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Rhys Ifans and David Thewlis bring out the comedy and hippy era nostalgia in the story of Howard Marks’ dope smuggling exploits, nicely handled by director Bernard Rose.

Another end-of-year fave list from the erstwhile team, with joint and individual contributions, interesting in both their differences and commonalities.

An older, more subdued Gordon Gekko is on the prowl again in this sequel to the '80s greed saga, set in the subprime meltdown of 2008. It's good in parts but doesn't have the era-defining punch of the original.

An in-depth look at the resurgence of 3-D, following the success of Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, setting it in a historical context and asking what comes next.

A review of the best of the decade and a feature containing top ten lists from the DVD Times contributors, together with some insightful comments.

Long overdue a DVD release, Dennis Potter's third lip-synch musical serial is not quite the on the level of its predecessors,  yet it's still a good watch, replete with '50s nostalgia.

Christopher Nolan's Chinese box dream puzzle is the most talked about film of the summer (and indeed 2010) and the perfect fusion of art and commerce—a film you have to see twice to 'get'.

Ian Dury's distinctive musical style was one the best things to come out of the late '70s, and Andy Serkis captures the man to perfection.  However the script, which focuses on Dury the wayward family man at the expense of Dury the musician, should have been revised.

Guy Ritchie's take on the most filmed character ever is high on action, fisticuffs and thrills, but lower on seriousness, credible plotting and a sense of true Conan Doyle- style detection.  But nevertheless the movie remains an enjoyable Steampunkish romp.

A film where the visual effects almost eclipse the story, in which the eponymous Mr Button ages in reverse from  dotage to babyhood, giving us an intriguing tour of Brad Pitts of the past and perhaps those of the future.  Some will love it whilst others might find it overblown.  Now out on DVD.

After a stretch of patchy form, Woody Allen comes up trumps with this sparkling comedy.  Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson play against Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz to produce some vintage moments of Allenesque mayhem.  Now out on DVD.

Titanic couple Kate Winslet and Leo DiCaprio are re-united here, in  Sam Mendes new drama, and this time the story goes beyond the first flush of love into the realms of failed dreams, bitterness and recrimination.  Now out on DVD.

In Darren Aronofsky's latest, a kind of Raging Bull of wrestling, Mickey Rourke gives an inspirational performance as an over-the-hill loser, desperately trying to stay afloat as everything around him founders.  Now out on DVD.

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