101 Reykjavik. Icelandic comedy about the party scene. An amiable comedy.
Amélie. French charmer about a woman who tweaks others’ fates.
Black Knight. Mirthful comedy in which Martin Lawrence gets transported to 14th century England.
Diaspora Film Festival is the second instalment of a festival that showcases an international selection of Jewish-themed movies. It’s on at the Labia on Kloof, Cape Town, until June 27.
European Union Film Festival. Showing at Durban’s Gateway from June 21, the festival features one entry from each of the 14 EU member states represented in South Africa, showcasing some of the boldest and best new works of contemporary European cinema.
Heist. Writer/director David Mamet’s film seriously backfires. With Gene Hackman and Danny de Vito.
Ice Age. Predictable animated feature.
In the Bedroom. Absorbing if flawed drama with great performances from Sissy Spacek and Marisa Tomei.
John Q. Denzel Washington as a desperate father holding a hospital to ransom. Truly awful.
Life as a House. Father-son drama with Kevin Kline — a good actor in a mushy movie.
Long Time Dead. Horror movie. If only evil really were so tedious.
Max Keeble’s Big Move. Teen movie about a high-schooler’s last week at school. Nothing remotely new here.
Mulholland Drive. Complex mystery or haphazard confusion? David Lynch’s latest opus is overrated.
Queen of the Damned. The late Aaliyah stars in this long, florid and ridiculous Anne Rice gothfest.
Sidewalks of New York. A smart, funny, unashamedly Woody Allenish picture from Edward Burns. An excellent date-movie for lovers with an IQ.
Snow Dogs. A Miami dentist inherits a team of dogs in Alaska. Cuba Gooding Jnr stars in this silly Disney fluff.
Spy Game. Predictable, imperialistic, propagandistic and superficial. With Robert Redford and Brad Pitt.