review: Juno (2007)
You’ve probably heard of Juno; it’s the indie comedy which has been nominated for four Oscars – comparisons abound with Little Miss Sunshine from last year – and like Little Miss Sunshine, it’s a cheerful little film, it jaunts along with its clever little offbeat jokes and it’s oh so postmodern… Hmm… I sounded quite [...]
review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008)
I’m a big fan of Tim Burton, the only film of his that I haven’t seen is Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, but I would be remiss if I didn’t say that I think his output has been somewhat inconsistent. The last film of his that I really loved was Big Fish in 2003 and while I [...]
review: No Country For Old Men (2007)
January 11, 2008 by Nicola-t
Filed under 7.5/10, cinema reviews, drama, Reviews
No Country For Old Men is the new film from the Oscar©-winning cult directors Joel and Ethan Coen. Based on the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name, No Country For Old Men follows the chase as a quiet man is thrown into the path of drug dealers and hired killers by a chance discovery. [...]
