Film Review

A walk of interest, but no thrills

People have been walking the pilgrims' path of the Camino for 1200 years.

Commanding performance

Sherlock Holmes may have left it too late to learn that life without connection is a living death, in this beautifully constructed story by writer Mitch Cullin and director Bill Condon.

Inspired casting enhances thriller

A homage to 1980s thriller flicks might not sound like the most enlightening cinema proposition, but when it's as accomplished and as entertaining as The Guest, why not?

Film reviews: Terminator Genisys

One thing 2009's Terminator Salvation made clear was that people did not want to see a Terminator movie that did not have Arnold Schwarzenegger in it.

Film review: Tangerines

A variety of mandarin is an unlikely device for a film about early '90s conflict in Georgia, but that is what makes Tangerines such a beguiling film.

Little sense but lots of charm

Last week I told you to relate to Tomorrowland as a story for 10-year-old boys.

Film Review: A little chaos

If you love to see actors wig up and play French aristocrats then you will be racing to see A Little Chaos (Metro), which is as rich a costume drama as you could hope for.

Film Review: Selma

The remarkable thing about Selma, apart from assured directing, stylistic interludes and captivating dialogue, is that four British actors are pivotal in breathing life into this story.

Film review: Gone Girl

For some films the only satisfactory response seems to be a stunned silence followed by furious discussions over how much we believe that what we have just seen is really possible.