Woody Allen takes his film crew to Spain, and comes back with the terrific Vicky Cristina Barcelona. The scene is deftly set using an omniscient voice-over narration. Ad content continues below However, the films two Spanish stars manage to dominate. Allen and company deserve all the praise they get. 3 February 2009 Rating: 4 out of 5

Burns Night got Cameron thinking: what are the finest truly Scottish films out there? And more specifically, good ones. So theres noBraveheart, noWicker Manand definitely noLoch Ness! Young Adam (2003)And this is where the unpleasantness and crime start. coming of age film starring newcomer Martin Compston. Ad content continues below is heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once. Its a gritty tale involving drug addiction and alcohol abuse (what? Local Hero (1983)Its that man, Bill Forsyth again!...

Daniel Craig leaps from the world of Bond to Ed Zwick’s latest. Starring Daniel Craig and Jamie Bell,Defianceis set in Eastern Europe in 1941. Soon, though, they are confronted by a welcome face. It soon becomes apparent, though, that they are not the only ones that have had this idea. After murdering the officer that commanded his parents death, Tuvia doesnt feel much better. He realises that the best way to get revenge on Hitler and his cronies is simply to survive....

Its effectively what happened when some of the characters Clint played in the 1970s got old. It doesnt take long to realise that all is not well. Walts dialogue is sparing, but the menace and bile underneath the surface is clear. The depiction of Kowalskis relatives is actually the main weakness ofGran Torino. A bit more meat would have helped. Inevitably, this forces Kowalski to face a conundrum or two that the film explores exceptionally well....

A survival epic with a touch of Planet of the Apes and Conan to it. And it stars Gene The Hackman! Its the end of the world as we know it. His orders come from The Masters, also known as Two-Feet-Who-Walk-On-The-Ground. The two tales in this volume give shape to this scorched earth existence. Adventures that prove hes Hackman by name, Hackman by nature. Kingdommay be the mutant offspring of many previous far-flung futures, but its far from derivative....

There is, as ever, no doubt that they were met and surpassed. Theres no doubt, this series ofLostis going to feature a fair amount of genuine time travel. Of course, its not all sunshine and lollipops. Since were now dealing with time travel, there are some rules to be laid out. The key phrase: What happened, happened. You cant change anything. Ad content continues below Another major change inLostfor Season 5 concerns the structure....

Is Eden Lake a worthy candidate to be included in an argument for a British horror revival? This turns out to be a very bad plan. But its Watkins the director who really excels at times here. Thus, the violence becomes more uncomfortable as a result, and not for exploitative reasons. There are a few problems, though. Furthermore, theres an inconsistency in the technology. Surely thats a little bit of cheating there?...

Liz, Jack and Jenna learn you’ve got the option to’t always get what you want. Especially if you don’t own the rights. All she wants is to get her adoption plans back on track and let the mommy inside her emerge. Shes been staying with him since her surgery and wearing his already thin skin thinner. Shes got the look and voice down, but urges Liz to be more like Janice by learning self-control....

If theres one thing I can honestly say I love, its a good gimmick movie. WhenMy Bloody Valentines trailers hit the theaters, I was wholly unimpressed. Until they said it was in 3-D. The show after mine was completely sold out. Go on Friday night, or Saturday night, in prime time. You wont be sorry. Ten years later, time moves on. Tom fell off the face of the earth after the murder spree....

Did you read it as a kid or were you more of aBeanofan? Oh, its certainly an honour, yeah. I read most comics when I was a kid. Yeah, I had quite an insatiable appetite for them. What is the best way to draw a cow-pie? Ad content continues below Brown lump. Write cow pie on the side. Thats my artistic approach. What other British comics did you read as a kid?...

The set up is straightforward enough. Good to see James Franco get such a solid role, too. A sequel here, to get Rogen and Franco back together, really wouldnt hurt. ), and a featurette digging into its action sequences. And a fine film it is. For now, though,Pineapple Expresshas its problems, but you cant help but enjoy it. The Film: 14 January 2009 Rating: 2 out of 5

Crisis in the housing market? I expect I shall go back and playBuild A Lot 2: Town of the Yearat some point. The third instalment is immediately appealing. Soon afterwards, though, youre launched into the action. That is, a new house youve just built will have neutral appeal. Similarly, add a lick of paint and youve another +5. I loved this feature, having great fun in colour coding my communities one of them was entirely pink!...

This is the question begged by Universal Pictures new smash hit comedyRole Models. Set with this challenge, our role models start to wonder if jail may have been the easier alternative. 7 January 2009 Rating: 5 out of 5