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Constantly gripping 'The Dark Knight' a triumph
The Batman movies get better with each offering, and with this excellent outing they have become a great deal darker - though no less gripping. more »
Don't forget 'Paris'
An excellent, if not always fully explored, drama from France, 'Paris' told by way of several interlocking stories centred around single mother Binoche who arrives to look after her ill brother (Duris) and becomes involved with a collection of characters, each with their own flaws and failures. more »
Cast shine in 'Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging'
Growing up is hard to do, as this little charmer from 'Bend It Like Beckham' director Chada shows. more »
'Baby Mama' no more than satisfactory
If your expectations are on the low side this forces-of-nature comedy – in which Fey shines – will come as a surprise: the sort of film that isn’t terrific, but isn’t bad either. more »
Pixar strike gold again with delightful 'WALL-E'
Another animation gem from Pixar, whose work gets more impressive with every new offering. It even manages to hand out a message without being preachy. more »
'Meet Dave' not Murphy's worst, but far from best
Once upon a time we could look forward to a Murphy film, even when he turned out to be just as annoying as in the one before – doing his Eddie Murphy School of Acting thing – but that was a long time ago. more »
'City of Men' executed with compassion and grit
'City of Men' is set in the streets of Rio, where two friends in their late teens start to wonder who their fathers are - all set against a gang war raging in said streets. more »
'Donkey Punch' fails to live up to potential
A murder drama that starts well enough but fails to maintain its promise, which is a pity since there is the gem of a better film just under the waterline. more »
Simple delights in 'Summer Hours'
Only the French could get so much from a conventional family drama about two brothers and a sister returning home for their mother’s birthday … seemingly more interested in finding out what might be in it for them. more »
'Forbidden Kingdom' should have been chopped
Another forgettable kung-fu film to underline the futility of the genre, unless to the surely decreasing number of its fans. OK, so you either love ‘em or loathe ‘em. more »
'Savage Grace': Moore handles intriguing role with skill
A murder story based on the scandal that overwhelmed socialite Barbara Baekeland (Moore) and her troubled son (Redmayne) … a fraught relationship that involved money, drugs, incest and death in the early l970s. more »
Mama Mia! chocful of sunshine and laughs
So what if neither Pierce nor Colin can carry a tune - who couldn’t enjoy the long-anticipated screen version of the smash-hit stage musical based on the songs of ABBA? more »
Fraser goes under in Earth blockbuster
The return of the coloured specs for the return of an old favourite, much screened on TV: Jules Verne’s classic tale of underground exploration, adventure and deadly danger. more »
Smith shines in 'Hancock'
It’s all in the image, even when you’re a superhero you gotta project. more »
'Kung Fu Panda' full of action
From Dreamworks comes this entertaining, if not original, animated tale of a podgy panda (Panda) who dreams of becoming a Kung Fu hero and gets his chance when he’s selected as the one to save us all from evil. more »
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