CARLOS THE JACKALDir: Oliver Assayas. Starring: Edgar Ramirez, Fadi Abi Samra, Ahmad Kaabour. Carlos is a magnificent achievement and a reminder that terrorism used... Read More

THE LINCOLN LAWYER (****) Dir: Brad Furman. Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, William H Macy Matthew McConaughey has an awful lot of fun in The Lincoln... Read More

LIMITLESS (****) Dir: Neil Burger. Starring: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish Limitless is a cute idea, and a cute film. It may have more than a few... Read More

RANGO (****) Dir: Gore Verbinski. Starring: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Stephen Root. Rango is an odd proposition. It's a beautifully rendered, incredibly detailed... Read More

INSIDE JOB (****) Dir: Charles Ferguson. Starring: Matt Damon (voice), a whole bunch of crooks Better late than never we finally get this Oscar-winning documentary,... Read More

We're now officially just over half way through the year, so as has become the habit, we'll take a week off from looking at new releases and glance back at the... Read More

FAIR GAME (****)Dir: Doug Liman. Starring: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Michael Kelly. ‘True Stories' come in many shades of true. At one end there are films like... Read More

GAINSBOURG (****) Dir: Joann Sfar. Starring: Eric Elmosnino, Lucy Gordon, Laetitia Casta Serge Gainsbourg made little impact outside France, though most will probably... Read More

127 HOURS (*****) Dir: Danny Boyle. Starring: James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn Many people avoided 127 Hours at the cinema and probably feel similar trepidation... Read More

TRUE GRIT (*****) Dir: Joel & Ethan Coen. Starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld I am an unabashed devotee of the Coen brothers. I love the perfection... Read More

THE KING'S SPEECH (*****)Dir: Tom Hooper. Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham CarterIt's easy to forget how satisfying English drama is when it's... Read More

WINTER'S BONE (*****) Dir: Debra Granik. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan Occasionally films show you a glimpse of another world. Winter's... Read More