The Soloist ***½With the awards season getting closer and closer once again we have one of the first of this year’s Oscar hopefuls in the form of The Soloist, a film which wears its Oscar aspirations on its sleeve, although reviews from its release in the states (and even some

Surrogates ****Coming a couple of weeks after the so-so thriller Whiteout we have yet another movie based on a comic book, and again one that is not about superheroes, even though the more fantastical concept of Surrogates is considerably closer to recent comic adaptations of the superhero variety. Right out

Deep Impact is one disaster film that is very underrated, in many ways it is not purely a disaster film it is a character centred film that portrays the struggle humanity faces when a comet is on course for Earth. Real empathy is drawn from characters as families are ripped

There is no better film created on such a shoestring budget that actually shows you what the Fringe is like from the performers' view. Many, many, many comedy performers are present for cameo roles.Stand out performances that are worth a mention are: Adam Hiles is a stand out character, playing

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3D ****½ Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2D **** With major animation studios Disney, DreamWorks and Blue Sky having already released their films for 2009 and Pixar’s latest effort still nearly a month away, animation fans will have to make do for now with the