[photopress:Button.jpg,thumb,alignleft]Bright as a Button
Well, it’s certainly a long film, but this reviewer’s betting that your time will fly. Not unlike the time passed by the titular BB in David Fincher’s (by and large) masterful take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1922 novella, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Just in case you haven’t heard yet, [...]
[photopress:jones.jpg,thumb,alignleft]So long, Doctor Jones…
You’re all expecting a rave, aren’t you? Shades of ‘your reviewer arrived flushed and breathless, gentle reader, after thrilling once more to the exploits of Indiana Jones in the latest action-packed installment, and couldn’t wait to share his joy with world’. Sorry, but think again, and prepare yourself for a rude awakening. [...]
Dench does demented
Guess what? Another film I enjoyed. The difference this time being that it was one of a collection that was recently purchased by my good lady. Our taste in films differs quite a bit from time to time and having seen the cover of the DVD and the dreaded words ‘Starring Dame Judi [...]
Towering triumph
Superb. Just out-and-out superb. If you came for a scene-by-scene deconstruction and to hear how utterly pretentious it is, look away now. Regular readers will know that I have the attention span of a not-too-bright goldfish when it comes to films over ninety minutes long, but this one is two and a half hours [...]
