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I first saw Life of Pi in immersive, delicate and dreamlike 3-D, and left the cinema enraptured by the story I’d seen. The spectacle of the film offered adventure, emotion, allegorical insight, and stunning...

Tick, tock. Tick, tock. That click and whir of clocks is laced throughout TiMER (2009), whether it's in the jangling of its tinkly soundtrack or the details of its mise-en-scene. It's an appropriate "tick"...

Authentic, genuine and affecting. In careers littered with big roles, Molina and Lithgow provide a masterclass. Their skill is evident in the subtle, gorgeous humanity they draw from their roles, baring souls...

When I was about seven or eight years old, I found myself perusing my grandparents’ shelf of VHS tapes. In amongst the Tommy Cooper compilations and boxes of Turkish Delight one tape caught my eye. It was...

“Dozens of people spontaneously combust each year. It’s just not widely reported.” Is there a more quotable film in the history of comedy? You might argue Anchorman, maybe Airplane!, but you’d be...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe needs no explanation. There's little doubt that even just the letters M, C, and U arranged in that order are enough to get the message across. That's a hefty monopoly on the...

“We will meet again.” - And with these four words begins the unraveling of one of the best horror films of the last decade. In 2009 Sam Raimi returned to his wonderful, exciting and scintillating Evil...