Sarah Silverman for “Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic”
Sarah Silverman sits outside the patio of Toronto's Intercontinental Hotel, the proverbial queen bee, holding court while at the Festival promoting her wildly irreverent...
Review: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”
Don't be surprised if this live-action version of "The Grinch" sweeps a whole lot of the technical award nominations at the Oscars next year....
Mark Wheaton for “The Messengers”
He was one of our fellow journos, a friend and a long time member of LA's online junket group. But Mark Wheaton had bigger...
Review: “Love Actually”
If one country shines above the rest in the field of television comedy its the Brits. Never hounded by the sitcom formula or network...
Review: “Crackerjack”
A delightful old-fashioned Aussie comedy, "Crackerjack" takes a difficult subject - that of lawn bowls, and turns out a surprisingly consistent number of laughs...
Joaquin Phoenix for “Walk the Line”
One can tell that the last thing Joaquin Phoenix wants to do is talk to the press. Not one to suffer fools gladly, the...
Review: “The Siege”
One of the more surprising and intelligent films of the season is Edward Zwick's "The Siege". This film is a taught political thriller which...
Review: “Red Planet”
Call me nuts but I'm a sucker for action blockbusters with frantic pace. As long as the action comes thick, fast and with some...
Review: “Femme Fatale”
Overblown and overdone, "Femme Fatale" is Brian DePalma's muddled attempt at a Hitchcock thriller and one which never really works. The narrative is more...
Review: “The Matrix Revolutions”
The first Matrix may have been cliched but it took those old elements and reawoke them in a superb flick driven by an inherently...
Review: “The Insider”
Despite having no action scenes, a 2.5 hour running time, and based around the tired subject of tobacco, "The Insider" manages to be one...
Zach Braff for “Chicken Little”
Zach Braff may be on an acclaimed TV sitcom and critically lauded movie director, but even stars still audition if it is just for...
Review: “Jarhead”
War movies ranging from "Tigerland" and "Full Metal Jacket", to "Platoon" and "Apocalypse Now", all usually examine a multitude of issues built around the...
Review: “Chicken Little”
When the computer animated family comedy genre hit it big, along came the inevitable result - what was once an almost guaranteed format has...
Review: “Charlie’s Angels”
One of my favourite genres of films is 'trash cinema', the kind of movie which you know is bad technically (ie. weak acting, poor...
Peter Sarsgaard for “Jarhead”
It's quite the year for Peter Sarsgaard, as he continues to define himself in both the Indie and mainstream worlds of Hollywood. Also starring...
Jamie Foxx for “Jarhead”
Jamie Foxx may be an Oscar winner but the actor still knows how to play the crowd. As he meets the media promoting his...
Review: “The One”
Direct-to-video trash, "The One" is one of those high-concept projects which in two-sentence form on paper sounded great but in reality is a stinker....
Review: “Shallow Hal”
There's something about Hal which is kind of sweet, but troubling. The Farrelly Bros. have created a comedy which, when you consider their previous...
Review: “Domestic Disturbance”
Short of Travolta's involvement there's nothing in this that separates it from a bad Hallmark TV movie of the week, indeed one wonders where...
Jim Sheridan for “Get Rich or Die Tryin'”
Irish director Jim Sheridan, who won plaudits for his lyrical tale of Irish immigration on his In America, has made a film that is...
Review: “The Santa Clause 2”
Overblown like most family film sequels, the second "Santa Clause" film tries to do too many things all at once and never truly succeeds...
Review: “Punch Drunk Love”
One of the most eccentric romantic comedies you're ever likely to see, "Punch Drunk Love" does for Adam Sandler what "The Truman Show" did...
Review: “I, Spy”
Every time you think Hollywood has finally got it figured out and is about to make a decent film again, along comes something like...
Jake Gyllenhaal for “Jarhead”
It's quite the understatement that this is the year for Jake Gyllenhaal. Playing an idealistic and bored marine in the true story of Jarhead,...
Review: “The Man Who Wasn’t There”
The Coens have made their names on making two very different styles of films - on the one hand there's the darkly comic dramas...
Review: “Shattered Glass”
A deftly compelling cautionary tale about modern day journalism gone wrong, 'Glass' is a meticulously constructed slow burn drama whose strength lies in not...
Antonio Banderas for “The Legend of Zorro”
Banderas is back and he's having a wow of a time as the classic Zorro character in the long awaited Martin Campbell-directed sequel. About...
Review: “Saw”
Serial killer films are a tired genre. This year has seen a glut of stinkers with the likes of "Twisted", "Taking Lives" and "Suspect...
Review: “House on Haunted Hill”
Despite some lavish settings and great cinematography, "House on Haunted Hill" is a quite dull horror movie full of cheese and fake scares, but...