Film Reviews

Harry 15 January 2012

★★★☆☆ The Guard tells the story of an unorthodox Irish policeman from a small town, who is partnered with an...

Adam Brodie 13 January 2012

★★★★★ Shame is a film about addiction. It is not a film about overcoming addiction, or about the consequences of...

sophie 12 January 2012

★★★☆☆ Steve McQueen's latest film Shame, which doesn't hit UK cinemas until next month, stars Michael Fassbender as Brandon and Carey...

cleaver Patterson 9 January 2012

★★★★☆ There are two types of film within the rarefied world of the Hollywood Blockbuster - those made by Steven...

Andrew McArthur 8 January 2012

★★☆☆☆ You know you're watching a quintessentially British comedy when the bank robber wears a three-piece suit, bowler hat and...

Harry 8 January 2012

Troll Hunter is a Norwegian mockumentary telling the story of a group of university filmmakers filming a man who hunts...

Harry 26 December 2011

★★★☆☆ I was trepidatious about seeing Final Destination 5. The original is no more than OK and each subsequent film...

Andrew McArthur 24 December 2011

Lee Tamahori's adaptation of Latif Yahia's novel, The Devil's Double, has shown he's back on top form after the his past...

Pierre 23 December 2011

“What is hidden in snow, comes forth in the thaw” reads the tagline to David Fincher’s American adaptation of Stieg...

Paul 21 December 2011

When it comes to reviewing certain acclaimed director's follow up film's it's actually, its probably a good idea to have...

Paul 20 December 2011

What have Stephanie Meyer, Bill Condon, David Slade and Michael Bay all got in common? They have or all involved...

Andrew McArthur 20 December 2011

Pedro Almodóvar's work had never really caught my attention until viewing the trailer for his latest feature, La piel que...

Dexter 19 December 2011

Tom Cruise is coming on to 50 and the title role Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible is one which he...

Guest writer 18 December 2011

In recreating Sherlock Holmes, a character whose reputation has sperad far beyond the short stories penned by Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle...