Ex Machina (2015)

iRobot.

Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers (2013)

Diamonds are a crooks best friend.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Gary Oldman strives to get the wrong one out in Tomas Alfredson's masterful follow-up to one of my favourite films in recent years.

Submarine (2010)

Decent Britflick from Richard Ayoade presents a coming-of-age tale with a genuine charm that cuts through the cloying schmaltz of the mass market machine. Funny, moving and nicely shot.


4 stars

Monsters (2010)

Surprisingly cerebral and pedestrian 'invasion' monster movie. Action is used sparingly, which makes for an unexpected drama here. Cinematography (outstanding), writing, visual effects, and direction all from promising Brit newcomer Gareth Edwards.

3.5 stars

127 Hours (2010)

Aron Ralston gives an arm, not a leg, to escape the Utah canyons.

The King's Speech (2010)

As we enter awards season I'd imagine Colin Firth et al. are all mastering speeches of their own.

Janck 4.5 stars (Jan 2011)





Review to follow....

Mitch 4 stars

London Boulevard (2010)

Average crime thriller with a cast of familiar faces, however this isn't as clever or killer as you're left hoping it should be.


3 stars

Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

Possibly Banksy's most elaborate piece of work to date, and great fun for it.

Never Let Me Go (2010)

A haunting and downbeat affair, which is probably why Never Let Me Go was laregly shunned by audiences and awards alike.

The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)

Neat three-hander that ticks along nicely and locks you in till the very end. (Janck Nov 2010)


Could do with a re-write here and there, so what could have been brilliant turns out quite good. Nice to see Gemma Arterton not acting like Gemma Arterton for once.

3.5 stars

Exam (2009)

Like an extreme edition of The Apprentice.

Heartless (2009)

The devil is in the detail as Jim Sturgess enters into a deal with demons in East London.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Mindbending imagination adventure, which is actually better than it sounds. Has it's own fantasy charm in what proved to be Heath Ledger's last on screen adventure. Trippy.

3.5 stars

Four Lions (2010)

Decent, but didn't blow me away.

Triangle (2009)

Sharp and snappy, just want you want from a thriller. Decent.

Fish Tank (2009)

Trapped by the tower block and her family and...well...Essex, 15 year old Mia offers us a glimpse into her world. Powerful performance from first time actress, Katie Jarvis, in the lead role; and an honourable mention too to Michael Fassbender. Realistic dialogue make this a well executed Brit Flick.


3.5 stars

In the Loop (2009)

Very smart and very @!%&£*# funny.

Janck 4 stars (Sept 09)





No better or worse than a feature-length The Thick of It.

Mitch 4 stars

Moon (2009)

Very nicely put together Brit flick.. avoids many of the cheesy (groans) clichés you often see in sci-fi films to deliver the goods.

Janck 4.5 stars (Dec '09)


The Sam Rockwell show in space is not as 2D as one would imagine; this delivers and gives the viewer plenty to ponder. Does not have the same element of wonder as other cerebral sci-fi fodder (2001.... , Solaris etc), but firmly remains ''thinking man's'' science fiction.

Mitch 4 stars

The Damned United (2009)

I wouldn't say it is the best film about football ever made, but it is in the top one .. and the sequel will even better ;-)

Janck 4.5 stars (March '09)






Hard to imagine you could make a Cloughie film with barely a whisper of Forest, but they've done it (deliberately) chronicling his ill-fated tenure at Leeds Utd. (Dirty, dirty Leeds).

Mitch 4 stars