Film Reviews

Hailed as being the best sci-fi film since ‘Blade Runner’, ‘Moon’ is the lonely story of Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) who is coming to the end of his three year contract on the dark side of the moon. Working for Lunar Industries mining Earth’s primary energy source alone with no-one but robot Gerty (voiced by Kevin Spacey) for company, the film follows Sam’s last two weeks of isolation. Read the full story

‘GI Joe: The rise of the Cobra’ brings action toy figures onto the big screen once again. Only this time, Director Stephen Sommers peppers the plot with jaw-dropping stunts, costumes and visual graphics that were somewhat lacking in the 1987 version of this superhero flick. Read the full story

‘Harry Brown’ opens with a group of youths initiating a fellow hoodie into their ASBO culture. Then we cut to a pair motorcycling through a park and a woman gets accidentally shot, the pair flee the scene and get run over. The whole thing is shot on a camera phone. It’s a visceral and arresting beginning in what is a stylish film. But something is lacking in this crime thriller by director Daniel Barber. Read the full story

Despite a cryptic title, and an even stranger trailer that reveals nothing about the content of the film, Grant Heslov’s second film ‘The Men Who Stare At Goats’ is an unexpected comedy gem. Read the full story

‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’ has been widely described as director Terry Gilliam’s masterpiece. Yet, aside for die-hard Gilliam fans, this is not the main attraction for average cinema-goers, but rather the hype surrounding the untimely demise of Heath Ledger during filming.  Read the full story

Lone Scherfig’s ‘An Education’ had one of the biggest buzzes surrounding it at this years’ Sundance Film Festival. Based on journalist Lynn Barber’s memoirs, with a script by Nick Hornby and plenty of media hype, expectations for this release were through the roof. Read the full story

The scenario may sound familiar: the Earth’s population has been decimated by a virus that turns nearly everyone into flesh-eating zombies. Yes, the zombie genre has certainly been overdone in recent years, but while ‘Zombieland’ isn’t exactly original, the film certainly shouldn’t leave you feeling brain-dead. In a twist on the usual clichés of the genre, debut director Robert Fleischer and his writers Rhett Reese  and Paul Wernick  have created a classic buddy movie that emerges out of the blood and gore. Read the full story

It was definitely a first to be moved to tears and then to hoots of laughter all within the first five minutes of a film. A sure-fire sign that the latest in animation from Pixar is a cinematic treat for viewers both big and small.

‘Up’ tells the story of a boy’s journey through life to old age, illustrating the ups and downs, the joys, sorrows, triumphs, and regrets that he experiences through friendship, romance and marriage. And all in 89 minutes, which is no mean feat. Read the full story