Cert 12 | 101 mins | 2011
A 4 1/2 Star Romantic Sci-fi/Thriller.
David Noris (Matt Damon: Bourne Identity) is an aspiring New York Senator, but his young age is an issue as are his antics at his school reunion; these lead to his downfall in the election, so he retires to the restroom to prepare his speech. Unbeknownst he is overheard by a mystery woman Elise (Emily…more
Cert 15 | 113 mins | 2011
Unknown is a truly great action thriller, and I have given it 4.5 stars. This is the latest offering from Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, House of Wax), not a name I was familiar with, but certainly someone I will be keeping an eye on after this.
The storyline is intelligently written and has enough twists and turns to keep even the most…more
Cert 15 | 108 mins | 2011
A Brilliant 4 Star film.
Animal Kingdom is a cracking film set in Australia where Joshua ‘J’ Cody (newcomer James Frecheville) a young man coming to terms with the premature death of his mother from an overdose, he also has to deal with the fact that there is no one else to look after him than his Grandmother.
Janine ‘smurf’ Cody, (Jacki…more
Cert U | 77 mins | 2011
Eric Brevig has made better films than this, such as Lost Boys and Men in Black; but saying that this is true to the feel of the Hanna Barbera cartoon as one of the special features points out.
The setting is Jellystone park as usual (if you have never seen the original cartoon.).
The only place on the planet where there are…more
Cert 15 | 95 mins | 2011
Season of the Witch is a highly entertaining, action packed film, well worthy of a 4 star rating. It is the latest offering from director Dominic Sena, who brought us Swordfish and Gone on Sixty Seconds. Although this is a very different type of feature (a period supernatural thriller), it does carry the trademark excitement and suspense that we have…more
92 mins | 2011
From the Ashes is a quite magnificent documentary film, as the name suggests about cricket, and in particular the very memorable 1981 Ashes Series. Whether you were there and remember watching it the first time around, or whether you are like me and come to this for the first time, if you are a fan of cricket then this is…more
Cert 18 | 114 mins | 2011
Psalm 21 is, I think it’s fair to say, one of the least horrifying horror films I have seen for quite some time. I have decided to give it one star for the purposes of this review, because of the very well executed special effects (otherwise we may be looking at only a half).
Psalm 21 is a Swedish film, subtitled…more
