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Benjamin Kirby

Interview: Rian Johnson

An in depth interview with Rian Johnson, director of Brick and The Brothers Bloom

Review: The Brothers Bloom

A quirky, genre-busting film

Has Clive Got News For You

Benjamin Kirby sees self-deprecation behind the dry wit of one of Britain’s greatest comics.

Online Review: Bad Lieutenant

Deranged and brilliant says Benjamin Kirby

What Makes A Classic: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Cinema drugged up to its eyeballs, says Benjamin Kirby

Online Review: The Ghost

Well constructed but uninspired says Benjamin Kirby

Underrated: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

One of the best films of the decade, says Benjamin Kirby

Online review: Invictus

A painfully inept plot overshadows brief flashes of brilliance