Melancholia was Lars von Trier’s much anticipated film about the end of the world which, upon its initial release, was met with mixed reactions. It’s certainly a film which is unconventional on almost every level, but does that mean it’s worth a watch? The concept of...

Continuing with the Alien quadrilogy, the first thing to note about the second installment, Aliens, directed by James ‘box office king’ Cameron is considerably different in tone to its predecessor. Whereas Alien is more horror based, using a more subtle and suspenseful approach and a...

  I’m ashamed to admit it has taken me this long to see Alien but in preparation for the upcoming prequel Prometheus, I have decided to watch all four, and in the case of Alien, I must admit it was certainly worth the wait. This sci-fi thriller follows the crew of seven of the spaceship...

Satire at its best, Network is an unforgiving critique on the greed of the television industry. Beginning with the end of a career of long term news anchor Howard Beale (a heartbreakingly frantic Peter Finch in his last film role); due to a drop in ratings, the film goes on to illustrate the...

  Based on the play God Of Carnage by Yasmin Reza and adapted by her and Roman Polanski for the silver screen, Carnage follows the encounter of two middle-class New York couples meeting to resolve a fight between their 11 year old sons, one of whom hit the other with a stick in a...

Just when we thought the James Bond film reviews were over and done with, a reader of the FilmsClick website recently informed us that one film has been forgotten. Sean Connery returns to his most famous role as James Bond 007 in Never Say Never Again. This film is classed as an unofficial...

There’s one (at least) in every school, that girl, miss popular but who in fact everyone hated. Young Adult explores the story of one such woman who never managed to grow out of that petulant teenage phase. The story follows Mavis (Charlize Theron), who in her late 30’s, is perfectly...

The very last day of our “20 Days of 007″ is here. It has been a riveting experience for me to review all of these films, and though it certainly wasn’t the first time, it was truly a pleasure to watch them all back to back. Die Another Day was Pierce Brosnan’s final appearance as...