Up in the Air ****½One of the big hitters amongst this year’s Oscar contenders, Up in the Air comes with some quite impressive credentials to back up its award aspirations. Director Jason Reitman was the man behind the multi award nominated and
Daybreakers ****The recent success of Twilight in cinemas and True Blood on television has made people rather bloodthirsty for anything involving vampires and, as with any trend that reveals itself within Hollywood, film studios have wasted no time in trying to cash in on
It’s Complicated ****In the past couple of years, a couple of things have become clear about cinema-going habits. Firstly, women really like to go the cinema, particularly older women, as evidenced by some of last year’s surprise box office hits, and, secondly, they really
Did You Hear About the Morgans? *½If I had to name just one film star whose name is synonymous with romantic comedies it would undoubtedly be Hugh Grant. The star of many of the most beloved British romcoms as well as a number of (somewhat less popular) American ones, he
The Best and the Worst of 2009
Top 10 Movies
1) Avatar *****
After being out of the movie directing game for 12 years following his mega-hit Titanic, James Cameron’s new film understandably became the most eagerly anticipated release of 2009 and despite hype that was so overblown it seemed almost possible for