The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): review: 7.5/10

A foundling, born with the bodily condition of an old man, becomes physically younger as the years pass. He is captivated by a dancer.

This is an elegantly filmed fable with striking effects and much to divert, but little depth, reminiscent of Forest Gump in it's large scale and ingenuity.

The Social Network (2010): review: 5.5/10

Creepy Harvard Nerds battle it out between themselves and some posh jocks over the provenance of a successful social networking site.

All the characters are unpleasant, shallow, clever, heartless people. They seem to dislike women especially.

It is difficult to care who originated Facebook, which is little different from any of the other social networking sites, and harder still to care about the characters in this film.

Fight Club (1999): review: 8/10

An insurance evaluator seeks escape from his alienation, first by visiting support groups (for conditions for which he does not suffer), then through fighting.

This film is diverting: violent and comical- simultaneously a satire on consumerism, corporate values, therapy culture, the "mens' movement", and anti-corporatism.

The denoument is far too long, however, and the film could happily be reduced by 20 minutes.

Zodiac (2007): review - 8/10

A newspaper cartoonist becomes obsessed with finding a serial killer in the Bay area.

The film largely, and interestingly, deals with relations between the press, the police and the public at large.

Briskly filmed and excellently acted, and sometimes moving.