Kashmir (script) "Kashmir is a ballsy script and was nail biter of a read. The storytelling, the structure, the tension, the action, and the drama - its all there. It is up there in my personal top reads along with Basic Instinct, Die Hard, Mexicali, Shoot 'Em Up, Brian Hegeland's early draft of Man of Fire when it took place in Italy and of course David Goyer's Batman Begins. Not bad company..." (full review)
Transformers (script) "The script to the Michael Bay directed Transformers Movie is a half-aborted monster that bares no likeness at all to the previous incarnations of its namesake, and still has the clothes-hanger sticking out of its mongoloid skull in a vile mockery of the brilliance that it could have (and should have) been..." (full review)
Casino Royale "One word... Fantastic. It honestly lives up to the trailer. And for everyone that doesn't want spoilers, know this - Whatever qualms you had about the reinvention of the franchise or the film being good as a whole, you will absolutely love this film as I did. I still have quibbles with the flick but as a whole it is a great new direction to the franchise and opens the door to a whole slew of possibilities..." (full review)
A Good Year "A Good Year doesn't pretend to be a puzzle. And besides Crowe does his best to charm without smarm. And there is a gracious Albert Finney to recommend. If you want more, you've got Scott's pretty amazing pictures. As they say in the world of wine tasters; A Good Year is predictable but finishes well..." (full review)
Babel "The film is over two-hours-and-20-minutes and it over-stays its welcome now and again in some sequences. But Babel is gritty and uncompromising. And Iñárritu asks some tough questions about life and death, and how quickly one can become the other when issues get misunderstood. Makes sense..." (full review)
