A Dangerous Method (2011)

By Jamie Lawrence

As a psychology graduate, this film helped me understand my deeply repressed father and mother issues through the form of psychoanalysis. Of course, it is the story of Freud. Good old Freud. The man who gives 'father issues' a whole mother meaning (pun intended). It tells us the wonderful story of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud as the inventors of psychoanalysis, their work with patients and their strained relationship and conflicting beliefs. Despite the lack of action and shocking moments that you would expect from a story involving Freud, the story felt real. As if you had exclusive access to their ideas and experiences over 100 years ago.

Best Bits: Keira Knightley's acting - absolutely outstanding. And resulting from Michael Fassbender doing to her what many of us have only dreamt of doing. What? Oh you think I mean... No, I mean psychoanalysing her... honest.

Worst Bits: (Annoyance alert) Freud sounding oddly similar to Bane from The Dark Knight Rises - once you hear it, it won't go away.

Rating: 7.5/10 - A great story at the forefront of psychological theories - a must-watch for budding psychologists.

For Fans of: One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, A Beautiful Mind, Black Swan,

Prometheus (2012)

By Jamie Lawrence

Despite Ridley Scott heavily denying that Prometheus is NOT a prequel to the Alien series of films, fans of those films need to see this. Even if just to discover the variety of hidden references. And yes, they are frequent and extremely subtle. (Apart from the ending, but I will not spoil it for you, my dear reader). If you've ever watched Alien (the 1979 classic) and thought 'what happened before that?' - then this film gives you the answers. And gives you a few more questions. But Prometheus 2 should help with them...

Back to the film; it is a future of technology that, in my opinion, is far too advanced to be a reality, even in 2093 when the film is set. But putting aside these annoyances, the visual scenes and creative ideas are spectacular. The idea of reaching other solar systems and Earth-like worlds has long been a goal of humankind, and Prometheus grabs this passion and puts its own spin on how that would be possible, and how we would discover this world. And what we would find when we get there.

Best Bits: Stunning visuals and links to Alien

Worst Bits: The final scene. It's like they forgot to link it to Alien. Then remembered. But too late. You need to see it for yourself.

Rating:  6/10 - Aesthetically pleasing, but too many 'grrrr', 'sigh' and 'oh that's just silly' moments throughout.

For Fans Of: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection,  Alien vs. Predator, Alien vs. Predator: Requiem.