Concluding the trilogy that started with Amores Perros, Alejandro González Iñárritu goes global, with sumptuously photographed vistas of Morocco, Japan and Mexico. Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett head up a fine ensemble cast in four separate - but intriguingly connected - stories. Review by Roger Keen.

Gary Couzens has reviewed the theatrical release of Baby Boy, a stylish but overlong comedy-drama that returns writer-director John Singleton to the South Central district of his debut Boyz N The Hood...

Jon Robertson drew the short straw and set off to the cinema to review Bad Boys II. A masterpiece or a mangled mess? See inside and find out...

Nicolas Cage plays a bent cop in a whole heap of trouble in Werner Herzog's latest. But is it any good?...

The director of School Of Rock and the writers of Bad Santa collaborate on a remake of the 1976 Walter Matthau comedy. Billy Bob Thornton steps into Matthau's shoes as a drunken former baseball star who is hired to coach a kids' little league team. Review by Kevin O'Reilly.

Gary Couzens has reviewed Bad Santa, an anti-seasonal comedy with something to offend everyone.And very funny it is too. Bad Santa went on release in the UK and Ireland on 5 November.

Andy Hall has reviewed the theatrical release of Bandits. Released on Nov 30th, Barry Levinson's comedy is not without its flaws, but is still an entertaining piece of cinema with some excellent performances.

Gary Couzens has reviewed Bandslam, an engaging high-school comedy in UK cinemas now.

Kevin OReilly has reviewed the theatrical release of The Banger Sisters, a comedy starring Goldie Hawn as an ageing rock groupie who visits her former best friend, Susan Sarandon, now a wealthy suburbanite who doesn't want to be reminded of her past.

Nicolas Cage is a lone assassin on his final job in Bangkok. But things start to get messy when he mixes business and pleasure...

Gary Couzens has reviewed The Barbarian Invasions, Denys Arcand's comedy, Oscar nominated for Best Foreign-Language Film and Best Original Screenplay. The Barbarian Invasions opened on 23 February at selected cinemas in the UK.

Fourteen years after she seduced and destroyed Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone is up to her old tricks again, this time in London, where she's set her sights on criminal psychologist David Morrissey. Charlotte Rampling and David Thewlis also star. Review by Kevin O'Reilly.

Warner Bros revives its dormant Batman franchise, handing over the reins to British director Christopher Nolan (Memento) for a darker, more serious-minded take on the superhero. Christian Bale plays the Dark Knight and the impressive supporting cast includes Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman and Katie Holmes. Review by Kevin O'Reilly.

Antonio Pasolini reviews director Carlos Reygadas's follow-up to JAPÓN, a film cast entirely with non-professionals and a striking visual style that is on limited release now.

Mark Boydell has reviewed the theatrical release of Battle Royale, the controversial Japanese film about 41 teenagers trapped on an island and forced to kill each other off in order to have a chance to survive.

Can Liam Neeson and Rihanna save Battleship from sinking without trace? ...

John Travolta returns as Chili Palmer, the Miami loanshark turned Hollywood producer from Get Shorty. This time he's getting mixed up in the music industry, romancing Uma Thurman and running into dodgier characters than ever, including The Rock, Harvey Keitel and Cedric the Entertainer. Review by Kevin O'Reilly.

Alexander Larman has reviewed the theatrical release of A Beautiful Mind. A solidly well made and enjoyable biopic, with a surprisingly daring twist in the middle, the film still suffers from the usual cliches of the genre, and has a love it or hate it performance from Russell Crowe at its centre

The third movie from the Broken Lizard comedy troupe is a very lowbrow farce about a group of Americans who travel to Oktoberfest, the German beer festival, to compete in an international drinking competition. Review by Kevin O'Reilly.

Raphael Pour-Hashemi has reviewed the theatrical release of Before Night Falls. A flawed yet engrossing look at tortured and persucuted Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas, featuring an Oscar nominated performance from Javier Bardem.

In 1995's Before Sunrise, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy found romance in Vienna. Now they reunite in Paris, older and less starry-eyed but the chemistry is still there. Richard Linklater once again directs. Review by Kevin O'Reilly.

Alexander Larman has reviewed the theatrical release of Behind Enemy Lines. A moderately entertaining but deeply, deeply stupid shoot-em-up that is half-heartedly masquerading as a serious war film, but is it so bad it's good?

Smart, funny and scary, this slasher mockumentary from writer-director Scott Glosserman was screened at FrightFest 2006. Hugh K. David reviews…

Mark Boydell has reviewed the theatrical release of Behind The Sun, a beautifully filmed Brazilian film looking at the plight of a farming family in the early 1900s.