This essay contains spoilers. There, you've been warned. Don't come whining to us later. As a writer, it’s easy to criticize. You can throw around rhetoric, slather your ideas in half-baked...
Larry Gopnik is a serious man. Well he would be if he were given a chance. His wife Judith is cheating on him with a family friend, his son is in debt to the Hebrew school drug dealer, and his...
There's a moment in "New Moon," the new film sequel to "Twilight," the vampire teen romance, that perfectly explains the appeal of this series. It's between human Bella Swan, played by a thin and...
The Steven Soderbergh movie mafia rolls on with his quirky industrial thriller “The Informant!” Like the “Insider” with laughs, the film focuses on the cutthroat world of corporate...
Michael Caine is Harry Brown. The opening credits tell us so. No fanfare, no explosion, just simple fact: Michael Caine is Harry Brown. This is a statement of intent from the filmmakers. They know...
With the recent release of "Harry Brown" in the UK, Mark Farnsworth is taking a look back at the classic Michael Caine revenge film: "Get Carter." Launched like a British Rail heat-seeking missile,...
Marek Najbrt’s superior Second World War drama begins with a crisp montage of bicycle chains, spokes and gears. A pedal powered score wheels the audience into 1942 and the aftermath of the...
The subtle beauty of “Nowhere Boy” has to do with how it works on so many levels at once. Are you a Beatles or a Stones fan? Who was your favourite Beatle, John or Paul? Do you think John was a...
I’m going to break my golden rule and write this in first person. I figured I owe Bill Hicks this much. I’d been a massive fan since I saw him on Channel 4 years ago. I loved him the same way I...
By blurring the audience’s focus right from the opening shot, director Giuseppe Piccioni starts as he means to go on. As we adjust our vision, we realise we are in a swimming pool. The dazzling...
