If you can leave your cynicism in the foyer, perhaps exchange it for one of those buckets of popcorn and a gallon of coke, then this is a pretty enjoyable...
This is one of those films where you cannot trust what you see. It has a complicated narrative structure which, while using many of the clichés of this kind...
I think this is the first time I've seen this all the way through. Of course it is as fresh today as when first released, a brilliantly executed, truly...
I have always liked this film too. I particularly enjoy the oening sequence in South America where Henry ("Dutch") is explaining his daring tale as Audrey ...
The mainstream doesn't always have to be insubstantial, painfully predictable, and childish. 'In Her Shoes' has the plotting framework of a thousand other...
Yes, Hollway's character is quite brilliant. I hadn't thought of the 'Old MacDonald' connection with 'pigs', but now you mention it... And, I thought that was...
... Maybe you're right but I felt bored to re-view the same basic plot with some very similar treatment. The first scene, i.e. the comparison done between the...
Your in for a treat with Lavender Hill Mob, PY. Let us know how you get on with it. Cheers. Mike ... painfully ... framework ... the ... with ... done ... but...
If you just sit back and let the stylish direction, the good music, and the convincing performances all wash over you, you may well enjoy this film. Just don't...
I wrote this review for publication elsewhere. Looking back a week later, I think it was a little too harsh, but only a little. It's All Over Peter Tong - a...
A curiosity which is as intriguing as it is irritating. Odoul clearly has some talent at poetic cinematic expression, and for a nicely oblique visual sense of...
Saul Dibb's first feature film is a modern day morality tale, told with gritty realism. There's a sense of authenticity in this film achieved by naturalistic...
To say the storyline has some similarities to 'Mr Holland's Opus' may conjure up something a little more sickly sweet than this film turns out to be. Yes, it...
I saw this in the cinema earlier in the year, and now again on DVD. I must say that I'm even more impressed the second time around. Amenabar directs with care...
I just saw this in Paris, they seem to get films before the UK. It's about the legacy of slavery in the Deep South, USA. Set in Alabama in the 1930s, it...
Just saw this in Paris. It's a thriller about a mysterious young tennis coach (gorgeous pouting Jonathan Rhys Meyers) who gets increasingly involved with a...
Hmm... This will take forever to get to the States, but once it does, I'd love to respond. It sounds like Von Trier's revisiting the stage motif he used...
A really enjoyable, warm, and funny film. A kind of love story, told with a gentle underplayed humour. Its wayward story is full of matter-of-fact weirdness;...
Solondz continues with his particular brand of excruciatingly unsettling jet black comedy. In this film, there is less realism than previously, with the...
... I will preface myself by saying that I really, really like this movie, but I would not recommend it to everyone. I would recommend it to my little sister....
The usual disclaimers apply, i.e. only films which have been released theatrically in the UK are included (films only shown at festivals are excluded), and...
A British film – yes, British – that can hold its head high amongst the best of world cinema. It's a brilliant piece of filmmaking: Richard Jobson has the...
hi my name is paul i am 33 years old i like all films. tonight i am going to the cinema to see just like heaven with my wife. i like the carry on films and all...
The revenge movie gets a dose of unusual dentistry and a drastic method of self censorship. But as well as the headline grabbing violence (often off-screen...
`Beau Travail' sparked an interest; `Trouble Every Day' disappointed; `Vendredi Soir' made me really sit up; now `The Intruder' confirms to me that this...
It feels like you fall into the middle of a fast-moving, confusing world. Then you gradually begin to find your bearings as the story gradually assembles...
What a wonderful film. It takes a while to get going, but the gentle pace is important for fully establishing the two central characters, and helps imprint on...
Hello Mike Long time since I have visited here, mainly because London Film Festival apart I haven't caught many movies over the last year. Anyway your...
Hi - it's great to hear from you again. I've missed the great reviews. Keep them coming! Cheers. Mike ... at ... from ... for ... her ... Like ... plantation...
Hi all! my name is Elka and I'm French. I joined this group because I'm a cinema freak, I could watch one movie per day if I only had the chance I just wanted...
