Author Manon de Reeper

Dear readers, We have a very exciting announcement to make! We've been mulling over the possibilities for The Movie Scrutineer for a long time, and have been considering the goals we have for this website....

The long anticipated 2014 edition of Godzilla has not been hailed too positively by the critics. I recognize its flaws, but ultimately, I found the movie to be an enjoyable and entertaining ride. Godzilla -...

Healing is an Australian movie about the people in a low-security prison, who are all trying to find their ways in life. The main character, Viktor Khadem (Don Hany), killed his best friend when he was drunk...

The Hundred-Foot Journey is a movie about an Indian family who moved from India to France. They settle in a small village in France, charmed by an old restaurant. However, the owner of the French restaurant...

We got the chance to have a word with Danielle Chuchran! You may think, "who's she?" - but she's already played in a remarkable amount of movies and TV shows for her age, among them Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the...

The Spanish Film Festival is currently taking place in Australia, and the staff of The Movie Scrutineer has been invited to screen and review a selection of the movies that will be playing during this...

Fading Gigolo is the comedy written and directed by John Turturro, who also plays the lead role of gigolo Fioravante. Woody Allen plays Fioravante’s pimp, Murray. Both men are in need of cash as their...

Chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner (Dustin Hoffman). He is left to figure...

Christopher Nolan, Wally Pfister, Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman… The big names attached to this film as well as the potentially great story all promised a pretty awesome movie. The movie, however, did not live...

This post first appeared on CinemaAxis.com - David & Me will be screened at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival that takes place between April 24 and May 4, 2014. David & Me is...

Hey everyone! I'm pretty tired after this long, irregular week and could use a red wine to cool down, and where better than in a beautiful cinema? Let's go to the UK this week.   The Rex...

Fading Gigolo: directed by, written and starring John Turturro. This movie tells the story of a florist, Fioravante, who is convinced by his elderly friend Murray (Woody Allen) to get into the gigolo...