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.
THE GRUDGE 2
The release of The Grudge 2 officially ends the romance between the Japanese horror film and the Hollywood remake.
AMERICAN GUN
American Gun is a cautionary tale about guns and the people who are affected by their use in contemporary American society.
THE BLACK DAHLIA
Legendary film director Brian De Palma brings the true-life murder of 1940s actress Elizabeth Short to the big screen.