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133. Yellowbird (Gus - Petit oiseau, grand voyage); movie review
YELLOWBIRDCert TBA90 minsBBFC advice: TBAIt's the Easter holidays, so the inevitable rash of children's movies is upon us.Latest up, and only being shown at a handful of selected cinemas, is Christian...
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134. Sethupathi; movie review
SETHUPATHICert 15122 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong violenceHere is a refreshing change - a movie which portrays an Indian policeman who is not corrupt.Not since Singham, have I watched such an...
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135. Zootropolis; movie review
ZOOTROPOLISCert PG108 minsBBFC advice: Contains mild threatHere it is - the Easter movie which everyone should see.Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush's Zootropolis is charming, fast-paced and...
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136. London Has Fallen; movie review
LONDON HAS FALLENCert 1599 minsBBFC advice: Strong violence, injury detail, threat, strong violenceThe crass stupidity of its plot and its careless script left me wondering just how London Has Fallen...
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137. Welcome To Me; movie review
WELCOME TO MECert 1588 minsBBFC advice: Contains very strong language, strong sex, sex referencesA couple of days ago, I read a tweet from Welcome To Me's director, Shira Piven, in which she admitted...
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138. Janis: Little Girl Blue; movie review
JANIS - LITTLE GIRL BLUECert 15104 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong language, drug referencesI have to admit that Janis Joplin is one of the few well-known 60s singers whose history has completely...
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139. The Club (El Club)
THE CLUB (EL CLUB)Cert 1896 minsBBFC advice: Contains very strong verbal references to child sexual abuseIt can be easily worked out from my film preferences that I am no fan of organised...
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140. Kanithan; movie review
KANITHANCert 15144 minsBBFC advice: Strong violence, bloody imagesIn recent times I have gained the impression that Indian movie directors are beginning to realise that less is often more.This means...
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March 28 - best movies of the year so far
I am lying in bed, feeling sorry for myself, having been struck down with the flu virus which has been laying so many people low recently.However, between sneezes I have almost caught up on my movie...
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141. Speed Sisters; movie review
SPEED SISTERSCert PG78 minsBBFC advice: Contains mild bad language, mild violenceHaving stayed for a few days in Jerusalem and having been consumed by recent Middle Eastern history, I had a vision of...
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142. Court; movie review
COURTCert PG116 minsBBFC advice: Contains suicide referencesOften, when Mrs W and I watch movies about India we find them in contrast to the poverty which we witnessed during our brief stay a couple of...
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143. Mojave; movie review
MOJAVECert 1591 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong language, violence, sex referencesEvery bone in my body ached while suffering with flu last week so I just about had the energy to watch movies but not...
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144. The Mermaid (Mei ren yu); movie review
THE MERMAID (MEI REN YOU)Cert 1594 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong violenceThere would be many UK cinema-goers who would be open-mouthed at Stephen Chow's The Mermaid.Others will be in awe of its...
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145. Victoria; movie review
VICTORIACert 15138 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong language, drug useThis is where I have to be careful not to go into the territory of the cinema nerds who are in awe of Sebastian Schipper's Victoria...
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146. The Truth Commissioner; movie review
THE TRUTH COMMISSIONERCert TBA87 minsBBFC advice: TBATony Blair and John Major would probably rank the success of the Northern Ireland peace process as the greatest achievement of their respective...
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147. Papusza; movie review
PAPUSZACert 15121 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong languageSo soon after the dazzling quality of Victoria comes another movie which is created with the care of installation art while combining it with...
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148. Truth; movie review
TRUTHCert 15125 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong languageCate Blanchett really does need to try another role. The last three times I have seen her (Truth, Carol and Blue Jasmine), her character has...
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April 4 - movies of the year so far
The flu has gone and I am re-energised but still a few movie review behind. I've actually watched 155 so far. The good news is that the post-Oscar blues have been banished and quality movies are...
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149. Natural Born Pranksters; movie review
NATURAL BORN PRANKSTERSCert 1589 minsBBFC advice: Contains strong language, sex references, gore, racial stereotyping, crude behaviourI confess. I did laugh at a handful of the Natural Born Pranksters'...
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150. Kyaa Kool Haim Hum 3; movie review
KYAA KOOL HAIN HUM 3Cert 15124 minsBBFC advice: Contains frequent crude references, innuendoIt appears to me that Bollywood is developing a bit of a problem with sex.Movies such as Mastizaade and Kyaa...
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