Film

Minghella's Civil War saga aims high

From 1953, one of the classic texts of Japanese cinema

Harrowing doc about the Cambodian atrocities

Frank, emotionally-charged British sex drama

Spinal Tap are back. Sort of

Superior adaptation of Philip Roth novel

Van Sant's stark, poetic recreation of Columbine

John Grisham adaptation asks searching questions

Disappointing supernatural tearjerker

Directed by Peter Jackson Starring Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen Opened December 17, Cert 12A, 201 mins Now war is declared and battle come down. Armies are mustered, siege weapons unveiled and war elephants saddled. The forces of good line up for a mighty ruck, the outcome of which will dictate the fate of mankind. Hold the line chaps, and watch out for those elephants. The final part of Peter Jackson's Tolkien trilogy is already assured a record-breaking box office haul.