Sandra Oh Archives

Last Night (1998)

Rating: ★★★★

Jun 28, 1999The End of the World

Excellent Canadian-made End of the World film where actor/director Don McKellar eschews lavish big-budget spectacle for a wry, often haunting series of characters studies about how people meet the end

Director: Don McKellar

Actors: Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, David Cronenberg, Callum Keith Rennie, …

Category: Science Fiction

28 June 199921 June 2026 by Roog

Hard Candy (2005)

Rating: ★★★★

Jul 24, 2006Underage Girl Tortures Paedophile

Brilliantly nasty film where Ellen Page is a 14 year-old who is lured by a paedophile Patrick Wilson and promptly turns the tables, preparing to castrate him. Filled with razor sharp dialogue and career-best performances from Page and Wilson

Director: David Slade

Actors: Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page/Elliot Page, Sandra Oh

Category: Horror

24 July 200630 October 2025 by Roog

Blindness (2008)

Rating: ★★★★

Apr 17, 2010Plague of Blindness

A hugely underrated film that depicts the brutal collapse of society that occurs when the entire world is affected by a plague that causes blindness. Directed in strong and powerful images

Director: Fernando Meirelles

Actors: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Gael Garcia Bernal, Alice Braga, …

Category: Science Fiction

17 April 201025 August 2020 by Roog

Defendor (2009)

Rating: ★★★½

Mar 9, 2010Man Believes He is a Superhero

One of several films that came out around the same time, including Super and Kick-Ass, about ordinary people who believe they superheroes. Woody Harrelson gives a winning performance as the comically inept title character

Director: Peter Stebbings

Actors: Woody Harrelson, Kat Dennings, Elias Koteas, Michael Kelly, …

Category: Fantasy

9 March 201019 February 2026 by Roog

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Rating: ★★★

Mar 13, 2021Disney Animation/Fantasy Quest

The 59th animated film from Disney emerges as a modest effort with a cross-Asian cultural focus that eventually builds a strong character arc

Director: Carlos Lopez Estrada, Don Hall

Actors: Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Benedict Wong, Daniel Dae Kim, …

Category: Fantasy

13 March 202130 December 2022 by Roog

Turning Red (2022)

Rating: ★★★

Mar 18, 2022Pixar Animation/Girl Transforms Into a Panda

This was the 25th Pixar film and becomes in effect a Pixar-ised version of The Incredible Hulk about a young girl who transforms into a red panda whenever she gets upset

Director: Domee Shi

Actors: Rosalin Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, …

Category: Fantasy

18 March 20226 May 2026 by Roog

Umma (2022)

Rating: ★★★

Aug 27, 2022Vengeful Ghost Mother

Undeniably effective ghost story where Sandra Oh plays a woman who is haunted by the ghost of her abusive traditional mother

Director: Iris K. Shim

Actors: Sandra Oh, Dermot Mulroney, Fivel Stewart, Odeya Rush, …

Category: Horror

27 August 202216 September 2023 by Roog

Smurfs (2025)

Rating: ★★

Sep 7, 2025Animation/Cute Blue-Skinned Creatures

An animated revival of The Smurfs. This was greeted with a very negative reception. With a massive celebrity voice line-up packed into almost any corner of the film the casting director can manage

Director: Chris Miller

Actors: Rihanna, James Corden, John Goodman, Nick Offerman, …

Category: Fantasy

7 September 20251 February 2026 by Roog

Good Fortune (2025)

Rating: ★★

Nov 28, 2025Angel Comedy

The film where Keanu Reeves plays an angel. Directed/written by and starring Aziz Ansari as a hapless gig worker who Keanu’s angel’s tries to help only to accidentally swap the lives of Ansari and tech bro Seth Rogen

Director: Aziz Ansari

Actors: Keanu Reeves, Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, …

Category: Fantasy

28 November 202528 November 2025 by Roog