Captain Phillips review: Tom Hanks stars in this tense and true triumph

If United 93 wasn't enough to convince audiences that Paul Greengrass can deliver a smart, unusual, hauntingly realistic, thriller then Captain Phillips should squander those worries way before its credits roll.

Based upon the true story of middle-aged captain Richard Phillips, who, whilst delivering an American container ship to Mombasa, Africa in 2009, gets hijacked by a group of violent pirates desperate to make some serious money to please their ruthless bosses back in Somalia.

"The Good Stuff" season is upon us!

Towards the end of the year, cinemas always see an influx of what I like to call "the good stuff movies". Ready for Oscar nominations in the turn of the new year, directors, actors, screenwriters and special effects teams bring out the big guns to impress, which means us audiences get some film gems towards the Christmas months!

I've already seen a few of these types of films emerging and it's only October! So I thought I'd break down a bunch of films that I already think will get some kind of Oscar tip next year...