Monday: Chuck With so many television shows getting toe tagged or suffering on life support, it's probably time to remind everyone that Chuck is one of the most charming, romantic, smart and consistently fun hours of television we watch every week. NBC has already ordered a full second season, but if the ratings continue to slack, we can't ...

The Savages (114 mins, 15)Directed by Tamara Jenkins; starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney, Philip Bosco For the third time this month there's a film featuring an outstanding performance from the shambling, sensitive Philip Seymour Hoffman, a specialist at finding the vulnerable, sympathetic side of initially unattractive people. In The Savages he plays Jon Savage, a self-centred 42-year-old ...

I retain fond memories of Slums of Beverly Hills, a wry little comedy not seen by many. This, a whole decade later, is the follow-up by its writer-director, Tamara Jenkins, and whatever has been keeping her away from movies, it clearly isn't talent or originality. This is another unassuming little film that is full of humour, irritation, the unpredictable ...