V for Vendetta (2006): review: 4/10

In London, in the future, a dictatorship with a censored tv service and police curfews is challenged by a masked rebel: he forms a relationship with beautiful Evey whom he has rescued from the brutal police...

Though it's always a pleasure watching Portman, this film is little more than a reshuffling of dystopian cliches.

Everyone Says I Love You (1996): review: 8/10

The romantic tribulations of a wealthy New York family, including scenes in Venice and Paris.

The film is excellently narrated by Natasha Lyone- indeed all the acting is supurb- and includes various songs from classic musicals: the knitting together of the many characters is elegant, and the whole has a delightful energy.

Beautiful Girls (1996): review: 6.5/10

A pianist returns to his home town for a school reunion in wintry Minnesota where he meets his old friends and finds a sort of romantic connexion with a young girl.

The film is solidly made and well acted, but suffers from an excess of sincerity, therefore making unsurprising points about growing older and settling down.

Black Swan (2010): review 9.5/10

A ballerina is chosen to play the lead in Swan's Lake: the film details her inner turbulence, the relations with other members of her company and her mother and with her predatory dance master.

Beautifully shot, superbly acted and intense.