Point Blank is a reasonable if slightly confusing watch, recalling the work of someone like Phil Karlson, though it's distinctly French in tone... more
Based on a 2008 French thriller, Pour Elle, The Next Three Days is a definite change of tack for Paul Haggis, who made the Oscar-winning Crash and In the Valley of Elah... more
Michael Grandage’s latest US transfer, Creditors, opens tonight and there is every reason to believe it will be greeted with enthusiasm — New York has fallen for the Donmar brand.... more
Both Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah and Brian De Palma's Redacted are hard-hitting American films at Venice tackling the debacle of the Iraq war.... more
Daniel Craig makes Bond tougher, rougher and more real than ever before in a caper that's dangerously close to being a serious thriller, says Derek Malcolm.... more
Polls that dub Sean Connery the best James Bond may look a little different next time round. In the thrilling, franchise-reviving Casino Royale, Daniel Craig lays serious claim to the role.... more
The characters in The Last Kiss deserve a sharp slap. They are all so irredeemably smug and self-absorbed that you end up on the edge of the same boredom the characters themselves express. ... more
In this week's DVD releases Bruce Willis is back in action and a Palestinian film about a pair of would-be suicide bombers offers chilling insights about life in the West Bank.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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