Top 20 Most anticipated films
Diary of the Dead
It’s not lunchbox-peddling production designer George Lucas. Nor kiddie-torturing, Oscar-botherer Steven Spielberg. Nor is it Francis Ford Coppola, Hollywood’s finest vintner.
I’m Not There
It was Hegel who suggested that history is governed by the diktats of ‘world-historical’ individuals.
Lust, Caution
Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution is like a bespoke-suited City shark. Everything is manicured and polished.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
When a film as impressive as Elizabeth is followed by murmurs of a sequel, reactions tumble into two opposing camps.
Evening
It’s very odd film that can discuss heart-blackening guilt, loveless marriage, pain and regret only to taper off into a dry-eyed ending.
Ratatouille
When you’re cooking, reveals chef Gusteau, “the only limit is your soul”. The same applies to Pixar, whose films to date haven’t so much been touched as manhandled by genius.
The Flight of the Red Balloon
Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s films have often been works to admire rather than enjoy.
Margot at the Wedding
Noah Baumbach’s Margot at the Wedding has all the twee details guaranteed to make teeth itch and skin crawl.
My Blueberry Nights
You’re born, you go to school, you muck about for a few years and then you go travelling.
The Savages
There is a sad moment in every adult’s life when their parents are unable to care for themselves and the role of the carer is reversed.
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
This is the opening to Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead is either embarrassing, arousing, or something between the two.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
It’s fairly unusual for a screenwriter to be the driving force behind a film’s reputation, but that’s exactly the case with Walk Hard
There Will Be Blood
From Jesse James to the Coens’ No Country to this visceral tragedy, the relationship between man and the salt of US soil is utterly crucial and current.
The Orphanage
Like abattoirs and sexual health clinics, orphanages tend to get a bad rap when it comes to cinematic PR.
Silent Light
With the likes of Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu among his admirers, Carlos Reygadas has emerged as the Mexican filmmaker’s filmmaker.
