Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House

A remarkably compassionate and non-ideological portrayal of moral and social breakdown

Another exercise in charm and whimsy from the very charming Audrey Tautou and the very whimsical Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, is the Saving Private Ryan of the second century. Its opening battle sequence is as electrifying in its way as that of Spielberg’s film, which may have influenced this one, particularly as Gladiator comes from Spielberg’s DreamWorks. It is also a handy demonstration of the foundation of Roman hegemony under…

A glib and unpersuasive attempt to identify the primitive and savage “other” with the super-rich

In spite of the exertions of a talented cast, it is very hard to warm up to a musical whose view of the human condition is so unremittingly bleak.

A sci-fi comedy that neglects to be funny