Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (VG)

Apologies in advance for my forthcoming lack of activity.

Southland Tales (2006)

Richard Kelly's chaotic mess of a movie with dubious casting choices has largely been panned by the critics and shunned by audiences.. However, I found myself enjoying this tale which deals with explores themes such as politics, pop-culture, religion and the apocalypse. Worth watching, if only to make your own mind up.

4 stars

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Very BBC, very English, very 3 stars.

3 stars

Rendition (2007)

Solid, though unremarkable war-on-terror one-man-caught-in-the-middle drama/thriller. Very much 'seen it all before' viewing save for an interesting 'narrative mechanism' rather than a twist.

3.5 stars

The Proposition (2005)

This one slipped through the net a while back, so was pleased to catch it on Channel 4.

Bold, bloody, bleak, barren, brilliant. Engaging performance from Guy Pearce.


4 stars

King, The (2005)

The always watchable Gael García Bernal stars in this troubling drama, which centres on revenge (hmm, on second thoughts maybe revenge is the wrong word.. this film is clever than that), incest, and family life in Small-Town USA.

4 stars

Street Kings (2008)

Good cops, bad cops, guns, drugs, the chain of command, black, white. But it simply aint no Wire.


3.5 stars