festival, possibly the largest and almost certainly the most ...
[Film review] Mercy
4.5/5 Review by John P. Harvey. A blend of detective thriller, courtroom drama, and high-energy science-fiction action, Mercy is set ...
[Film review] Marty Supreme
4.5/5 Review by John P. Harvey. Set in the early 1960s, Marty Supreme follows eight months of the adventures of ...
[Film review] Anaconda
4.5/5 Review by John P. Harvey. In high school, Doug (Jack Black), Ron (Paul Rudd), Claire (Thandiwe Newton), and Kenny ...
[Film review] Rental Family
4.5/5 Review by John P. Harvey. Opening in the family festive season is the delightful crowd-pleaser Rental Family, its title ...
