Film Review
1 Apr 2008
The Orphanage
Chill out: The Orphanage shows that Spain has become a force to be reckoned with when it comes to ghost stories

DVD Review
28 Dec 2007
The Aki Kaurismäki Collection: Volume 3
A good way to Finnish 2008: Edmund Hardy on the work of the idyosyncratic director from Finland, Aki Kaurismäki

Film Review
25 Nov 2007
The Darjeeling Limited
Wes Anderson's idiosyncratic style works a treat with The Darjeeling Limited, say Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc

DVD Review
5 Sep 2007
Taxidermia
Gagging for it: A quirky festival favourite, György Pálfi's Taxidermia is now out on DVD. Keith O'Sullivan reviews it

Film Review
26 Apr 2007
This Is England
Shane Meadows's This Is England is good but lacks resonance, says Antonio Pasolini

DVD Review
23 Nov 2006
The Passenger plus Death of a President and Three Times
The Passenger (1961-1963) by Andrzej Munk is one of the highlights of the latest DVD releases

DVD Review
22 Sep 2006
The Magician
Killing to be clever: Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc are seduced by The Magician

DVD Review
10 Aug 2006
The Searchers
Kamera's new contributor Sarah Manvel on John Ford's Western classic, The Searchers, recently released on DVD

Film Review
29 Jun 2006
The Cave of the Yellow Dog
Byambasuren Davaa's The Cave of the Yellow Dog is a tender ode to childhood innocence and nature

DVD Review
3 May 2006
The Double Life of Veronique
After a hugely successful theatrical run earlier this year to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Krzysztof Kieslowski's death, The Double Life of Veronique is now out on DVD

DVD Review
14 Mar 2006
The Essential Bergman Collection
Steven Yates reviews the latest Ingmar Bergman DVD release

DVD Review
23 Dec 2005
The Devil's Rejects
Rob Zombie's follow-up to House of 1,000 Corpses is pure rock 'n roll fun

Alan Rudolph
26 Jul 2005
The Secret Lives of Dentists
Based on a novella by author Jane Smiley, 'The Age of Grief', this new film retreads the well-worn territory of American middle-class angst - but Hannah Patterson finds some surprising new twists along the way

Film Review
12 Jul 2005
The Kids Are Alright (Special Edition)
The Who were one of the most influential bands of the sixties, and Jeff Stein's documentary about their guitar-smashing, Rolls Royce-driving antics set a new benchmark for the music film. Tim Keane reviews a new double DVD edition

Film Review
22 May 2005
The Edukators
The German film industry seems to be undergoing something of a renaissance, with a clutch of talented young filmmakers and a newfound desire to confront the country's difficult past. Jamie Sherry reviews another intriguing new German release

Film Review
26 Apr 2005
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Sean Penn returns in typically intense style in this political potboiler about an attempted plot to bring down President Nixon in the mid 70s. Christopher Sandford sees more than a passing resemblance to Taxi Driver

Film Review
22 Mar 2005
The Machinist
Tales of method acting madness are ten-a-penny in Hollywood, but Christian Bale's latest performance surely has to take the biscuit (if you'll excuse the expression). Dean Agius reviews the unsettling tale of stick-thin insomniac Trevor Reznik

Film Review
1 Mar 2005
The Yes Men
Feature documentaries are undergoing something of a cinematic renaissance, and this hilarious new film from the makers of American Movie sets out to expose the rotten heart of the World Trade Organisation. Antonio Pasolini reports

DVD Review
23 Feb 2005
The Rite (1969)
Ingmar Bergman was best known as a gian of international cinema, but he also made forays onto the small screen. Colin Odell and Michell Le Blanc review Bergman's disturbing teleplay about a troupe of actors on trial by the state

DVD Review
7 Dec 2004
The Ring Trilogy
The original Ringu remains one of the most successful crossover hits in the history of horror cinema, spawning two sequels and a Hollywood remake. Daniel Graham reviews this bumper boxset of the Ring Trilogy

Film Review
30 Nov 2004
Take My Eyes
Spanish cinema has produced some of the most exciting actors and directors in Europe over recent years, and this award-winning new film by Iciar Bollain looks set to continue the trend. Antonio Pasolini reviews a Spanish domestic drama

Film Review
21 Oct 2004
Tan de repente (Suddenly)
After a period of relative obscurity, Latin America is producing vibrant, imaginative and exciting films that finally seem to be reaching the international market they deserve. Antonio Pasolini reviews an Argentinian existential comedy

DVD Review
12 Oct 2004
The Homecoming
This film version of Harold Pinter's classic play was directed by Peter Hall, best-known as an experimental theatre practitioner. Lee Griffiths is impressed by another intriguing release from the American Film Theatre

Film Review
2 Sep 2004
The Motorcycle Diaries
There can be few more dramatic tales than the life of Che Guevara, a humble-born Argentinian who went on to become one of the iconic figures of the 20th century. John Gorick applauds a new biopic exploring Guevara's formative years

Film Review
18 Aug 2004
The Village
After the mixed reception to Signs and Unbreakable, M.Night Shyamalan is back with another supernatural suspense story, this time set in 19th century Pennsylvania. Ben McCann thinks the sultan of suspense is back on track

DVD Review
3 Aug 2004
The Lady of Musashino
He may not be as well known as other Japanese luminaries such as Ozu and Kurosawa, but Kenji Mizoguchi was undoubtedly one of the country's most prolific and gifted directors. Tim Smedley looks back at one of his best films

Film Review
26 Jul 2004
The Cooler
The bright lights of Las Vegas have been the backdrop for many movies, but The Cooler is a casino film with a difference. Deryck Swan enjoys the tale of the unluckiest gambler ever to step up to a roulette wheel

Film Review
29 Jun 2004
The Nomi Song
Alright, you may never have heard of Klaus Nomi - but for a time in the New Wave undeground scene of the 1980s, he was one of the biggest cult singers around. Elke de Wit reviews an award-winning new documentary about his life

DVD Review
4 Jun 2004
The Last Laugh
The latest re-release from FW Murnau's back catalogue aims to remind us of the influence and imagination the great German director brought to the early days of cinema. Antonio Pasolini reviews The Last Laugh

Film Review
18 May 2004
The Passion Of The Christ
Predictably enough, Mel Gibson's new film about the life (and death) of Christ has caused a storm of controversy, with many critics questioning its hyper-violent style and historical accuracy. Deryck Swan thinks we should keep an open mind

Film review
26 Apr 2004
The End of Summer
Ozu is one of the great directors of world cinema, but beyond the critical favourite Tokyo Story, his wider work remains little known outside his native Japan. Ben Walters reviews one of his late films, made just a year before his death in 1963

Fillm Review
1 Apr 2004
Trembling Before G-d
Homosexuality and Orthodox Judaism may not seem like easy bedfellows (if you'll excuse the pun), but together they form the central subject of this ground-breaking documentary by Sandy Dubowski. Ben McCann explains

Film Review
18 Mar 2004
The Fabulous Baker Boys
This tale of two washed up pianists and the feisty songstress who crosses their path was one of the great underrated romantic comedies of the eighties. So whatever happened to Michelle Pfeiffer, asks Richard Armstrong?

Film Review
24 Feb 2004
The Dreamers
Bernardo Bertolucci has returned for another tango in Paris with The Dreamers, the story of a menage-à-trois between three cinema-obsessed teenagers during the protests of 1968. Edward Lamberti thinks the film "lacks an overall sense of organisation or purpose"

Film Review
1 Feb 2004
The Last Samurai
Hollywood has never been great at foreign history. Tom Cruise's new film has been criticised for oversimplifying the story of the demise of the Japanese samurai, but Deryck Swan thinks it represents a new stage in the Cruiser's career

Film Review
8 Dec 2003
The Singing Detective
Fresh out of prison (and rehab), Robert Downey Junior stars in this Hollywood take on Dennis Potter's classic television fantasy. The song and dance routines may be present and correct, but it all adds up to a "botched, insensitive adaptation', says Andy Murray

Film Review
1 Dec 2003
The Matrix Revolutions
And so the end is here - the complex, convoluted, often baffling trilogy of Matrix films reaches its climax with Matrix Revolutions. The fans will at last find out whether Neo manages to beat the machines - but does anyone care, asks Andy Murray?

Film Review
25 Nov 2003
The Cuckoo (Kukuska)
Russian filmmakers are benefiting from a new interest in their work after the surprise success of Russian Ark. Paul Clarke celebrates a new film by Aleksandr Rogozhkin which explores the chaos of war and mutual misunderstanding

DVD Review
19 Nov 2003
The American Friend
Classic literary characters don't always translate happily onto film, but Patricia Highsmith's favourite anti-hero seems to have stood the cinematic test of time. Ian Haydn Smith looks back at the second big-screen outing for Mr Ripley

DVD Review
14 Oct 2003
The Kid Stays In The Picture (DVD)
Few Hollywood icons can have led as colourful a life as that of the maverick producer Robert Evans, and this documentary aims to cram his story into just 90 minutes. John Atkinson reviews "an entertaining account of the last Golden Age of Hollywood"

Film Review
24 Sep 2003
Traces of A Dragon
Okay, we all know he's the greatest martial arts film star since Bruce Lee - but what do we know about the real Jackie Chan? This much-loved documentary traces his roots back to rural China, and reveals a different side of the drunken master. John Gorick reports

DVD Review
1 Sep 2003
Trainspotting
Trainspotting might not have been the new dawn for British cinema which many critics claimed, but almost ten years after its original release, it's still "a formidable piece of work", says Andy Murray

Film Review
17 Jun 2003
The Accidental Spy
He's pushing fifty, he's broken more bones than an orthopaedic surgeon, and he's made some dire films in Hollywood - but Michelle le Blanc and Colin Odell reckon that in Hong Kong, Jackie Chan's still the (drunken) master

Film Review
31 May 2003
The Truth About Charlie
Another day, another dollar, another Hollywood remake. Crissa-Jean Chapell enjoys Jonathan Demme's 'smart, rose-coloured reinvention' of the 1963 comedy-thriller Charade

DVD Review
28 May 2003
The Quatermass Xperiment and Quatermass II
First it was a cult British television series; next it was a classic sci-fi film franchise; and now Quatermass has made the move into the digital age. Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell review the recent DVD releases of the first two Quatermass films

DVD Review
15 May 2003
The Year of the Sex Olympics
It's official - reality TV is taking over, and this seminal British television drama from the pen of Nigel Kneale predicted it all over forty years ago. Andy Murray looks back over the groundbreaking series - with a bit of help from the writer himself

Film Review
31 Mar 2003
The Life of David Gale
If the reviews and box office receipts are anything to go by, Alan Parker's latest film, set on Death Row, might have wished it could take the long walk itself. Antonio Pasolini flips the switch

Film Review
23 Mar 2003
The Son
Four years after Rosetta won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, the Dardennes brothers have returned with this minimalist thriller, set in the unlikely environs of a lumberyard. Antonio Pasolini finds out how it goes against the grain

Film Review
11 Mar 2003
The Ring
We've all put on a video that made us want to die, but this is a bit much. Bob Carroll took his life in his hands to view the US remake of the cult Asian hit Ringu but found 'very little new here ... scenes merely reset and cast to suit a western viewer'

Film Review
25 Feb 2003
The Magdalene Sisters
This surprise winner of the Golden Lion at Venice last year has been breaking box office records in Ireland as it exposes an ugly truth from that country's almost unbelievably recent past. Monika Maurer salutes director Peter Mullan's 'complete control of

DVD Review
17 Feb 2003
The War Game
A genuine event, this - the DVD release of Peter Watkins's long-banned 'fictional documentary'. 'Certain addresses in London, Washington and Baghdad may benefit from ordering a copy', believes Andrew Davies