Ian Nathan

A flawed work held together by Alwyn’s tender presence.

Only distinguishable from the original movie by its obvious cheapness.

A pretty craven attempt by Disney to cash-in on Star Wars blockbusting success, this lightweight but well-written sci-fi adventure movie is well pitched at the very young. More discerning fans of the genre would do well to smother their indignation at the levels of general plagiarism floating around the deck of the supership Cygnus.

It does slow down a bit too much for endless walking hither and thither scenes in the woods, as we ebb toward the grand reveal, but the mystery proves strong enough to hold you.

The Net entertains but is unlikely to hang around on the cerebral hard disk for too long.

This is a valiant but overcomplicated Western that aims to redraw the lines on Western mythology: with heroes as mere humans, and heroics as distortions of the truth.

About the dumbest movie Clint Eastwood ever put his name to.

That it is a cartoon that takes kids right out of the equation is the best recommendation of all.

Imagine if Stanley Kubrick had made Ghost and you're some way to this classily restrained oddity, but its morbid preoccupations and ambiguity might prove too cuckoo for most.

Mind you, Eastwood went on the star with an orang-utan, twice, so this is only his third maddest film. Although, it could be his dullest. Which was one thing no one would of expected of this madcap enterprise, born of a what-the-heck attitude from its macho stars — that it would struggle so hard to be fun.

An insanely effective no-brainer of a film, sparkling with a simple charm and energy rarely witnessed this side of illegal substances.

This was sweet and charming at the time but now it just lacks either the comedy or sophistication of kids' fantasy film that we've all become accustomed to.

Vallée’s post-traumatic stress comedy is more scientific than genuinely moving. Nevertheless, Gyllenhaal continues his post-Nightcrawler upgrade with another vivid performance in the key of strange.

Despite the ridiculous premise and casting this is still a pacey little sci-thriller.

Overlong, it'll most likely try the patience of audiences now accustomed to a bit more bang for their buck, but it's a great deal of fun for those with a penchant for old-style action.

This gritty sci-fi is undeservedly neglected and underrated.

The first of the silly VW Beetle with a cute personality comedies, is as childish dated and occasionally sweet as the others.

A sequel confident in what it's about - bigger, better, funnier, without stretching the joke.

Good intentions, vivid setting and TLJ on top form do not make up for a lack of anything truly compelling.

Very hit and miss and not a patch on the first spoof but when a joke strikes home it'll have you going for a while.

Willow is not without its charms - the effects are more than special, the set-pieces suitably epic but it just doesn't fulfill the promise of certain other fantasy films.

For all the special effects and half-starved A-listers, this is a sodden beast. Perhaps there’s a reason that Melville only told half the story.

Here is a film fully xenophobic, abhorrent film, touting guileless version of military honour, but with Jack Cardiff’s furtive camerawork and some excellent editing, it sucks you in to its disturbing heroic sweep.

The film seems to be pitched at shrieking level, as if that’s the only timbre children can register.

Unoriginal, unfunny superhero spoof with a bewildered cast and an obvious plot.

As a light family sports feel-good this works but don't look for anything more.

Those with the patience to sit through a slow first half will be rewarded with another gutsy ending.

One of the dreariest outer space swashbucklers of all time.