The Catholic Leader: Reviews

New surge of interest in ancient tales

Ancient tale: Sam Worthington stars in Clash of the Titans

CLASH OF THE TITANS: Starring Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson. Directed by Louis Leterrier. 106 mins. Rated M (Fantasy violence). (18/04/2010)

Nanny McPhee returns in style

A big bang: Emma Thompson stars as Nanny McPhee

NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BANG: Starring Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rhys Ifans and Maggie Smith. Directed by Susanna White. 109 mins. Rated G.
Reviewed by Jan Epstein (11/04/2010)

Gritty film about family with a powerful message

The folly of war: Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman star in Brothers

BROTHERS
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, and Sam Shepard.
Directed: Jim Sheridan.
Rated M (Mature themes, violence and coarse language). 104 min. (04/04/2010)

Burton's creative genius on show

Australian star: Mia Wasikowska stars as Alice in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

ALICE IN WONDERLAND (28/03/2010)

Focus on dealing with our emotions

Romantic journey:Jennifer Aniston stars in Love Happens

LOVE HAPPENS (21/03/2010)

Entertaining, but plot holes aplenty

GREEN ZONE Starring: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Amy Ryan, Khalid Abdalla, and Jason Isaacs. Directed: Paul Greengrass. Rated M (mature themes, violence, and coarse language). 115 min. (14/03/2010)

Suspenseful look at the folly of war

THE HURT LOCKER (07/03/2010)

A journey towards redemption

Turning a life around: Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in Crazy Heart

CRAZY HEART.
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall.
Directed: Scott Cooper.
Rated M (Coarse language). 111 min.
Reviewed by Peter W. Sheehan (28/02/2010)

Precious keeps pulling you in

Compassionate tale: Gabourey Sidibe stars in the film Precious about a dysfunctional family in the Bronx

PRECIOUS Starring:Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey and Leny Kravitz. Directed: Lee Daniels. Rated MA 15+ (strong themes and coarse language). 110mins. (21/02/2010)

An Australian film to be proud of

BRAN NUE DAE Starring: Rocky McKenzie, Jessica Mauboy, Geoffrey Rush, Ernie Dingo, Missy Higgins, Tom Budge, Dan Sultan, Magda Szubanski, Deborah Mailman, Ningali Lawford-Wolf. (14/02/2010)

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