Repo Men(2010)

"bleak and violent look at a future"

Repo Men is a thought provoking, bleak and violent look at a future where medical science is so advanced that everything from your knee cap to your heart can be transplanted with an artificial version. The premise is interesting, however what is intelligent at the start becomes the blow for ...

by Marc J Ali

The Ghost(2010)

"Polanski has managed to craft an intense and gripping thriller"

Putting Roman Polanski’s personal troubles aside for once and concentrating on his work, The Ghost is a tautly written and directed thriller with an excellent cast but one that doesn’t have the explosive punch of the director’s former glories.

Ewan McGregor plays an...

by Jez Sands

Dear John(2010)

"Exactly the type of film that should go straight to DVD...or better still not be made in the first place"

Dear oh dear oh dear (John). Whose bright idea was this then? Oh, it was yours, Mr Nicholas Sparks! At least the Notebook had guts, why did you have to go and ruin it all with this smaltzy smaltzyness?

There is nothing I liked about this film. No, hang on, that's not entirely true. T...

by Anna Kostyrina

Cemetery Junction(2010)

"It’s a remarkably well-judged film"

Ricky Gervais’s directorial debut, The Invention Of Lying was a comparative flop and there were concerns that perhaps Ricky doesn’t have what it takes to bring his talents to the big screen.  Thankfully, with writing partner Stephen Merchant, those concerns are answered as Cemete...

by Jez Sands

I Am Love(2010)

"Delicious, indulgent and never predictable"

I Am Love zones in on a wealthy Italian family as they break away from their close-knit nest, once guarded by their patriarch, Edoardo Recchi Sr. (Gabriele Ferzetti), after he unexpectedly dies at a family reunion. The new-found freedom suddenly available is the catalyst for all sorts o...

by Anna Kostyrina

Shelter(2010)

"satan-worshiping mountain witches, ancient curses, a women who sees through the eyes of a child, a mystery virus, a mystery symbol, a mystery spirit"

Julianne Moore next career move can be found in the puzzling thriller written by Michael Cooney (Jack Frost). Shelter follows a female forensic psychiatrist (Moore) who specialises in debunking multiple personality disorder. When she discovers that her latest patient’s various personal...

by Jessica Alken