Unstoppable(2010)

"Within its genre, ‘Unstoppable’ is just about as good as an action movie you’ll see this year"

Sometimes it’s the simple things in life which work best. You don’t always need complex and mystifying stories in films. The likes of time machines, long confusing scientific words, and men that look the same wearing sunglasses. Sometimes you’re happy to simply watch the story o...

by Stefan Pape

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1(2010)

"All three leading stars prove themselves admirably"

The first part of the last for the Harry Potter films hits UK cinemas this Friday. It's dark, it's gloomy, and I'm afraid to say, it's a bit disappointing. It looks great but next to some others in the series, it's predominately a placeholder until we finally get to the long-awaited climax. The f...

by Jessica Alken

Chico & Rita(2010)

"it’s a really enjoyable watch and a charming tale"

You may not be too familiar with the Cuban Jazz scene of the late 1940’s (don’t worry – neither was I) but that won’t stop you thoroughly enjoying the wonderful, animated love story of ‘Chico and Rita’.

It’s a tale of two aspiring musicians, Chico...

by Stefan Pape

Conviction(2011)

"Conviction is one of those films that proves sometimes, life is stranger than fiction"

Conviction is one of those films that proves sometimes, life is stranger than fiction. The phrase, you just couldn't make it up, springs to mind whilst watching this film, and if like me, you were unaware that this film is a true story, you no doubt found yourself experiencing ho...

by Katie Clark

Let Me In(2010)

"Twilight this is not – an intelligent twist on the vampire genre"

International foreign language film garners extremely positive critical reception and bags a whole load of awards (in this case the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature and the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation's 2008 Méliès d'Or – nope I’d never heard of...

by Olly Mitchell

Due Date(2010)

"You will not see a funnier film this year – guaranteed"

Recently, I have been feeling let down a lot by Hollywood.  This year, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen a trailer for a film, got ridiculously excited, roped all my friends into going to see it, only to leave the cinema with an awful lot of egg on my face when it ...

by Olly Mitchell