M
Ma
Mère (My Mother)
Impressive but alienating French drama that explores every conceivable sexual
taboo.
Ma
Vie
A young teenager records his sexual awakening as a video diary in this unengaging
coming of age movie.
Madame
Satã
A haunting film about Jao Francisco, a black gay criminal and capoeira expert
who became a Rio cabaret sensation.
Maestro
The evolution of house music in the gay clubs of 1970s New York is the basis
of this fascinating documentary.
Magdalene
Sisters, The
Peter Mullan's award-winning drama tells the story of "fallen women" incarcerated
by the Catholic Church in 60s Ireland.
Magic
Gloves, The
An Argentinian man struggles to cope with his country's economic crisis
in this concise comedy of modern urban life.
Magic
Roundabout, The
Sadly Robbie Williams and Bill Nighy can't save this creaky big-screen version
of the classic TV show The Magic Roundabout.
Maid
in Manhattan
Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes are mismatched in a romantic comedy that's
barely worth checking out.
Main
Hoon Na
Bollywood legends Shah Rukh Khan and Sushmita Sen star in this high school
musical comedy.
Malpertuis
Orson Welles stars in the director's cut of Harry Kümel's surrealist
and unfathomable cult classic.
Mambo
Italiano
Paul Sorvino is wasted in this heavy-handed comedy, which warns against
being Italian and gay.
Man
About Dog
Three Irish lads find themselves in a spot of bother after seeing a man
about a dog in this freewheeling comedy.
Man
of the House, The
Cragmeister Tommy Lee Jones babysits some cheerleaders, with predictably
hilarious results.
Man
of the Year, The
Tarantino wannabe José Henrique Fonseca delivers some thrills in
this offbeat hitman drama from Brazil.
Man on Fire
Denzel Washington stars in the violent revenge thriller.
Man
on the Train, The
Two strangers become unlikely companions in this whimsical French character
study from the director of "Ridicule".
Man
Who Sued God, The
Billy Connolly sues the Lord in this comedy about a man whose boat is wrecked
by an 'Act of God'.
Man Without a Past, The
Excellent minimalist comedy from Finland's finest director, the inimitable
Aki Kaurismäki.
Manchurian
Candidate, The
An enjoyable rehash of a 60s classic, Jonathan Demme's conspiracy thriller
is out to get you...
Manson
Family, The
Charlie Manson meets mondo trash horror in this wacko tale of 60s hippies
turned mass murderers.
Maria
Full Of Grace
The life of a Colombian drug mule gets turned into a moving docu-drama in
this understated outing.
Married/Unmarried
Two couples struggle to keep themselves married and unmarried in this pretentious
British drama.
Master
And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
Russell Crowe takes to the high seas in Peter Weir's entertaining, if rather
overlong, swashbuckler.
Master of Disguise, The
"Wayne's World" star Dana Carvey is the title character in this resoundingly
bad family film.
Masti
Three henpecked husbands try to have an affair in this Bollywood musical
comedy.
Matchstick
Men
Ridley Scott explores the relationship of father and daughter in this flawed
but warming dramedy.
Matrix
Reloaded, The
More equals less in the eagerly awaited sequel to "The Matrix", but it's
still a hell of a ride.
Matrix Revolutions, The
The Wachowski brothers continue to desecrate the memory of The Matrix, with
this mostly dull sequel.
Max
John Cusack stars in this historical drama about a Jewish art dealer who
takes the young Adolf Hitler under his wing.
Mayor
Of The Sunset Strip
An arresting documentary about LA's biggest schmoozer and friend-to-the-stars,
DJ Rodney Bingenheimer.
Mean Creek
Troubled waters boil over in this striking study of teen revenge.
Mean Girls
Lindsay Lohan is "new meat" at school, in this sharp-nailed teen
comedy. Clueless meets Heathers.
Mean
Streets
Martin Scorese's brilliant breakthrough movie sees The Aviator director
explore guilt and gangsters and make Robert De Niro a star.
Medallion,
The
Jackie Chan is showing his age in this CGI-heavy action comedy.
Meet
The Fockers
Although it's not as good as Meet The Parents, this sequel is buoyed up
by an effervescent cast.
Melinda
And Melinda
Woody Allen's latest is a schizoid tale of love in the city, which proves
that two heads aren't necessarily better than one.
Memories
Of Murder (Salinui Chueok)
The Keystone Cops meet Se7en in this hilarious but chillingly nasty serial
killer movie from South Korea.
Men in Black 2
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back to save the planet, but without
the style they had first time around.
Merci
Docteur Rey
Dianne Wiest and Jane Birkin are just two of the talents going to waste
in this so-called farce.
Metallica:
Some Kind Of Monster
Monsters of rock Metallica go into therapy in this brilliant, hilarious
documentary.
Metropolis
After years of chopping and changing, here's a restored edition of Fritz
Lang's science fiction masterpiece. Go see.
Million
Dollar Baby
Clint Eastwood directs and stars in a slow but forceful drama about an ageing
trainer who steers a female boxer to stardom.
Milwaukee,
Minnesota
This American indie tries hard to be profound, charming and edgy but ends
up just trying your nerves.
Minor Mishaps
Life in a Copenhagan family will never be the same again in this disappointing,
Dogme-style drama.
Minority Report
Steven Spielberg lets his dark side come out to play in this excellent sci-fi
thriller starring Tom Cruise.
Miracle
Of Bern, The
Feelgood sports comedy centring on Germany's surprise victory at the 1954
World Cup football finals, as seen through the eyes of a soccer-crazy 11-year-old
boy.
Miranda
Christina Ricci stars in a lame British farce that's taken two years to
be released. Find out why...
Mirror
Andrei Tarkovsky has created a visually stunning, baffling and intensely
personal film. Cinema rarely gets this close to poetry in motion.
Miss
Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous
Sandra Bullock returns as the crime-fighting babe, but this comedy is all
frills and no thrills.
Missouri
Breaks, The
A flamboyant Marlon Brando delights in this idiosyncratic 70s western, directed
by Arthur Penn and also starring Jack Nicholson.
Mona
Lisa Smile
Julia Roberts heads a quality cast in a turgid, tedious 50s-set drama
from director Mike Newell.
Monday Morning
Modern life is rubbish in this languorous French comedy/drama about a factory
worker who escapes to Venice.
Monrak
Transistor
Bittersweet Thai comedy/musical/love story that's rambling but not without
its charms.
Monsieur
Hulot's Holiday
Bumbling Monsieur Hulot takes a vacation in this seminal slapstick comedy
from Jacques Tati.
Monsieur
N
Richard E Grant and Philippe Torreton uncover the mystery surrounding Napoleon's
death in this French drama.
Monster
Charlize Theron gives an Oscar-winning performance in a straightforward
drama about the serial killer Aileen Wuornos.
Monster
Man
Two teenagers find themselves trapped on the highway to hell in this redneck
comedy-horror.
Moog
Amiable portait of the pioneer of the modern synthesiser, Robert Moog.
Moonlight
Mile
Writer-directer Brad Silberling tells this true story of bereavement with
both honesty and humour.
Morvern Callar
Samantha Morton shines in this mesmerising adaptation of Alan Warner's novel,
from "Ratcatcher" director Lynne Ramsay.
Most
Fertile Man in Ireland, The
Fertility, politics, and a one-man sperm bank come together in this offbeat
Irish comedy.
Mostly
Martha
Take one single-minded chef. Add an orphaned eight-year-old. Mix with one
charming Italian. Stir, simmer, and serve.
Mother, The
Notting Hill helmer Roger Michell deftly directs a witty yet biting coming-of-old-age
tale. Possibly the best British film of 2003.
Motorcycle
Diaries,
The
A young Che Guevara gets on his bike in this wonderful, moving road movie
by Walter Salles.
Mr Deeds
Adam Sandler inherits a fortune in this goofy remake of the Gary Cooper
classic. Frank Capra has nothing to worry about.
Mr In-Between
A British gangster movie with a difference, this existential nightmare comes
with more philosophy than mockney.
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage
War
Pauline Collins plays a geriatric Shirley Valentine in this senile comedy
that's well past its prime.
Mughal-E-Azam
An essential slice of classic Bollywood, detailing (at great length!) a
tale of forbidden love between an Emperor's son and a court dancer.
My Architect:
A Son's Journey
The illegitimate son of the late American architect Louis Khan goes on an
epic journey to try to come to grips with his father's memory.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Smashed plates, moussaka and a turquoise wedding fuel the gags in this feelgood
romantic comedy.
My
House In Umbria
Maggie Smith plays an ageing novelist in this stately melodrama about strangers
whose lives are shattered by terrorism.
My Kingdom
Unsuccessful reworking of King Lear, set in Liverpool and starring Richard
Harris as the head of a crumbling criminal empire.
My Life Without Me
Sarah Polley takes sometime out from dying young to have an affair with
Mark Ruffalo in this moving weepie. Don't forget the tissues.
My Little Eye
It's Big Brother meets "Blair Witch Project" as five twentysomethings are
terrorised in a remote, camera-filled house.
My
Summer Of Love
Teenage lesbianism and religious fundamentalism clash in the remarkable
new feature from Pawel 'Last Resort' Pawlikowski.
My Wife is an Actress
Flimsy French romantic comedy concerning a journalist's jealousy of his
actress wife.
Mystic
River
Director Clint Eastwood gets a great performance from Sean Penn in an otherwise
ordinary thriller about murder and vigilanteism.
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