Where the Wild Things Are *****Movies based on children’s fantasy books are a dime a dozen nowadays but whereas most filmmakers look to the more famous or more recent works of fantasy fiction such as Harry Potter or Twilight, i.e. ones that have a big place in popular culture, for

The Box ***½Back in 2001, with the release of his feature directorial debut Donnie Darko, Richard Kelly was hailed as a visionary film director and considered to be someone to really watch out for in the future. While not a box office success the

Planet 51 **½2009 has seen something of a revolution in the world of computer animated filmmaking. With digital 3D becoming a fixture in cinemas all around the world, and seemingly here to stay, all the major animation studios have been adopting three dimensions into their movies, giving an edge to

Law Abiding Citizen ***Revenge thrillers are pretty common nowadays, so much so that it is a genre that is somewhat lacking in originality, many such films failing to deliver to anything that hasn’t really been seen countless times before. Yet, every now and then, a film