The Childhood of a Leader

One of those occasions when, as the lights went up, it was obvious that the majority of people in the audience had gone to this film expecting something totally different. My local art house theatre described it thus: "Set amidst the turmoil of World War I and its aftermath, it follows the young son of …

Maps to the Stars

When I'd seen David Cronenberg's last film Cosmopolis a couple of years ago, I said "I was intrigued, never bored but sometimes a bit mystified ..." Well, I could say exactly the same about Maps to the Stars. Watching the shenanigans of a bunch of neurotic, insecure Hollywood stereotypes shouldn't have been quite so enthralling, but it was. …

The Rover

Guy Pearce is one of those actors whose films I will always make a point of seeing, having admired him for quite some time. And Robert Pattinson may well soon be in this category too. With Cosmopolis and now The Rover, he is proving that there is much more to him than a sparkly vampire …

Cosmopolis

Robert Pattinson and David Cronenberg seemed like an extremely odd pairing, and I was intrigued enough to go and see this film despite the several reservations I had read in reviews. A young, exceedingly rich entrepreneur sets off on a journey acr...