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

Complete List of 2009 Films ReviewedNote: Since writing a few of my reviews I have revised the ratings, feeling that I may have been either too harsh or generous with my ratings in retrospect. These revised ratings are indicated as: (Revised rating).1) 2012 ***½2) 9 **½3) 12 Rounds **4) 17

St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold ****The St Trinian’s films have been a staple of the British film industry for a long time with the five films being released across a 26 year span, ranging from 1954 to 1980. Some of these were regarded

Sherlock Holmes ****½Since the early days of cinema filmmakers have looked to classic literary works for inspirations for their films, the novel adaptation having just as big a place in cinema history as more original cinematic works. The same is

Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel ***When Alvin and the Chipmunks was released two years ago no one expected much from it, many self respecting film fans in fact dreading it. However, the film proved to be a huge