There's so much story here that the characters don't have quite enough room to breathe, but it's still a fascinating look at a time, and a man, worth remembering.

Wrongly branded misogynist by PC kneejerkers, this is a scathing assault on the exploitative nature of pornography and the emptiness of sex without love.

Cold and cerebral, with simmering suspense rather than outright excitement, this is a feel-the-quality-of-the-acting movie. It can’t answer all sorts of questions, but does take a scary mug shot of a subtle monster.

A thoroughly pleasing family film with fine performances and honest, affecting real situations mixed with joyful adventure.

A blockbuster that offers enough quirky pleasures to feel fresh and unpredictable.

A slyly subversive insight into the role of women in the Israeli military, this is a surprisingly compassionate satire that makes its political points without resorting to caricature.

Music And Lyrics never really finds its tone. Fans of Barrymore and Grant are likely to enjoy their pleasing ramblings, and the modern-day, down-to-earth courtship is handled well. But this is unlikely to go down as either actor’s finest hour.

Far from an easy watch, either in terms of its hard-hitting content, seemingly haphazard structuring or its dense symbolism. But this makes sense of the political intricacies by balancing the rhetoric and statistics with everyday occurrences that give the iniquities and inadequacies a human face.

Gong Li is welcome as Hannibal's Japanese aunt-in-law/mentor, Gaspard Ulliel isn't a bad young Lecter and Webber's direction is intermittently classy -- but this is a footnote rather than a film.

Stereotype-based comedy from Eddie Murphy in a variety of fat suits is just not enough to make a decent film.

A film with a fishing metaphor for a title should have come with sharper hooks.

It suffers from ADD, but there's some terrific stuff in here. Leaving 15 minutes from the end and saving yourself a lumbering coda may improve enjoyment.

Decidely average teen drama but with a few decent dance numbers.

Shrek this ain't. A lacklustre effort hampered by limp dialogue and lazy plotting.

Despite solid work from the engaging cast, there’s nothing new here to distinguish Freedom Writers.

Pitched awkwardly -- neither for children nor cool young adults -- it's very sweet, very nice and just the thing for a girlie matinée with mum and nan.

Dark, twisted and beautiful, this entwines fairy-tale fantasy with war-movie horror to startling effect.

The odd conclusion renders it somewhat oblique, but Perfume is a feast for the senses.

A brave bid to recreate a modern American tragedy, with a revelatory turn by its lead actress.

A typically engaging performance from Johnny Lee Miller takes this slightly above the usual underdog movie cliche.

It may lack subtlety, but everything is beautifully designed and photographed, Watling and Tosar are superb and it's undeniably great fun.

Intelligent, classy and skin-crawling. You won't see a better acting masterclass this year.

Bad film fans will think Christmas has come early, everyone else should ask for the receipt.

A visually stunning Swiftian satire, Children Of Men may appear clumsy, but its message is simple, heartfelt and ultimately rather moving.

Well-crafted and well-acted, but ever-so-slightly worthy and strangely unaffecting. Given the track record of the CIA, it probably ought to be angrier.

This energetically charmless 'family' fantasy lies there dead on screen, occasionally twitching at a funny line.

A screen-acting showcase by a man whose best days, many thought, were behind him. There's life in the old dog yet.

Imagine "The Lion In Winter" set at a Kylie gig. You can have too much of a good thing, but it is a good thing.