BLOOD DIAMOND
Blood Diamond – starring Leonardo DiCaprio – is a blend of action and message movie that tries to highlight the plight associated with diamonds mined in conflict zones.
THE FOUNTAIN
The Fountain is a period-hopping, mind-overload of a film about eternal life; the latest offering from Requiem for a Dream director Darren Aronofsky.
THE QUEEN
The British Monarch’s reaction to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, is examined in detail in Stephen Frears’ highly acclaimed The Queen.
LITTLE CHILDREN
The illusion of happiness in American suburbia is examined once again in director Todd Field’s Little Children.
ERAGON
Dragons that can fly and breathe fire are cool – there’s no denying it. Eragon, a movie about dragons, unfortunately, manages to wreck something that should have been an obvious winner.
STORMBREAKER
Yet another children’s book franchise comes to the big screen. Sadly, it fails horribly where others – namely Harry Potter and those kids from Narnia – have done so well.
CASINO ROYALE
Agent 007 – as played by the very sexy Daniel Craig – is back in Casino Royale, the 21st film adaptation of Ian Fleming’s legendary spy series.
BEAT THE DRUM
In time for World Aids Day, Beat the Drum is a cautionary tale about HIV/AIDS in South Africa that tells us things we already know and talks down to its audience in the process.
BORAT
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan manages to offend gays, Jews, Christians, Muslims and women. But is it actually funny?
BRICK
Take one part high school genre movie, a pinch of the crime thriller, combine a little femme fatale and a slice of self-loathing and what you have is a Brick of pure cinema joy.