Daniel Cann - Films

Set in 1940s Nazi occupied France �Inglourious Basterds� has two parallel storylines. One concerns Shosanna Dreyfus (excellently portrayed by Melanie Laurent) who survives the slaughter of her entire family at the hands of brutal and sadistic Colonel Hans Landa (played with flesh crawling relish by Christoph Waltz). Plotting her revenge several years later at her cinema in Paris, her path is set to cross once again with Landa. The other story sees Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt, proving ...

The plot to �The Hangover� is a familiar one: Four friends go to Las Vegas for a Stag Do. Three of them wake up in their hotel suite the day after the night before with no recollection of what happened and worse, a missing groom! The film then foll...

From acclaimed director Tom Tykwer (�Run Lola Run�, �Perfume: The Story of a Murderer�) �The International� concerns itself with that institution that has come under attack recently, the bank. Interpol agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and District...

With problems finding a director and a release date that has seen the film delayed several times things did not bode well for this Universal Pictures horror film remake of �The Wolfman� 1941. I went to the screening aware of the troubled production...

The World�s most famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes gets another adaptation here in director Guy Ritchie�s originally named �Sherlock Holmes.� You would be hard pressed to find someone who does not at the very least have an idea of who Holm...

This tells the true story of how journalist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr) met and befriended the homeless but exceptionally gifted musician Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx). From British director Joe Wright (�Pride & Prejudice� and �Atonement�) �The S...

From renowned director Michael Mann (�Manhunter�, �Heat�, �The Insider�) comes this gangster thriller set in 1933. It begins with a jailbreak and follows the activities of bank robber and public enemy number one John Dillinger (Johnny Depp � nice t...

I was uncertain of how this film would play out before I went to see it. I am a fan of the original and learning that this one was to be directed by �Charlie�s Angels: Full Throttle�s� McG as well as a star turn from Helena Bonham Carter (What? Mer...

Just in time for the summer season of blockbusters comes a �reboot� (that word again) of �Star Trek.� The television show and the cinematic entries looked out for the count a few years ago. Stories had become tired and the films had become dull, du...

I went to my local cinema with the intention of seeing the new Star Trek film. Once there I was informed by the cheerful assistant that unfortunately the reel for 'Star Trek' was damaged. Undaunted but slightly deflated I chose to see 'X-Men Origins:...

Based on David Peace�s controversial book of the same title this film focuses on the 44 day tenure of Brian Clough as Manager of Leeds Utd in 1974. At that time Leeds were the top football side in the country and their beloved Manager of 13 years D...

A buzz has been generated before the release of this film, one that has anticipated divisions in filmgoers. From the pen of Alan Moore �Watchmen� was a graphic novel released in 1986 to great acclaim. It told of an alternative reality where Richard N...

From the director of �Walk The Line� comes this Western, a remake of the 1957 classic. Set in Arizona in the late 19th century it concerns infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) and his gang who terrorise the Southern Railroad with their daring r...

This film is based on the true story of a notorious serial killer that terrorised the Bay area of San Francisco and the manhunt that resulted. The killer sends letters and ciphers to the newspaper �The San Francisco Chronicle� boasting of the crime...

This sees the pairing of corporate billionaire Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) and working class mechanic Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) when they meet at a hospital room whilst receiving chemotherapy. Both men are approaching the end of their lives a...

Simon Pegg is Dennis an everyman who was about to marry his pregnant fianc� Libby (Thandie Newton) when he suddenly got cold feet and literally ran away leaving her at the aisle. Five years later and Libby is now with fit, motivated, high achiever ...

An Egyptian, Anwar El Ibrahimi, living in the US, married to an American woman with a son, is returning home on a flight from Cape Town, South Africa to Washington DC. He is apprehended and taken to a secret detention centre in an unknown North Afr...

Picture two mismatched Irish hit men sent to the pretty medieval Belgian city of Bruges. It is here they have to lay low and await further instructions from their boss. And so begins �In Bruges� a sparkling dark comedy written and directed by Martin ...

If you were a child growing up in the 80�s you will be familiar with stars like �Hulk� Hogan, �Macho Man� Randy Savage and the �Ultimate Warrior�. This is a film about a fictional wrestling star Randy �The Ram� Robinson (Mickey Rourke). From director...

This tells the true story of three Jewish brothers escaping capture by the Nazis in 1941 and setting up a community of displaced Jews in the Belarussian forest. Here they encounter Russian Resistance fighters and are constantly on the move trying t...

This is a rare thing, a refreshing and original film. There are no explosions, countdowns, heroes, heroines, aliens or car chases. Instead the viewer is treated to a subtle slice of real life on the streets of Dublin. In this film we meet The Guy...