The grace of childhood
What Maisie Knew is an adaptation of the Henry James 1897 novel, updated to Manhattan in the now, and is…
Secrets and lies
Mid-August is a hopeless time for films; so hopeless, useless and bleak, if I don’t use three words when one…
Love is blind
The thing is, I love the character of Alan Partridge so much it may well be that, when it came…
Complete opposites
Sandra Bullock is a highly watchable actress and she seems like she’d be fun to hang out with — I…
Character study
Frances Ha will make many spit ‘Frances…Bah!’ but I won’t be among them. Yes, it is rather kooky, and highly…
Riding high
Wadjda is the first feature-length film to come out of Saudi Arabia, and was shot by the country’s first female…
One man and his cows
Pacific Rim is a giant monsters v. giant robots film and although written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, who…
Celebrity watch
Sofia Coppola’s latest film is not an action adventure, or a supernatural horror, or a stoner comedy, just so you…
