Carey Mulligan always used to seem like an actor teetering on the very brink of stardom, but with this film she finally made it, giving a wonderful performance. She plays a bright eyed young Oxbridge hopeful, who is cramming in as much studying as she can for her big exams. But when she meets smooth…
It’s the middle of summer, and brothers Eric and Tommy are trying to fill their time. They lurk around the woods with their friends, play-fight and commit minor crimes. But then one day the body of one of their friends is discovered and their world is turned upside down. The trivial becomes important. The warm,…
This adaptation of the much-loved novel is dull and disappointing says our Film Editor Barnaby Walter
David Fincher’s The Social Network is a superb film; a modern masterpiece – an excellent drama of well-drawn real life characters, compelling situations and a key event in recent history. Jeff Cronenweth’s exquisite cinematography, shot on the Red One digital camera, gives the film a dark and claustrophobic sense of menace. The beautifully controlled lighting also brings…
Ashleigh Moore reviews challenging film Illness and talks to its lead actor Cheryl Allison
This beautiful animation takes its inspiration from an Oriental fairytale aesthetic, and truly brings magic to the screen, says Ashleigh Moore
The end is very near for much-loved detective Hercule Poirot, as ITV prepares to draw its long-running series to a close
Barnaby Walter reviews the BFI’s new collection of classic Christmas Ghost Stories
Universal’s classic family film, directed by Steven Spielberg, has just been given a dazzling new high definition blu-ray release to coincide with Universal Pictures’ 100th Anniversary Celebrations. This gorgeous steelbook edition will be hungrily hunted down by all BD obsessives and E.T. lovers everywhere. The story, about a harmless alien who befriends a young boy, beautifully captures…
The list of winners from the Southampton International Film Festival
Believe the hype: Gravity is exciting, emotional and looks spectacular, says Barnaby Walter.
Gosling plays Stephen Meyers, the press secretary to the potential next President, governor Mike Morris (Clooney). Meyers may not be the top-dog on the campaign – that position goes to Paul (Philip Seymour Hoffman) – but he has a certain power and control that his opponents revere and envy. He knows exactly what to do,…
The opening night gala of this year’s London Film Festival is a tense true story featuring the best performance of Tom Hanks’s career, says our Film Editor Barnaby Walter.
Weaving together the stories of American cook Julia Child (an astonishing Meryl Streep) and New York blogger Julie Powell, this is about two interesting women finding themselves through cooking. Julie Powell cooks her way through Child’s book of 500-plus recipes, giving herself a year to complete her challenge. She’s living the book, and Child, in her part…