The Lobster

I adored this. And I am also incredibly sad having just watched it. I feel emotionally empty and also ridiculous in myself. Colin Farrell is a revelation, and I never thought I would be saying that. Just the tiniest bit irritated by the voiceover, but that's nit-picking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpt0tn1-54k

Sicario

What drew me to this film? Two things - Emily Blunt and director Denis Villeneuve. For two-thirds of the film, Blunt is great. Then she more or less disappears in a strange point-of-view shift, presumably at the request of the director. And while I'm used to Villeneuve introducing twists (see Incendies, Prisoners and Enemy) this effective …

Macbeth

I love Shakespeare, but I'm not a purist who insists that everything should be done as 'written' by Will himself. So it didn't bother me that things had been 'cut' for the screenplay here - in fact, often it's totally necessary to help a play make the successful move from stage to screen. And with …

The Martian

At last, an intelligent space film that isn't full of navel gazing introspection, and which is fun without being silly. Helped by Matt Damon's natural charm as a screen presence, this is actually a film about science and problem solving. Figure this first thing out, you're one step closer to your goal. After you've found …