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Roman Polanski
UK / Czech Republic / France / Italy   
5 October 2005
Roman Polanski
Oliver Twist
Oliver, twisted by the Polish dwarf? Not as much as you might think – it’s a sumptuous family tale with dark undercurrents.
by Trent Mango
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller
US   
1 June 2005
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller
Sin City
Eye-catching but conventional comic book adaptation that may disappoint.
by Henry K Miller
Richard Linklater
US   
25 July 2004
Richard Linklater
Before Sunset
It’s impossible to know whether one needs to have seen before Sunrise (1995) in order fully to appreciate this, its sequel, but in...
by Henry K Miller
Quentin Tarantino
US   
5 May 2004
Quentin Tarantino
Kill Bill Volume 2
Did you spot as many references in Tarantino's misshapen masterpiece as we did? Read on to find out…
by Max Leonard
Phil Grabsky
UK   
8 March 2004
Phil Grabsky
The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan
In March 2001 the gigantic statue of Buddha hewn in a cavity of the rock in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, was destroyed by the ruling Taliban, along with...
by Max Leonard
Peter Richardson
UK   
3 December 2004
Peter Richardson
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Chris McLaughlin was slightly disappointed by this watering down of the ‘Comic Strip Presents...’ legacy, but it’s all in the name of good clean fun..
by Chris McLaughlin
Pedro Almodóvar
Spain   
16 June 2004
Pedro Almodóvar
Bad Education
Gven that General Franco’s regime outlasted its fascist counterparts by thirty years, Spanish cinema inevitably spent the mid-twentieth...
by Gareth Buckell
Patrice Leconte
France   
5 July 2004
Patrice Leconte
Confidences Trop Intimes
Ah, sex and money, money and sex – two things we are obsessed by, and eternal causes for complaint amongst those that have no luck with...
by Max Leonard
Pablo Berger
Spain/Denmark   
23 June 2005
Pablo Berger
Torremolinos 73
Comedy set in Franco's Spain about middle-aged gonzo pornsters with a passion for Bergman.
by Tara P Woolnough
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Germany   
29 March 2005
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Downfall
This gripping Second World War tragedy breaks German taboos and portrays Hitler as an all-too-human monster.
by James Rogan
Niels Mueller
US/Mexico   
5 April 2005
Niels Mueller
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Sean Penn is true to form in this interesting historical thriller with contemporary relevance.
by Tara P Woolnough
Miranda July
US   
19 August 2005
Miranda July
Me, You and Everyone We Know
This indie offering gives a refreshing view of LA life.
by Alastair Frusher
Mike Leigh
UK   
21 February 2005
Mike Leigh
Vera Drake
Mike Leigh's Vera Drake is a quiet but impressive film with a standout lead performance.
by Gareth Buckell
Michaelangelo Antonioni
fiction | France/Italy/US/Spain   
23 June 2005
Michaelangelo Antonioni
The Passenger
Henry K bemoans the absence of one of Antonioni’s finest works from a season showing at London's National Film Theatre, and dissects its political importance.
by Henry K Miller
Michael Winterbottom
UK   
25 September 2004
Michael Winterbottom
Code 46
Do you need a knowledge of Roland Barthes to understand Winterbottom's latest? Henry K goes to find out...
by Henry K Miller
Michael Winterbottom
UK   
11 March 2005
Michael Winterbottom
9 Songs
Art? Porn? Art porn? Henry K Miller's not so sure if Winterbottom's newest is any of them.
by Henry K Miller
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