Film reviews and listings for Fulham cinemas

Unleash your inner 80s teen at day of John Hughes classics May 01 2013

HE PRACTICALLY wrote the rule book for teen movies, yet it seems John Hughes' magnum opus of schoolyard disaffection has been sadly overshadowed by the faux-American diner to which it gave its name.Read

Film Reviews: Brosnon stars in Love is all You Need Apr 17 2013

In her recent films, Oscar-winning Danish director Susanne Bier has meditated on the ability of the human spirit to endure all-consuming grief.Read

The Place beyond the Pines Apr 10 2013

The sins of fathers are revisited upon the sons in Derek Cianfrance’s doom-laden triptych, which reunites the award-winning writer-director with his Blue Valentine star, Ryan Gosling.Read

The Odd Life of Timothy Green Apr 03 2013

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green is a heartfelt and occasionally cloying fable that asks you to buy into its fantastical premise without any intention of tethering the underlying themes of parenthood and selflessness to reality.Read

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Mar 13 2013

Any film which tantalises audiences with a superlative in the title needs to deliver on the promise. It’s A Wonderful Life was sublime and Pixar met expectations with the computer-animated antics of The Incredibles.Read

Oz: The Great and Powerful Mar 06 2013

Made in 1939 for the then staggering sum of $3.7m, The Wizard Of Oz failed to cast a spell over audiences on its initial release. More than 70 years later, Victor Fleming’s fantastical yarn is one of the most beloved family films in the cinematic pantheon and a staple of the Christmas television schedules.Read

Cloud Atlas Feb 21 2013

Big has always been beautiful to Lana and Andy Wachowski, writer-directors of the visually stunning Matrix trilogy. The first instalment of their epic science-fiction saga pushed the boundaries of digital trickery and introduced the slow-motion ‘bullet time’ effect, which has been copied countless times.Read

Gay film festival opens tomorrow at Riverside Studios Feb 20 2013

THE DIRECTOR of award-winning drama My Brother the Devil will appear as part of the Riverside Studios' week-long gay cinema festival, which begins tomorrow (Thursday, February 21).Read

This is 40 Feb 13 2013

Since the release of The 40-Year-Old Virgin, in which Steve Carell famously had his chest waxed on camera, writer-director Judd Apatow has become synonymous with rumbustious yet touching comedies which explore the foibles of the human condition.Read

Wreck-It Ralph Feb 06 2013

Video games based on films allow audiences to put themselves in the thick of the action from their favourite Hollywood blockbusters and animated features. It’s a marriage made in merchandising heaven.Read

Flight Jan 30 2013

Denzel Washington soars to career highs in Robert Zemeckis’s emotionally-wrought character study of an airplane pilot wrestling with alcohol dependency.Read

Flossie's Films: Spielberg's Lincoln epic is film to appreciate if not enjoy Jan 25 2013

Chronicle film critic Flossie Topping reviews Steven Spielberg's latest epic, Lincoln. Released January 25 certificate 12A.Read

Les Miserables Jan 16 2013

Tom Hooper, Oscar-winning director of The King’s Speech, dreamed a dream of immortalising Claude-Michel Schoenberg and Alain Boublil’s powerhouse musical without the conventional safety net of lip-synching.Read

Flossie's Films: Life of Pi is Ang Lee's visual masterpiece Dec 14 2012

This week Flossie Topping previews Ang Lee's Life Of Pi which will be in cinemas on December 20.Read

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Dec 12 2012

There is a moment early in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey when Gandalf The Grey (Sir Ian McKellen) turns to diminutive hero Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and counsels: “All good stories deserve embellishment.”Read

Seven psychopaths Dec 05 2012

A Hollywood screenwriter with crippling creative block finds inspiration in the most unlikely places in Martin McDonagh’s twisted black comedy that builds on the promise of In Bruges. Like that impressive 2008 debut, Seven Psychopaths balances giggles, gore and giddiness, spattering the screen with lashings of crimson blood.Read

Flossie's Films: Brit flick Sightseers is one of a kind Dec 03 2012

Some have described him as the lovechild of Quentin Tarantino and Mike Leigh.Read

Rise of the Guardians Nov 28 2012

Many of the benevolent icons of childhood innocence are the universally adored faces of capitalism and greed. Father Christmas rewards well-behaved children with expensive gifts, the Tooth Fairy marks the loss of an incisor with money under the pillow and the Easter Bunny reduces an important Christian festival to a carnival of cocoa-smothered excess.Read

Flossie's Films: Amour is sombre, serious and overwhelmingly romantic Nov 26 2012

Chronicle films reviewer Flossie Topping gives her verdict on Michael Haneke's Amour, cert 12A.Read

Gambit Nov 21 2012

Michael Hoffman’s remake of the 1966 screwball caper about a cat burglar and showgirl who plan an elaborate heist has impeccable credentials. Screenwriters Joel and Ethan Coen have Oscars on the mantelpiece for Fargo and No Country For Old Men, while leading man Colin Firth deservedly collected a golden statuette for his exemplary work in The King’s Speech.Read

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