Funerals & Snakes

The Tiger's Tail (2006)

Not yet reviewed.

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead...

Not yet reviewed.

Grow Your Own (2007) 3.5/5

"... contains plenty of diverting comic moments while never losing sight of the human stories unfolding close at hand, reminding us that Social Workers may well be the heroes of the 21st century."

3.5/5

The Happening (2008) 2/5

"Shyamalan has obvious talent as a director: he has an eye for an arresting image and has seen enough Hitchcock to construct effective set-pieces but he can’t write dialogue that human beings can actually say which continually drops the audience out of the moment."

In the Valley of Elah (2007) 3.5/5

"I was one of many who found Crash to be appalling, un-watchable, rubbish but Elah (perhaps because it doesn’t try and do so much) is better."

Brick Lane (2007) 3/5

"Clumsily condensed and fussily directed, Brick Lane never quite overcomes it’s own clichés."

Shine a Light (2008) 3.5/5

"Not enough Charlie Watts for my liking but that’s a minor quibble."

4 (2007) 2.5/5

"... a pleasant enough hour and a half."

Second Hand Wedding (2008) 3.5/5

"... an adorable confection, easy to praise and a pleasure to recommend."

The Painted Veil (2006) 3.5/5

"... the images are ravishing, the performances are uniformly excellent and you could do a lot worse on a wet weekend."

I'm Not There. (2007) 4.5/5

"I think the key to Dylan is that he is less complicated (and at the same time more complex) than the world would have you believe and he fully deserves a work of art as fine as this one in his name.

Scaphandre et le papillon, Le (2007) 4.5/5

A masterpiece of sensitive adaptation.