Barnaby Turner

WHAT I LIKED: A harrowing portrait of a stillbirth and its testing aftermath, Kornel Mundruczo and Kata Weber's 'Pieces of a Woman,' is one difficult watch. It begins with a brilliantly edge-of-your-seat, single-take homebirth scene, and then show... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman's 'A Beautiful Mind,' follows the story of an awkward and obsessive maths professor John Nash who seemingly becomes part of a secret government program that begins to take over his personal and professio... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: Céline Sciamma's 'Portait of a Lady on Fire,' is one of the most deeply cinematic films I've ever seen. In saying that, I'm not talking about the breathtaking, sweeping, portrait-like beauty of each perfectly-lit frame; nor am I ref... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: 'The Holiday,' is a lovely Christmas life-swap story about one recently separated millionaire film producer in LA (Cameron Diaz), and one lonely journalist in a quaint cottage in Surrey (Kate Winslet). As the former travels to Englan... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: Most Pixar films are driven by some point about the real world beyond their brilliant story, but 'Ratatouille,' - apart from the simple idea that "anyone can cook," - really is just about Remy the rat making his way from trash to Mic... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: 'Deck the Halls,' is about a man lighting his house to be seen from space, his angry neighbour intent on sabotaging his efforts, and their ultimate, inevitable recognition that family is the only important thing at Christmas. It's a... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: James Mangold's 'Cop Land,' is a crime movie with a great narrative concept - the sheriff in a small NJ town full of corrupt, racist NYC cops starts to turn on the people he serves after an investigator comes and puts the pressure on... Read the full review »