Reviews

What we saw, what we thought, what others saw and what to see

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Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant in Did You Hear About the Morgans? / image courtesy of Sony PIctures Our weekly round-up of cinema reviews “Gene Siskel, the late American film critic, once asked of a certain rom-com: ‘Is this more entertaining than a documentary …

Photography by Dave Gorman via the Londonist Flickr pool Every day until Christmas the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective …

Jamal Woolard as Biggie in Notorious / image courtesy of 20th Century Fox The weekly round-up of film reviews continues… Another mass of releases this week, so let’s get cracking. Notorious is the the tale of Notorious B.I.G., “the myth of the myth: a brashly …

Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button / image courtesy of Warner Bros The weekly round-up of film reviews continues… A cavalcade of films this week, so let’s dive straight in with awards-magnet The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It’s …

The weekly round-up of film reviews continues, courtesy of James Bryan… The ingredients that director Danny Boyle has fashioned Slumdog Millionaire from don’t sound particularly promising; an Indian street kid who is one question away from winning Who Wants to Be A Millionaire revisits his …

The weekly round up of film reviews continues, courtesy of James Bryan… This week, chaste vampires in Twilight and a documentary about Gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson. The Times describes Twilight as “a supernatural sex education movie for lovesick Goths.” Based on Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling …

The weekly round up of film reviews continues, courtesy of James Bryan… The big blockbuster this week, The Day The Earth Stood Still, means there’s little room for anything else in your favourite local fleapit. So make way for Keanu Reeves giving one of his …

The weekly round up of film reviews continues, courtesy of James Bryan… As Bond mania dies down some more interesting films get a look in this week. We’ve got the universally praised Waltz With Bashir, the interesting flawed Blindness and the predictably loud Body of …