DVDs

The Road 

In this adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s critically acclaimed, post-apocalyptic novel, Viggo Mortensen plays the unnamed man who travels The Road with son in tow. Filmed partly in hurricane Kartrina-ravaged New Orleans, the bleak and barren landscapes that give the story such a heightened sense of poignantly are captured beautifully. If you enjoyed the book, this is certainly worth a look. 

Another light-hearted and lightweight fish-out-of-water comedy, where Hollywood perennials Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker play a die-hard New Yorker couple who witness a murder and have to relocate to rural Wyoming on a witness protection programme. This is pretty standard, generic Hollywood fare that should be avoided unless you are in love with Hugh Grant.