Film review: Shame
Shame, opening today, doesn't say anything new about sexual addiction, says David Larsen, but the acting and cinematography are excellent. [more]
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Film review: Shame
Shame, opening today, doesn't say anything new about sexual addiction, says David Larsen, but the acting and cinematography are excellent. [more]
Film review: Moneyball
Helene Wong doesn't know much about baseball, but Moneyball, opening this week, is the sports movie of the year. [more]
The Artist and J Edgar review
Oscar nominee The Artis is sensational, while J Edgar is the most nuanced film Clint Eastwood has made in years. [more]
Like Crazy and A Few Best Men review
Britons in love feature in two romantic films opening this week, but there the similarity ends. [more]
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo review
David Fincher has perfect control over his version of the Stieg Larsson story, which opened this week. [more]
Sione’s 2: Unfinished Business review
The odd flash of comic chemistry can still be detected in this uneven sequel. [more]
Hugo review (better than War Horse)
Martin Scorsese’s magnificent Hugo is everything War Horse... [more]
The Iron Lady review
The Iron Lady opens with an elderly Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep) buying milk at the dairy. Nice touch, that, for the grocer’s daughter. Unrecognised, she hobbles home against the morning rush and to her housekeeper’s consternation: Thatcher’s mind is failing and she’s not meant to be out. Aptly, the film... [more]
Melancholia and The Adventures of Tintin review
Lars von Trier's Melancholia, in cinemas now, is a masterpiece, and Tintin is old-school, big-screen fun. [more]
El Bulli and The First Grader review
Gereon Wetzel's documentary, out now, is extraordinarily absorbing, and The First Grader has old-school charm in a 21st-century postcolonial context. [more]
When a City Falls review
Gerard Smyth's documentary is the on-the-ground film the people of Christchurch deserve. [more]
The Whistleblower and Rest for the Wicked review
The Whistleblower is no The Insider, and finally something for the 65+ set. [more]
Last Train Home and Tomboy review
Lixin Fan's documentary, out now, captures the cost of China's prosperity, and Tomboy is quietly discomforting. [more]
Beginners and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan review
In Beginners, out today, director Mike Mills tells his own story with subtle realism; Snow Flower is less well-told. [more]
Drive and The Debt review
Nicolas Winding Refn’s latest movie, out now, is more than a car-chase genre flick, and there are superb performances in The... [more]
John Waters interview
One of America’s great subversives, John Waters drags his filth to Auckland on... [more]
Helen Mirren interview
The stellar British actress discusses her new movie, The Debt, and a career that spans from the 1960s to today. [more]
Beautiful Lies and Anima Mundi review
Director Pierre Salvadori draws on traditional farce in his new film, in cinemas now, starring Audrey Tautou. [more]