All articles by Joe Lozito

Guy Ritchie’s frenzied, over-long "reimagining" of the much-adapted Conan Doyle character isn’t quite the blasphemy you’d think, thanks to a solid cast and Robert Downey Jr’s inherent likability as the title.

I’m as surprised as anyone, but this clever vampire movie from the Spierig Brothers proves the genre still has some bite left in it.

James Cameron’s long-awaited, unspeakably expensive 3-D epic may not change the way we watch movies, but it’s undeniably beautiful, engrossing, and sets a new bar in computer-generated animation. Not bad for the King of the World.

If the fascinating true story of Nelson Mandela and the 1995 Rugby World Cup isn’t enough to make you see Clint Eastwood’s solid new movie, Morgan Freeman’s pitch-perfect portrayal of Mandela should be.

Gleefully bloody martial arts tribute – about a renegade ninja hunted by his clan – makes "Kill Bill" look like an episode of "7th Heaven".

Director Olatunde Osunsanmi’s teasingly effective thriller aims to do for alien abduction what "Paranomal Activity" did for hauntings.

If you need another version of the Dickens holiday classic, featuring a multitasking Jim Carrey and improved but typically stiff motion-capture animation, this is the movie for you.

Stiff biopic of the legendary flier skims the surface of her achievements but never quite takes off.