The Coen Brothers’ latest is a black comedic delight that had the critics present at the press screening in stitches.  BURN AFTER READING begins with CIA agent John Malkovich getting the can for his drinking problem.

It took almost 80 years for Hollywood to remake the George Cukor 1939 film “THE WOMEN”.  Adapted and modernised from the Clare Boothe Luce play, THE WOMEN gets a makeover by writer/director Diane English while retaining the essence of the original film.

TRAITOR is the story of a secret Muslim agent Samir Horn (Don Cheadle) hired to infiltrate a terrorist group.  Samir works a dangerous thankless job, forming unlikely alliances often driving him close to being killed when discovered.  TRAITOR refers to his betrayal of his terrorist brothers as he completes what he has been hired to do.

GOAL II follows the success of GOAL number 1 and is really a trilogy based of the life of young football (soccer as it is called in North America) star, Santiago ‘Santi’ Munez (Kuno Becker).  The film begins with Santi’s success with Newcastle United leading him to be transferred to play big time in Madrid, Spain. 

It is firstly worthy to note that this film about herds-people in Inner Mongolia is entitled TUYA’S MARRIAGE and not ‘Tuya’s Wedding’.  The implication here is that the wedlock of two people might occasionally not be a cause of celebration.