This post contains spoilers for Bridge to Terabithia. And the “totally misleading trailer of the week” award goes to Bridge to Terabithia. Given the current cinematic drought, I was happy to catch a preview of something which showed every sign of being a cheap Narnia rip off. What I actually

So, I went to see Hot Fuzz today, another excellent piece of it’s-not-quite-a-spoof-it’s-just-really-funny cinema from the team behind Shaun of the Dead and the ultimate fanboy sitcom, Spaced. The gentle comedy of the first half does a great job of setting up the full-on (albeit slightly silly) action

This evening I donned my dinner jacket (de rigueur for Bond premières in Oxford) and headed out to Casino Royale. James Bond is back – and how. It is a reboot of the franchise (although Judi Dench’s M remains), even if it’s not quite as “back to basics” as

This post contains spoilers for Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith Well, it was better than the last two, but still suffered from many of the same problems – most prominently, of course, is the quality of Lucas’ dialogue (or lack thereof). The acting was certainly better – and

A quick review post for some movies I saw over the weekend: Love Actually: This a first class romantic comedy – the intertwining of the multiple love stories is a really nifty idea, and there’s plenty comedy, and some quieter, sadder moments too. Watching it as the sole Brit in

…except that in parts of The Matrix Revolutions, that end just couldn’t come soon enough. This post contains spoilers for The Matrix Trilogy. I absolutely loved the original Matrix, and I enjoyed Reloaded. Alas, the final part of the trilogy is not good – unless by dint of being so

I saw the trailer for Down With Love last weekend, and with that and the promotional stuff around the foyer, it certainly looked like it could be fun – and I wasn’t disappointed. The film opened with the old 20th Century Fox logo (not the new 3D animated rendition), and

On Saturday’s foray into town, I went to see The Italian Job – which is not a bad movie in and of itself, albeit not a great one either. The problems with it lie in the fact that it’s a remake of The Italian Job, which is a superior

Watched The Shawshank Redemption this evening. It remains in my estimation one of the greatest movies ever made – if for no other reason then because it’s a film that I can watch whatever my mood, and always get something out of it. The film manages – eventually – to be feel-good

OK, so here's a quick, first-impressions, no-spoilers review of X2: It rocks! X2 is very much a worthy sequel to the first film, and has the advantage of many of the characters already being familiar to the audience. There are, of course, some interesting new mutants – and I’d say

Last night, I rewatched Casablanca for the I-don’t-konw-how-manyeth time. Despite all the competition, it manages to remain my all-time favourite movie (not an original choice, I know, but maybe there’s a reason for that). It’s proof that you don’t need a massive budget of flashy special