J. Edgar(2012)
"Eastwood has become somewhat renowned as a film-maker for intense, intellectual dramas that both stimulate and educate the viewer, and J. Edgar is certainly no exception..."
The FBI, at least from a British perspective, is almost a cinematic term, an organisation we see and hear of most commonly in our favourite Hollywood dramas and thrillers. Therefore, Clint Eastwood's depiction of the life of J. Edgar, the founder and then head of the law enforcement institution f...
I Spit on Your Grave(2011)
"Not worth spitting on if it was on fire"
A lot has changed in the last three decades. TV is now in 3D, there are literally hundreds of channels to choose from on TV, hundreds of millions of websites on the Internet, and most bafflingly of all, some strange chap called Justin Bieber is the most popular human being on the planet. Th...
Biutiful(2011)
"it’s a mesmerising tour-de-force by Bardem"
Biutiful tells the story of Uxbal, a terminally ill devoted father of two, in a complex relationship with the mother of his children. He helps illegal immigrants get work in his hometown of Barcelona, Spain, such as African street-sellers, and Chinese immigrants working in a warehouse. Oh, and he...
The Green Hornet(2011)
"Black Beauty, just about steals the show with her endless gadgets and impossible abilities"
By day, Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) is a millionaire publisher and popular media figure, but by night, Reid assumes the identity of fearless crime fighter The Green Hornet and Kato (played by Asian pop star-turned-actor/director Jay Chou), to keep the streets safe for citizens. Producer Neal H. Morit...
Travellers(2011)
"the dialogue has all the subtlety of a size nine to the face"
Usually when things go wrong on holiday, it’s because your flight was cancelled or the luxurious five-star resort you were promised in the brochure turns out to be a building site. Travellers sees four friends confronting horrors greater than those of a budget airline as they embark u...
Love & Other Drugs(2010)
"A slightly more intelligent and deep affair than most of its counterparts"
As rom-com's go, Love and Other Drugs is a slightly more intelligent and deep affair than most of its counterparts. It is a sexually charged as well as a very moving look at love and how what we want isn't always what we need and what we need might end up being what we ...