December 14, 2009 – 3:43 pm
The Wages of Fear is a lesson in how to make an excellent tension-busting action movie. Clouzot’s classic is brimming with memorable characters, suspense and testosterone.
December 14, 2009 – 3:43 pm
A pointless sequel with predictable shocks that doesn’t deliver anything new.
December 9, 2009 – 3:16 pm
A nice period romance that somehow makes Queen Victoria sexy and doesn’t insult the audience’s intelligence.
November 30, 2009 – 12:00 pm
This no-brainer from Hollywood delivers just the right amount of genuine shocks, suspense and unpredictability to make it into guilty pleasure territory.
November 28, 2009 – 10:47 am
Stanley Kubrick’s brilliant war film falls just short of a classic because of a lacklustre ending.
November 24, 2009 – 10:49 am
Sit back and let the beautiful Arctic landscapes and dark comic humour of Norway’s answer to Planes, Trains and Automobiles seduce you.
November 16, 2009 – 12:29 pm
The end can’t come soon enough with this overlong and overhyped disaster epic that all been done before – just far better.
November 16, 2009 – 12:07 pm
What could have been a good social commentary about what’s wrong with ‘Broken Britain’, Harry Brown comes across as too shallow and Right Wing for most modern tastes. Michael Caine is the film’s saviour with a stand out performance.
November 16, 2009 – 11:15 am
This easily accessible film about a dark period in Romania’s history is interspersed with warm humour, drama and food-for-thought throughout.
November 13, 2009 – 12:59 pm
The Lives of Others takes a serious look at the suspicion and claustrophobia of the old East Germany with admirable authenticity and humanity.
