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Atonement

SINCE opening the Venice Film Festival, Joe Wright’s immaculately crafted film has been hailed as the first genuine Oscar contender of the year.Read

A scene from the movie Rise Of The Footsoldier

WRITTEN by brothers William and Julian Gilbey, and directed by the latter, Rise Of The Footsoldier is a bloodthirsty, true-life account of violence and retribution in the late 1980s and early 90s.Read

Run Fat Boy Run

FAMOUS for his role in Friends, this is David Schwimmer’s debut as director. It’s a spry romantic comedy which proves nice guys can finish last and still get the girl.Read

Hallam Foe

THERE is a special bond between mothers and sons. In Hallam Foe, a young man’s deep emotional ties to his dead mother fester into obsession and a voyeuristic journey of self-discovery that threatens his mental well-being. Read

Death Sentence

DEATH Sentence updates Brian Garfield’s 1975 novel (the sequel to Death Wish) to a present day America riddled with drugs and gun-related gang violence.Read

No Reservations

SCOTT Hicks’s romantic drama serves up a tantalising New York twist on the award-winning German film Mostly Martha.Read

1408

THE conventions of the horror genre have shifted immeasurably in the past five years, moving increasingly into the godforsaken realms of sadism and torture.Read

Knocked up

KNOCKED Up is a smartly written and executed tale about the mistakes that sometimes happen in the heat of lust.Read

Seraphim Falls

THE thirst for revenge can be unquenchable. In Seraphim Falls, two men play out a life or death struggle for survival.Read

The Bourne Ultimatum

ALMOST five years since his lifeless, bullet-riddled body was hauled out of the Mediterranean by a fishing boat, secret agent Jason Bourne (Damon) finally learns the harrowing truth about his past in The Bourne Ultimatum.Read

Bratz: The Movie

IF Bratz: The Movie, the first live-action film based on the best-selling dolls, truly speaks to the youth of today then we’re doomed.Read

Eagle vs Shark

OPPOSITES attract in a most delightful way in Taika Waititi’s quirky, low budget comedy.Read

Surf's up

ASH Brannon and Chris Buck’s computer animated mockumentary waddles initially in the webbed footsteps of Creature Comforts, introducing its loveable, feathered protagonists in a series of hysterical to-camera interviews.Read

Waitress

FOR a film crammed to bursting with vitality and joy, Waitress is tinged with inescapable sadness.Read

Licence to wed

IF any more proof were needed that the golden age of Robin Williams is well and truly behind us, take a walk up the aisle with this mean-spirited comedy.Read

Rush Hour 3

MIDWAY through one of the pedestrian chases that litter Rush Hour 3, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker’s bickering detectives slide into the Parisian sewers to escape some gun-wielding bad guys, spluttering as they are submerged in all kinds of continental nastiness.Read

Harry finally takes flight

NOT being a fan of the books, or the previous films, I felt little anticipation for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – especially after what I thought was decidedly average acting in the earlier films, particularly from the younger stars.Read