Favourite Films

Dark examination of chance and fate covers familiar ground, but Woody Allen responds to it with a fresh unexpected twist. Good performances all round.

A vibrant production. Cast is tops, with Knightley enchanting as Elizabeth, Macfadyen an estimable Mr. Darcy. Absolute classic.

A provocative drama offering consistently disturbing and believable scenes. Excellent work by Haggis.

Highly entertaining reinvention of the Batman franchise, ingenious script, impeccably cast and executed.

Clever movie laced with uniquely New York-flavoured moments of humour and riffs. Owen stands out with his performance.

It's seldom that you get a film that's simultaneously profound and beautifully comic and wonderfully painful, filled with delightful remorse, and, more than anything else, the sweetest, sweetest redemptive qualities.

The most intelligent film about the war yet. Though some may complain that "Lions for Lambs" is all words, I say, "Yes, isn't that wonderful?"

I feel that the movie is a depiction of an actual relationship, a depiction of the way that people fall in love with their illusions about somebody as much as with the real person. Then the pain and the difficulty and the disenchantment that comes when those things fall away. The notion of a couple getting through the difficult act of forgiveness and an unexpected chance at redemption make the movie more meaningful than it normally would. A love story told backwards.

A story of a man who revisits his past, only to find the lessons he learnt haven't been forgotten, just buried. The movie has its moments, with its lush, beautiful scenery as the backdrop. Sweet, touching and lovely.

A really nuanced movie with great humour. Laughed so hard.

Filled with terrific scenes and strong performances and the director's eye for detail is amazing. You feel that it's not so much what the people say as how they say it. There is a scene that is so pure and moving, when George sings about Jesus calling him home, and how Madeleine looks on in shock, as if seeing her husband for the very first time. Other memorable scenes include Johnny's unexpected reaction when a documentary about meerkats comes on TV, and a poignant moment between George and Ashley in the hospital. Wonderfully honest. A must-see film for any true film fan.