Movie Reviews


Slumdog Millionaire
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Every now and again I review films that are in a master class. Slumdog Millionaire is one such film. It starts with Jamal (Dev Patel), an uneducated 18-year-old from the Mumbai slums, who works at a call centre, being an answer away from taking the 20 million rupee grand prize on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Bride Wars
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson make charming fren-emies in the new comedy Bride Wars. Hathaway has a shy demeanour that grows into assertiveness, while Hudson is snappy and sparkling from start to finish.

Hotel for Dogs
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Sixteen-year-old orphan Andi (Emma Roberts) and her younger brother Bruce (Jake T Austin) have only one another.

Madagascar 2
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Not one animated film released by a major studio this year has been a disappointment.

The Day The Earth Stood Still
Thursday, 11 December 2008
The 1951 movie Day The Earth Stood Still, along with Howard Hawks’ The Thing From Another World, were fi lms that launched the lucrative sci-fi  boom of the 1950s.

Quarantine
Thursday, 04 December 2008
Quarantine is a movie testament to craftsmanship and commitment. The best Blair Witch knockoff of them all is basically a zombie film seen through the viewfinder of a TV news camera.

Quantum of Solace
Monday, 01 December 2008
In the opening of Quantum of Solace, James Bond is tailgated by a couple of semis and several cars, all of which attempt to ram him off the road while their drivers shoot at his face.

My Best Friend's Girl
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Judd Apatow’s twin blockbusters The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up have changed the rules of romantic comedy, mixing crude-dude humour with girly love-stuff to bring both genders to the box-office, so the R-rated imitation My Best Friend’s Girl probably won’t be the last of its ilk.

RocknRolla
Thursday, 13 November 2008
It’s been almost ten years since Guy Ritchie’s debut “Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” was unleashed on the world. He followed this hit up with another “Snatch” and cemented his place as the British version of Quentin Tarantino.

Children of the Silk Road
Thursday, 06 November 2008
“Great battles can be won without weapons” is the thrust of this potent true story in which a naïve British journalist discovers an unexpected way to make a difference.

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