Film Reviews

Ben Browne 26 November 2012

I can say without a doubt that A Trip to the Moon is one of the most intriguing films I've...

cleaver Patterson 26 November 2012

First let anyone who is offended by sexism, racism, profanity (a lot of profanity), non-pc’ness, homophobia, cruelty to children .........

Ian Schultz 26 November 2012

Made in 1928 by the legendary Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer, The Passion of Joan of Arc has recently been...

chris Banks 24 November 2012

Southern Comfort is a bit of a variation on a theme for director Walter Hill, as he finds himself revisiting...

Ben Browne 22 November 2012

So yes, ladies and gents, it's the final Twilight film. Well, at least until they work out some kind of...

cleaver Patterson 22 November 2012

2012 has seen not only the bi-centenary of Charles Dickens' birth, but also celebrates the 20th anniversary of one of...

chris Banks 20 November 2012

The opening title of Stephen Frears’ gambling comedy, Lay the Favourite proudly proclaims: “As luck would have it, this story...

Andrew McArthur 19 November 2012

Crime capers are becoming somewhat of a rarity in current cinema, however, the Coen Brothers-scripted remake of 1966 Michael Caine...

chris Banks 18 November 2012

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ealing virtuoso Alexander Mackendrick, The Man in the White Suit...

Andrew McArthur 18 November 2012

The Lorax sees Despicable Me director, Chris Renaud, take on one of Dr Seuss' most morally relevant books with an...

chris Banks 17 November 2012

It can be a dangerous business, you know, re-visiting old films from your childhood. You go back after a couple...

Ian Schultz 13 November 2012

Trouble in Paradise is an early screwball comedy by Ernst Lubitsch, which has some crime elements. It’s his most well...

chris Banks 12 November 2012

A snapshot of post-war, working class austerity, It Always Rains on Sunday, released in 1947, makes its way back onto...

Scott Clark 12 November 2012

With the approach of Christmas comes the inevitable release of a slew of films joining the ranks of the “Yuletide...