Articles by J.M. McNab

Happy-Go-Lucky

Mike Leigh

PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2008

Writer/director Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies) is at his best when he fashions sharp dramatic comedies with a healthy grounding in realism. Wi...

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Marina Zenovich

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2008

Roman Polanski is easily one of the most intriguing cinematic figures of the past 50 years. He has directed modern classics (Rosemary’s B...

The Rat Pack Ultimate Collectors Edition

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2008

The Rat Pack was comprised of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. (also Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop, though they’ve proven to...

Ace of Hearts

David Mackay

PUBLISHED May 9, 2008

The police dog film has had a long and chequered history, arguably reaching its zenith with the Tom Hanks picture Turner and Hooch and its...

Son of Rambow

Garth Jennings

PUBLISHED May 8, 2008

Son of Rambow is one of those rare films that succeeds both as a film for kids, as well as an interesting film about kids. Using one child’...

The Incredible Hulk Returns/The Trial of the Incredible Hulk

PUBLISHED May 7, 2008

The Incredible Hulk stands as the most successful of the early Marvel adaptations, making the leap from comics to television with charm and...

That 70's Show: Season Eight

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2008

When it first aired, That ’70s Show seemed poised to become the Happy Days of its generation, a savvy remembrance not mired by an excess of...

Sex and Death 101

Daniel Waters

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2008

What if you received an e-mail containing the names of every sexual partner you’d ever had, and ever would have? One would think such a biz...