Crazy Heart(2010)

"A cinematographic bacon sandwich – simplicity is king!"

Country music.  Two simple words, which conjure up a whole world that I have absolutely no interest in – a world of Cowboy Hats, chaps, line dancing and tobacco spitting.  Imagine my delight therefore, when I found out that I would be sitting through two hours of cinema based...

by Olly Mitchell

The Last Station(2010)

"The cast presented in The Last Station is stellar and one of the best cast ensembles of the year."

It’s 1910 on the Tolstoys’ Russian estate, Yasnaya Polyana, and Count Lev (Christopher Plummer) and Countess Sofya (Helen Mirren) are going at it hammer and tongs. Tolstoy, 82, has abandoned novel writing in favour of an ascetic life of pacifism, vegetarianism and non-materialism. Sof...

by Jessica Alken

A Single Man(2010)

"But for all its stylistic flair, it’s Firth’s film - the most poignant moments come from his nuanced performance"

Tom Ford will be more familiar to the fashionistas out there than the film buffs as he’s the saviour of Gucci and a brand name in his own right.  With that in mind, you’d be forgiven for thinking that his debut film, A Single Man, would be a triumph of style over substance.  ...

by Jez Sands

Valentine’s Day(2010)

"Kutcher is great as the florist who discovers his true love, who has always been right in front of him"

So, here we have Love Actually, LA style. It's a Valentine's Day ensemble comedy directed by Pretty Woman's Garry Marshall, whose years as a rom-com veteran have netted him a cast of Hollywood stars, old and new. Some of them glitter, some merely glimmer and a few may have signed up only because ...

by Jessica Alken

Astro Boy(2010)

"The CGI is colourful and stylish but it is nothing we haven't seen before"

Astro Boy is based on the Manga of the same name. I'm not familiar with the character so I don't know how accurate this adaptation is but the film is good and has an underpinning theme of belonging.

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The voice cast are all great, most...

by Marc J Ali

Youth in Revolt(2010)

"Nick Twisp is certainly a character that anyone who’s been a geeky teenager can relate to and Youth In Revolt is a likable and amusing comedy"

We’ve all felt at times that we just don’t fit in and if you’re like me, you’ve always dreamed since you were a teenager that your unpublished genius and insightful critiques of the world would one day be the toast of the literary world.

So has Nick Twisp (Michael ...

by Jez Sands