The War On Democracy - review John Pilger’s new documentary spoils a concise exposé of US foreign policy with uncritical pandering to Latin America’s latest charismatic…
Jindabyne - review Aussie film Jindabyne (dir. Ray Lawrence) impressed Tom Jennings, capturing a community’s complexities in a manner cinema seldom manages.
Children Of Men, dir. Alfonso Cuarón, 2006. Film review Review of the film adaptation of PD James’ dystopia.
Sherrybaby, dir. Laurie Collyer, 2007. Film review Review of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s turn as a recovering addict.
USA: Striking writers threaten disruption at Golden Globes Striking members of the Writers Guild of America plan to picket the Golden Globes awards ceremony…
Ellen DeGeneres - Writers strike scab "Comedian" Ellen DeGeneres has become the Hollywood writers' strike's first celebrity scab.
Pan’s Labyrinth - review Tom Jennings reviews Guillermo del Toro's Pan’s Labyrinth, a fantastical tale set in post-Civil War Spain.
Favela Rising - review Tom Jennings is disappointed at Favela Rising’s focus on its founder’s personality rather than Brazilian Afro-Reggae’s grass-roots potential.
Babel - review Tom Jennings reviews Babel, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett and directed by Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu.
Freedom Writers - review Richard LaGravenese's liberal feel-good film Freedom Writers offers no real solutions to the problems in inner-city schools and neighbourhoods.
The Lives of Others - review Bogus history, liberal wish-fulfilment, bourgeois triumphalism – no wonder ‘The Lives of Others’ won an Oscar, reckons Tom Jennings
