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

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