Richmond and Twickenham Times | Film Reviews

Review: Carnage (15)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:44:57 +0000

Director Roman Polanski strips away the veneer of civility that supposedly separates man from beast and reduces two well-to-do couples to snarling adversaries in this film version of the award-winning stage comedy God Of Carnage.

Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious island 3D (PG)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:54:44 +0000

When the going gets tough, the tough get soppy in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, an old-fashioned, gung-ho adventure based loosely on Jules Verne.

Review: Chronicle (12A)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:51:59 +0000

As weakling Peter Parker discovered to his cost before his transformation into web-spinning superhero Spider-Man, with great power comes great responsibility.

Review: War Horse, (12A)

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:36:25 +0000

WITH TRAILER: Alcohol-soaked farmer Ted Narracott (Peter Mullan) pays over the odds for a foal called Joey to spite landlord Lyons

Review: W.E. (15)

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:27:18 +0000

Madonna’s second feature behind the camera explores the tumultuous romance of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.

Review: Haywire (15)

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:33:16 +0000

WITH TRAILER: Freelance gun-for-hire Mallory Kane (Gina Carano) is one of the best in the business

Review: J Edgar (15)

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:22:09 +0000

WITH TRAILER: During a turbulent and contentious term in power spanning almost 50 years

Review: The Iron Lady (15)

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:20:00 +0000

WITH TRAILER: In 1975, grocer’s daughter Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to lead a major UK political party.

Review: Mother and Child (15)

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:19:55 +0000

Rodrigo Garcia writes and directs this ensemble drama, stitching together the stories of three women who are marked by very different experiences of motherhood.

Review: The Artist (PG)

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:13:50 +0000

Silence is golden and in the case of Michel Hazanavicius’s gorgeous black and white silent film, the gold will be a clutch of Oscars, probably including the coveted statuette for Best Picture.