Zodiac - Dir: David Fincher

This is a superlative film in every area. As you would expect from David Fincher, the film looks great giving the audience an extra filthy look to every scene. The script is also great and even though this has a 2h 30 mins running time, you are hooked by the twists and turns in the story. Based on true events surrounding the infamous Zodiac killer in America in the 1960s and 1970s, Jake Gyllenhaal plays a cartoonist on the San Francisco Chronicle who doggedly keeps on the case when others fall by the wayside over the years. Some excellent performances from Robert Downey Jr and Mark Ruffalo make this an essential watch this year. This is a JM RECOMMENDS.

Dexter

This American TV show was shown over there quite some months ago. I raved at the time to anybody who would listen that they must catch this show. Bizarrely when I first saw a trailer for the show I thought it look dreadul, but thankfully I was very very wrong. Finally it is landing on these shores. Michael C Hall from Six Feet Under fame plays the eponymous Dexter who is a serial killer with a twist...he only kills bad people...and is a cop! Some nice twists and turns along the way and some great characters make this a definite JM RECOMMENDS.