Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 – Unfinished symphony
The countdown has begun. After seven movies and 10 years, Warner Bros’ multi-billion dollar franchise is nearly at an end and nearly is the operative word. The film’s biggest problem is that is exists...
View ArticleUnstoppable – Runaway train maybe coming back
Denzel Washington must really love working with director Tony Scott. This is the fifth time the double Oscar winner has teamed up with the Englishman and although the style continues to resemble more...
View ArticleMonsters – Late entry for best film of the year
Gareth Edwards’ recent Best Director win at the BIFA’s is both thoroughly deserved and a fitting end to a great year for British independent film, which featured the likes of Kick Ass, Four Lions and...
View ArticleTron Legacy – The Dude goes digital
It’s been nearly three decades since Jeff Bridges’ Kevin Flynn ventured into a virtual world of what were then space age special effects. The Disney curio has aged badly but technology has advanced...
View Article127 hours – Danny Boyle goes out on a limb
Danny Boyle doesn’t like to make things easy for himself. Coming off the back of Slumdog Millionaire’s multi-Oscar winning success, the British Director could have had his pick of high profile big...
View ArticleBlack Swan – Rosemary’s Ballet
Director Darren Aronofsky follows up The Wrestler with another story of obsession and dedication to an art but this time verges off the mainstream map. Natalie Portman bares her soul in a psycho-sexual...
View ArticlePaul – Terrible trailer, good film
After the quintessentially British feel of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost expand their horizons as they court a more international crowd. The results are mixed, but after a...
View ArticleThe Adjustment Bureau – Someone to watch over you
Fair play to Matt Damon. After breaking through with an Oscar nominated performance in Good Will Hunting, a clutch of disappointing follow ups nearly relegated him to unbankable status and a hilarious...
View ArticleSubmarine – Sparkling debut from British film’s new IT man
Best known from the IT Crowd, Richard Ayoade makes his writing/directing debut with a coming of age comedy that marks him and his young stars as talents to watch out for in the future. Growing up in an...
View ArticleSource Code – Gyllenhaal’s Groundhog Day
What if you had eight minutes to save the world? What if you had eight minutes to live? What if it these eight minutes were your mind in someone else’s body? Now that’s what I call High Concept. Colter...
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