Quantum of Solace (2008)

Director: Marc Forster Cast: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric. Rating: 3/5 ‘Quantum of Solace’ is a direct sequel to ‘Casino Royale’, so watching that first is a must. It also brings a much needed reality check to the series, making the films run into each other instead of our previously stereotypical super-spy saving the [...]

The Class [Entre Le Murs] (2008)

Director: Laurent Cantet Cast: Francois Begaudeau, Wey Huang, Franck Keita and Esméralda Ouertani Rating: 4 out of 5 The Class (Entre le murs) is a vibrant documentary style drama set in an inner city Parisian school. This remarkable film is a semi-autobiographical story of the novelist and lead actor Francois Begaudeau and his real life [...]

Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)

Director: P.J.Hogan Cast: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Kyrsten Ritter Rating: 1.5 out of 5 Rebecca Bloomwood (Fisher) is a clumsy girl who funds her designer wardrobe with her credit cards and dreams of writing for the ‘Alette’, a Vogue-like glamorous magazine. But the only job Becky can fake her way into is at a financial [...]

The Karate Kid (2010)

Director: Harald Zwart Cast: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith and Taraji P. Henson Rating: 3 out of 5 A remake of the 1984 classic of the same name, ‘The Karate Kid’ is faithful to the original film in terms of aesthetics. This film plays by the same basic rules as the 1984 original.  Despite a strikingly [...]

Turtles Can Fly [Lakposhtha parvaz mikonand] (2004)

Director: Bahman Ghobadi The first film to be made in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein, the devastating Turtles Can Fly is set in a Kurdish refugee camp on the Iraqi-Turkish border just before the US invasion in 2003. Director Bahman Ghobadi concentrates on a handful of orphaned children and their efforts to survive [...]

Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009)

Directors: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen Cast: Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers, Steve Harris, Nicko McBrian, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith Iron Maiden has been one of the most successful and influential bands on the heavy metal scene over the years and are still going strong more than thirty years later. Like all good ‘rockumentaries’, Flight 666 is [...]

Sicko (2007)

Director: Michael Moore After examining General Motors, the Columbine shootings, and the attacks on the World Trade Center, Michael Moore takes on the American Healthcare System with Sicko. Moore is at his best with this film that tackles a subject relating to every American citizen. Moore begins by giving examples of families whose circumstances changed [...]

Angels & Demons (2009)

Director: Ron Howard Cast: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, and Ayelet Zurer After a rather tasteless adaptation of Dan Brown’s bestseller, The Da Vinci Code, director Ron Howard reunites with Tom Hanks for more international intrigue. This time around with a lot more action and less boredom. Some bizarre plot points aside, Angels & Demons is [...]

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009)

Director: David Yates Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Tom Felton and Alan Rickman Following the success of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix director David Yates returns at the helm, directing the sixth installment of the series. The mix of comedy, romance, drama, and adventure into one, [...]

Public Enemies (2009)

Director: Michael Mann Cast: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, and Billy Crudup “We’re havin’ too good a time today, we ain’t thinking about tomorrow”. This line and the film that follows, places John Dillinger firmly within context and gives you a better idea of who this man was, what he was up against and [...]