REVIEW: SEMI-PRO

Having starred in many of the comic gems of years past, such as Old School, Anchorman and more recently, Blades of Glory there is a good case for Will Ferrell being crowned king of noughties comedy. However, his latest offering, Semi-Pro is considerably weaker than previous efforts.
Obscure as ever, the plot follows aging popstar [...]

THERE WILL BE BLOOD

DAY-LEWIS IMPRESSES AS TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY PROSPECTOR

If there is one film this year that is worth viewing for the lead performance alone, ‘There Will Be Blood’ is it. Daniel Day-Lewis is fantastic as Daniel Plainview, a role which will surely be career defining. Harking back to the likes of Orson Welles’ ‘Citizen Kane’ the story is [...]

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

COEN BROTHERS VAMP UP CLASSIC CHASE
Good, evil; love, hate; life, death; hope, despair; selflessness, greed; fate and the random. If your head is already swimming with just some of the themes which encompass the world of ‘No Country’ then this film may be too disorientating for comfort. Though it has been praised by critics and [...]

AMERICAN GANGSTER

Ridley Scott’s latest offering is put on trial
‘American Gangster’ is the third film in which director Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe have worked together. After the success of ‘Gladiator’ followed by the largely overlooked ‘A Good Year’, this latest collaboration should put the duo right back on track. Crowe is on fine form as Richie [...]