The Coen brothers bypassed John Wayne's Oscar-winning version to go back to the original source material, cast a brilliant unknown and deliver us their latest must-see movie... more
Owen O’Neill and Dave Johns have based their stage version of The Shawshank Redemption not on Frank Darabont’s film but on the Stephen King novella that inspired Darabont... more
Kate Winslet, Sally Hawkins and Slumdog Millionaire's Danny Boyle are among the stars battling for honours at this year's Evening Standard British Film Awards... more
While British films are noticeable by their absence in the Cannes line-up, it looks like it will be a good year for our actors, directors and writers.... more
There's something about the casual offing of victims in No Country for Old Men that makes critic Liz Hoggard think of boys pulling the legs off flies for sport.... more
Javier Bardem is terrifying as the psychopath who loves blowing out people's brains in No Country for Old Men, a blood-splattered piece of classic cinema.... more
Casey Affleck's is the best performance in a movie that's frequently impressive, sometimes dull, but about as far from the other Jessie James films as it is possible to get.... more