Heartbeats: An interesting, stirring and colourful drama ★★★★☆
A showcase for Xavier Dolan, who proves himself to be an impressive talent
Author Barnaby Walter
Barnaby Walter
Second year BA Film & English Student. Watches too many films and enjoys good novels.
Total articles: 491
Possibly worst romcom of the year: Larry Crowne ★☆☆☆☆
Stay well clear of this if they don’t want their image of this once-great actor permanently besmirched
Something close to brilliance: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ★★★★★
The final Potter film is a “jaw-dropping cinematic experience”
Disappointing and more than a little weird: Bad Teacher ★★☆☆☆
Bad Teacher has been advertised as a cool, biting romantic comedy. The promotional trailer shows…
Fierce and Thrilling: Hanna ★★★★☆
Intelligent, exciting and effortlessly cool – and boosted by a pounding score by The Chemical Brothers
EastEnders uproar? Hardly.
The complaints about the Eastenders gay love scene aren’t all they’re cracked up to be
You want a crude comedy? This is the best it gets: Bridesmaids ★★★★★
So much more than just The Hangover re-made with women…
Racist, homophobic and devoid of laughs. It’s The Hangover: Part II ★☆☆☆☆
The wolfpack return… Barnaby Walter wishes they hadn’t bothered.
Thor: God of Entertainment
After some rather less-than-mediocre offerings from the Marvel stable (last year’s Iron Man 2 being…
Challenging and moving: Of Gods and Men
This sombre and meticulously filmed effort from French director Xavier Beauvois looks at the daily…
BBC mash-ups. The future of entertainment?
On the afternoon of Easter Sunday, Radio 4 went through a nervous breakdown. Or maybe,…
William and Kate: The Movie
William and Kate: The Movie. People couldn’t believe it when they heard it was actually…
It may ‘twihard’, but it fails: Red Riding Hood
Twilight 2.0? Barnaby Walter investigates…
Sex has never been so boring: brilliantlove
If you’re not a fan of slow, artistic dramas that have more interest in their…