A superior and impressive remake of a much revered but crude 1990s Bolly cult classic. The simple plot is...
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
This latest addition to the 53-year-old sing-song franchise sees Dave (Jason Lee) and his six-pack of CGI’d rodents...
Chronicle
Here we go again with another ‘found footage’ film supposedly shot by amateurs: this time it’s schoolkids in Seattle with superpowers. There has been wild...
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 2: Roderick Rules
This second adaptation of US author Jeff Kinney’s series of cartoon novellas is a little more coherent and tolerable than the first, but still plays like an observational channel-Z...
Dolphin Tale
Pack a few discreet hankies for this warm-hearted but schmaltzy family pic. ‘Dolphin Tale’ is based on the story of Winter, a bottlenose dolphin rehabilitated at...
The Grey
Liam Neeson’s unexpected but lucrative shift into marquee action-man territory has at best resulted in fun junk...
Haywire
Only Steven Soderbergh could produce a slick, modern, cineliterate deconstruction of the Hollywood action caper...
Jack and Jill
Adam Sandler’s new comedy may be totally mediocre, but that’s still a big step up from the intensely...
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
More adventures for teen Jules Verne fan Sean (Josh Hutcherson) in this sequel to 2008’s ‘Journey...
Man on a Ledge
‘Today’s the day that everything changes – one way or another.’ They’re the words of disgraced cop and escaped convict Nick (Brad Bird, director of ‘The Iron Giant’, ‘The Incredibles’ and...
A Monster in Paris
There’s much to praise in this bubbly, 3D fairytale from French animator Bibo Bergeron. Set on the streets of Paris in 1910, ‘A Monster in Paris’ borrows some...
Polish Roulette - Sztos 2
Puss in Boots
Beautifully voiced by Antonio Banderas, Puss in Boots is to ‘Shrek’ what Jack Sparrow is to...
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D
‘The Phantom Menace’ is generally regarded as the nadir of the ‘Star Wars’ saga, and rightly so, with its dull narrative about trade and taxation, its spotty...
The Descendants
Alexander Payne has shown in the likes of ‘Election’ (1999) and ‘About...
The Iron Lady
The calculation is fairly obvious: you’re doing a film about Margaret Thatcher, a huge figure, so you need an actress who can deliver on that scale. The imperious Kate...
War Horse
Steven Spielberg plunges us into an overlit, twee vision of early twentieth-century Devon at the start of...
Young Adult
Here’s a new comedy from Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody
