Starting this film, one of my first thoughts was that the acting, camerawork and effects are excellent, as it really looks like those people...

DON’T DO DRUGS. There you go, just saved you an hour and three quarters. Except that’s just the thing, although this film can be summed up i...

This early Hitchcock sees him dealing with familiar themes – espionage, deception, blackly comic beats and playful cinematic references – as...

“The only major American independent feature made by communists.” Good for them, well done, pats on the back all round. Now go away. Noted c...

This is not a film, but is merely cinema for the sake of art, as three unconnected mediums – a semi-poetic, philosophical narration, a haunt...

Eisenstein’s back! Hurrah, I’d almost missed him. And not only has he found his way back to the List, but this time it’s with his first ever...

I love a good blindside. I can really appreciate when a scene is built up and plays out fairly expectedly, then at the drop of a hat some...

Der-dum. Derr-dm. Derrr-dn. Derrrr-dn. Der-dn. Derr-de der-de de-de de-de de-dn-de-de-de-de! Two notes. The most memorable two notes in hist...

Joan Allen’s Elena has been married to Kevin Kline’s Ben for 17 years. Ben is sleeping with Sigourney Weaver’s Jane, who is married to ...

I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts recently. A friend of mine turned me onto the Adam Carolla Show , essentially a man complainin...

Have you ever been really disappointed by the title of a film? I’m talking about films like Monster’s Ball , Elephant and Free Willy , film...

We recently booked tickets to see this on stage at the Mayflower theatre in April (not my idea) and I’ve never seen the film. I know, shocki...