PRETTY PERSUASION
This small art-house film received some negative reviews in the US. Christo Oberholzer, however, found it to be “disgustingly enjoyable”.
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND
This messy, possibly final, instalment in the X-Men film franchise proves that three isn’t always the charm.
THE HILLS HAVE EYES
With The Hills Have Eyes, eighties horror master Wes Craven revives his 1977 cult gore classic and repackages it for 2006.
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III
Cruise is back! The Mission Impossible franchise gets a much needed kick in the bum from one of television’s greatest innovators.
PRIME
In Prime, the issue of dating someone substantially older/younger is intelligently examined; at times replacing fantasy with a hard-edged reality.
RABBIT 0N THE MOON
Sadistic crooked cops pursue a couple innocent of the crime they’ve been accused of. If you like your films foreign and edgy then catch this tense brooding film from Mexico.
FIREWALL
A big pay-cheque and predictability are sadly the order of the day with Harrison Ford’s new action blockbuster, Firewall.
NUMBER 10
Starring Colin Moss, Number 10 takes its cue from the great sports films that have come before it, but it fumbles and drops the ball … horribly.
PROOF
Proof may scare off the mathematically challenged because of its premise but, if you stick with it, it becomes something you won’t want to stop watching.
CAPOTE
It’s not the most discussed film of 2005 but, with a stellar performance from Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote’s a film that deserves to be seen.