King’s Row (1942)

A sharply-observed and powerful tragi-comedy set in the streets of Beijing is at least the equal of its Italian neo-realist model.

A ridiculous bit of wish-fulfilment nevertheless suggests that family values may no longer be considered box-office poison.

An insult to the human race can only be appealing to those who consider themselves, somehow, above it

All by itself, X-men seems to have turned around Hollywood’s summer, earning $57.5 million in its opening weekend (more than any other July film, ever) and making a lacklustre box office into something not far short of boffo. As to an adult sensibility (but who has one of those anymore?) this techno-fantasy may look all…

A rather busy and overstuffed coming-of-age drama with a distinctively Australian touch to it

Little Voice written and directed by Mark Herman from a stage-play by Jim Cartwright is a wonderful movie with an absolutely knockout performance by the eponymous Little Voice or LV (Jane Horrocks) up until its climax. After that, it simply doesn’t know what to do with the situation it has created and peters out in…