All In A Day's film reviewer, Robert Fontaine, provides his perspicacious summaries of both these films and the occasional mainstream movie each Thursday.

Jan 03, 2008
Robert Fontaine is back from his holiday with a look at two new movies; the award-winning drama The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and the new Tom Hanks movie Charlie Wilson`s War.
Listen (Runs 11:41)

Dec 20, 2007
Review of the film based on the best-selling novel by Khaled Hosseini. It's called The Kite Runner
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Dec 13, 2007
Review of the new Will Smith movie, I Am Legend.
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Dec 06, 2007
Review of the supernatural thriller starring Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen, and it's called Awake.
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Nov 29, 2007
Review of a documentary about controversial child artist Marla Olmstead. It's called My Kid Could Paint That.
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Nov 22, 2007
Review of Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, directed by Sidney Lumet.
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Nov 15, 2007
A review of No Country for Old Men. It stars Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin and Tommy Lee Jones.
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Nov 08, 2007
Review of the Ridley Scott directed film American Gangster. It stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.
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Nov 01, 2007
Review of Dan In Real Life, starring Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche.
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Oct 25, 2007
Review of a new sports comedy called The Comebacks, and the latest George Clooney thriller called Michael Clayton.
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Oct 18, 2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and it stars Brad Pitt.
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Oct 11, 2007
Review of Shadow of the Moon, a documentary from British filmmaker David Sington.
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Oct 04, 2007
A review of the Julie Taymor directed Across The Universe.
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Sept 27, 2007
Review of Shakes Hands With The Devil, the movie version of Roméo Dallaire's memoir.
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Sept 20, 2007
Review of The Brave One starring Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard.
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Sept 13, 2007
Review of  3 :10 to Yuma, a new Western starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale.
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Sept 6, 2007
Review of The Invasion, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. And a  comedy that satirizes Ping-Pong and marshal arts movies called Balls of Fury.
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July 26, 2007
Film critic Robert Fontaine reviews "Talk to Me" a movie that recreates American talk radio of the sixties and seventies and stars Don Cheadle.
Listen (Runs 10:44)

July 17, 2007
Robert reviews the latest film from French director Luc Besson, it's called Angel-A.
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July 12, 2007
Robert Fontaine reviews "Ratatouille"...the latest offering from Pixar animation studios.
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July 05, 2007
Robert reviews two movies… "Paris, je t'aime", a collection of short films that are all set in the City of Light, and the Imax movie "The Alps"
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June 28, 2007
Robert reviews the latest documentary from filmmaker Michael Moore. This one looks at the American health care system and it's called "Sicko"
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June 21, 2007
Evening, featuring Vanessa Redgrave. And Ten Canoes, directed and written by Rolf de Heers. (Runs 11:57)

June 7, 2007
Surf's Up - Sony Pictures Animation ( runs 9:00 )

May 31, 2007
Mr. Brooks - directed by Bruce A. Evans ( runs 9:52 )

May 24, 2007
Inland Empire - directed by David Lynch ( runs 10:52 )

May 17, 2007
28 Weeks Later - directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo ( runs 9:37 )

May 10, 2007
Away From Her - directed by Sarah Polley - starring Julie Christie and Gorden Pinsent ( runs 10:32 )

May 3, 2007
Year of the Dog - directed by Mike White  -  Spider Man 3 - directed by Sam Raimi ( runs 9:57 )

April 26, 2007
In the Land of Women - starring Adam Brody and Meg Ryan - directed by Jon kasdan ( runs 10:04 )

April 19, 2007
Hot Fuzz - directed by Edgar Wright ( runs 9:39 )

April 12, 2007
Grindhouse double feature - Planet Terror - directed by Robert Rodriguez - Death Proof - directed by Quentin Tarantino ( runs 10:39 )

April 5, 2007
White Masai - directed by Hermine Huntgeburth - Avenue Montaigne - directed by Danièle Thomson ( runs 10:03 )

March 29, 2007
The Wind that Shakes the Barley - directed by Ken Loach - Young Triffie - directed by Mary Walsh - The Greatest Love of All - directed by Carlos Diegues

March 22, 2007
Sharkwater - directed by biologist and underwater photographer Rob Stewart ( runs 10:14 )

March 15, 2007
Fido - directed by Andrew Currie ( runs 10:08 )

March 8, 2007
Zodiac - starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jake Gyllenhall - directed by David Fincher - ( runs 10:57 )

March 1, 2007
Days of Glory - directed by Rachid Bouchareb, writen by Olivier Lorelle - nominated for best Foreign Language film at this year Academy Awards ( runs 9:27 )

February 22, 2007
The Lives of Others ( Das Leben Der Anderen ) - written and directed by Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck - Oscar winner for best Foreign Language film at this year Academy Awards ( runs 10:29 )

February 15, 2007
The Rules of the Game - directed by Jean Renoir - 1939 ( runs 9:55 )

February 8, 2007
Music and Lyrics - starring Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant - directed by Marc Lawrence ( runs 9:43 )

February 1, 2007
Notes on a Scandal - starring Dame Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett - directed by Richard Eyre ( runs 9:16 )

January 25, 2007
Venus - starring Peter O'Toole nominated for best actor - directed by Roger Michell ( runs 9:16 )

January 18, 2007
Letters from Iwo Jima - directed by Clint Eastwood ( runs 9:03 )

January 12, 2007
The Painted Veil - based on the novel of  W. Somerset Maugham ( runs 9:40 )

January 4, 2007
The Good German - directed by Steve Soderbergh

December 21, 2006
Volver - directed by Pedro Almodovar

December 14, 2006
Apocalypto - directed by Mel Gibson

December 8, 2006
The Holiday

Deja Vu
November 30, 2006

Robert reviews two films:  Bobby and For Your Consideration
November 23, 2006

The 21st edition of the European Film Festival & Casino Royale
November 16, 2006

Stranger Than Fiction
November 9, 2006.

The U.S. vs. John Lennon
November 2, 2006.

Running With Scissors
October 26, 2006.

The Queen
October 19, 2006.

Shortbus
October 12, 2006.

The Science of Sleep (La Science des Rêves)
October 5, 2006.

Robert reviews Brazilian film, House Of Sand and also talks about the Canadian Film Institute's retrospective of filmmaker, Bill MacGillivray.
September 28, 2006.

Robert review two films: The Last Kiss and The Petit Lieutenant.
September 21, 2006

Robert reviews the film Hollywoodland
September 14, 2006

Invincible & The Illusionist
September 7, 2006

Robert reviews two films:  Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man and Woody Allen's, Scoop
July 27, 2006.

Lady in the Water
July 20, 2006.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
July 13, 2006.

Les Poupees Russes
July 6, 2006.

Superman Returns
June 29, 2006.

June 22, 2006
There was no film review this week, but please tune in next Thursday and Robert Fontaine will back back at his usual time.

Robert reviews Disney's animated film Cars
June 15,2006

Robert reviews two film: An Inconvenient Truth and A Prairie Home Companion.
June 8, 2006.

X-Men 3: The Last Stand
June 1, 2006.

Over The Hedge
May 25, 2006.

The Da Vinci Code
May 19, 2006.

Robert launches his new book, Movies Ate My Brain live from studio 40
May 11, 2006.

Art School Confidential
May 4, 2006.

The Sentinel
April 27, 2006.

Robert reviews three films: Scary Movie 4, Friends With Money and The Rocket.
April 20, 2006.

Why We Fight
April 13, 2006.

Slither
April 6, 2006.

Robert reviews two films that are featured at this year's Latin American Film Festival:  Talking With Mom and Redeemer
March 30, 2006.

Robert reviews two films: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrata and Joyeux Noel
March 23, 2006.

Robert reviews two films; The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and The Libertine
March 16, 2006.

Cache
March 09, 2006.

Robert speculates on the possible "hits" and "misses" for the up and coming Oscars.
March 02, 2006.

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
February 23, 2006.

The Pink Panther
February 16, 2006

Robert reviews three films: A Good Woman; The World's Fastest Indian; and Transamerica.
February 9, 2006.

Match Point
February 2, 2006.

The New World
January 26, 2006.

Mrs. Henderson Presents
January 19, 2006.

Breakfast On Pluto
January 12, 2006.

Robert reviews two films: King Kong; and The Chroniccles of Narnia.
December 15, 2005.

Syrianna
December 8, 2005.

Robert reviews two films: Paradise Now, and Maurice Richard.
December 1, 2005.

Rent
November 24, 2005.

Robert reviews some of the films from the 20th anniversary edition of the Europoean Union Film Festival, including Out On A Limb and Brides.
November 17, 2005.

Jarhead
November 10, 2005.

Good Night, and Good Luck
November 3, 2005.

Robert reviews the Imax film, Magnificent Desolation: Walking On The Moon, and talks about the third annual Ottawa International Silent Film Festival
October 27, 2005.

The Fog
October 20, 2005.

The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (Wallace And Gromit)
October 13, 2005.

Sky High
August 5, 2005.

Robert reviews two films: Murderball and Bad News Bears
July 29, 2005.

Robert reviews two films: March Of The Penguins and Wedding Crashers
July 22, 2005.

Fantastic Four
July 15, 2005.

Robert reviews two films:  NASCAR and Layer Cake
July 8, 2005.

War Of The Worlds - ** TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE
June 30, 2005.

Robert reviews two films: Quill and Watermarks
June 23, 2005.

Ladies In Lavender
June 16, 2005.

Lords Of Dogtown
June 9, 2005.

Mondo Vino
June 2, 2005.

Revenge Of The Sith
May 19, 2005.

Two Films: House Of Wax and The Animation Show
May 12, 2005.

Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
May 5, 2005.

The Interpreter
April 28, 2005.

Look At Me
April 21, 2005.

Two Films: Fever Pitch and St. Ralph
April 14, 2005.

Downfall
April 7, 2005.

Robert discusses the 9th annual Latin American Film Festival - and reviews Como Fazer Um Filme De Amor
March 31, 2005.

Guess Who?
March 24, 2005.

Born Into Brothels
March 17, 2005.

The Jacket
March 10, 2005.

Robert reviews two films; In The Realms Of The Unreal, and Because Of Winn-Dixie
March 3, 2005.

Robert's Oscar Favourites
Feb 24, 2005.

The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Feb 17, 2005.

Les Choristes (The Chorus)
Feb 10, 2005.

Million Dollar Baby
Jan. 27, 2005.

Hotel Rwanda
Jan. 20, 2005.

Bad Education and White Noise
Jan. 13, 2005.

Kinsey
Jan. 6, 2005.

Robert Top Ten Videos for 2004
Dec.20, 2004
View Robert's ten movie rentals for the Holiday Season.
Dec. 20, 2004

The Aviator
Dec. 17, 2004