The post 9/11 images of a deserted New York, with weed-covered roads and deer grazing in Times Square, are the most haunting element of the ... more
With Sean Penn receiving an Oscar nomination for his performance as Sam Dawson, Academy voters have once again proved how swayed they are by any ... more
David O. Russell's new film defies easy categorisation. Part comedy, part drama and part detective story, it's certainly one of the year's oddest ... more
Considering the talent behind the camera, I Love You, Beth Cooper is a sorry disappointment. Director Chris Columbus was once the poster boy for ... more
Man-date: to authorize or decree (a particular action), as by the enactment of law. The word has a somewhat different meaning in the "bromantic" ... more
"I'm just in some gay crazy nightmare," cries Adam Sandler's character Chuck Levine, in a moment of despair. He sure got that right. Quite why any of ... more
I spy with my little eye something beginning with B. Bland? Boring? Banal? All three adjectives certainly apply to Betty Thomas's misfiring revamp of ... more
Richard Cooper (Chris Rock) may only think he loves his wife, but I know I hate this movie. A complete mess from beginning to end, nothing makes ... more
When Mike Hodges directed Croupier in 1998, the English press ignored it. The depressing tale of a casino worker's scam was warmly received in ... more
Gabriele Salvatores made his mark on the international film scene with his remarkable 1991 film Mediterraneo, for which he was rightly awarded the ... more
