Good Bye and Good Night ****

A view of Senator McCarthy's communist witch hunt in the fifties which, despite being axactly that, I really enjoyed. Focusing on the CBS newsroom and in particular a news man called Ed Morrow played very effectively by David Strathairn (you might remember him from LA Confidential and a few episodes of the Sopranos), it does a good job of showing how tense everyone got about the whole situation and is very stylish; lots of well turned out people in nice suits, smoking a lot.

Munich ****

This film is based on the aftermath of the terrorist attack at the 1972 Olympics, is quite intense and designed to make you think a little as well as get your heart rate up. I enjoyed it more than I had expected because the characters were protrayed as flawed and the plot (which only has the Munich episode as a background) went somewhere unusual for movie of this genre. Daniel Craig's performance demonstrates to some extent why he has been given the 007 job.

Shopgirl ***

Not a comedy per se, more of a romcom, beautifully shot and quite intersting, it is about a wealthy guy and a shop assistant. I read the book and it is as good as or better. Rightly or wrongly I assume it is to some extent autobiographical.