films
The Intouchables
At first glance, disability might seem a strange topic for a comedy – but actually some of the most uplifting and life-affirming films have tragedy at their heart. One of my all-time favourite films is The Sea Inside, which features …
Barbara
I’ve only seen one of the nominations for Best Picture at this weekend’s Oscars – Argo, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I dare say I’ll get round to watching the others in the months and years ahead, but the category that …
The DVD guide 2012
Each Christmas we put together some great gift sets, all of which come beautifully wrapped in our new Christmas tissue paper (red and black and with a metallic silver star) and at a healthy discount. Here’s our guide to the …
Cafe De Flore
I’ve had precious few nights in over the past couple of weeks as the Christmas party season gets into swing, but I did find time on one of them to settle down in front of Cafe De Flore. Named after …
Against The Current
I used to do a huge amount of flying in a previous job and, however many in-flight films most planes offer these days, I can tell you they wear very thin very quickly if you’re on the same airline several …
Drive
I’m not sure how much of a recommendation it is to say that even a few days after watching a film you don’t know quite how much you enjoyed it. But that’s what I feel about Drive, a noirish thriller …
The Ides of March
I can probably count the number of visits I’ve made to the cinema since I became a mother on the fingers of one hand – and that was seven years ago. It’s not that I can’t go; it’s just that …
A Separation
If you want a pretty reliable guide to the best films over the past few years, then there are worst places to start than with the winners of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. In fact, you could do …
Inheritance
The question I probably get asked most about hush: What’s it like working with your husband? It’s a source of fascination to many other couples that we sit opposite each other all day and then go home together in the …
Our choice of gift set DVD’s this Christmas…
Here is our guide to this year’s pick of gift set films; whether they’re to go with PJ’s or pyjama bottoms they’re sure to make that Christmas gift extra special. 12 AND HOLDING (2005) A film about children and what we as …




