Always Crashing in the Same Car - 2007 - Duncan Wellaway

When ‘Withnail and I’ was released in 1988 it was a commercial flop (stupid markets) but became a cult classic. No fear of the latter happening with ‘Always’. This short film reunites the famous screen double from Withnail as power hungry politicians. Something terrible happens and the film is over in 12 minutes. Big production, little value. Download it via TimesOnline for free.
JJ

Things We Lost in the Fire - 2007 - Susanne Bier

I watched ‘Things’ with critics at the London Film Festival – beforehand they were talking about sandals in cinema and in California. ‘Things’ is an unravelling tale of bereavement – intimate (heart-warming), sentimental and exceptional. Confirms Benicio Del Toro as the foremost actor in Hollywoodland - Oscar contender for his drug addict character.