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Vampire
Painfully underdeveloped modern take on the age-old vampire needs of death and love.
23rd Jan 2011
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The Future
Miranda July's quirky sophomore feature hits many of the same notes as her first, to great effect.
22nd Jan 2011
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Fifty Dead Men Walking
Involving drama about a deep cover IRA informant.
20th Jan 2011
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Animal Kingdom
Twice in a month - this Aussie crime thriller must be good.
20th Jan 2011
Read more 4.5 star reviewsMercury Rising
Decent enough cop movie, with Bruce Willis doing what he does best.
17th Jan 2011
Read more 3 star reviewsDid You Hear About The Morgans?
Staggeringly unambitious, dream-team rom-com.
16th Jan 2011
Read more 1.5 star reviewsThe Book of Eli
Derivative, post-apocalyptic drivel. Denzel and Gary Oldman should know better.
15th Jan 2011
Read more 1.5 star reviewsWinter's Bone
Underdeveloped, indie hit, updated western - as a Missouri girl hunts the body of her meth-cook dad.
13th Jan 2011
Read more 3 star reviewsCatfish
Unique, suspenseful, tragic, zeitgeist-capturing documentary about social networking.
13th Jan 2011
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The Men Who Stare At Goats
Rambling, sub-Coen Bros psychic army comedy.
12th Jan 2011
Read more 2 star reviewsChildren of Men
Clumsy sci-fi, hamstringed by smart-ass tracking shots - despite the promising premise.
12th Jan 2011
Read more 3 star reviewsThe Perfect Storm
About as exciting as an action/adventure about the weather can be.
11th Jan 2011
Read more 2.5 star reviewsIn America
Sympathetic, heart wrenching study of a family dealing with grief as they start a new life in New York.
11th Jan 2011
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Sherlock Holmes
Acceptable, Guy Ritchified reboot for the original private eye.
10th Jan 2011
Read more 3 star reviewsThe Sum Of All Fears
Decent re-boot, as Ben Affleck's Jack Ryan plausibly defuses World War III.
9th Jan 2011
Read more 3.5 star reviewsToy Story
The original Pixar blockbuster is still a classic ...though a little less adult-friendly than I remembered.
9th Jan 2011
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The Hurt Locker
Subtle, tension riddled procedural drama following a bomb disposal unit in Iraq. A bit long.
9th Jan 2011
Read more 4 star reviewsFucked Up Love
'Blind Date' the only real highlight in an otherwise painfully slow collection of shorts.
8th Jan 2011
Read more 2 star reviewsThe Town
Thoroughly entertaining heist movie from Ben Affleck. Deducting for so thoroughly 'homaging' Heat.
7th Jan 2011
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Animal Kingdom
Brilliant, brooding, Aussie underworld thriller. A great debut and the best film of 2011 ...so far.
7th Jan 2011
Read more 4.5 star reviewsJarhead
Magnificently assembled film, unfortunately offering little more than updated 80's war movie cliches.
3rd Jan 2011
Read more 3.5 star reviewsSyriana
Stylish, sprawling, epic look at levels of subterfuge and intrigue with the oil industry and the middle east.
3rd Jan 2011
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
Timeless, spectacular, epic swashbuckler - with beautiful Technicolor cinematography.
Halliwell says: A splendid adventure story, rousingly operatic in treatment, with dashing action highlights, fine comedy balance, and incisive acting all round. Historically notable for its use of early three-colour Technicolor; also for convincingly recreating Britain in California.****
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2nd Jan 2011
Read more 5 star reviewsStaten Island
Clunky compilation of three interlinked short stories.
1st Jan 2011
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Anything For Her
Gripping French prison break drama, with echoes of The Fugitive.
30th Dec 2010
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Somewhere
Pretentious, drawn-out fluff from Sofia Coppola. A promising idea, stretched to Jarmuschian proportions.
29th Dec 2010
Read more 2.5 star reviewsDorian Gray
Bodice-ripping, period action movie, predictable in style and execution.
28th Dec 2010
Read more 2.5 star reviewsMoonwalk One
Incredible, beautifully restored Koyaanisqatsi-esque documentary about Apollo 11, from 1970.
28th Dec 2010
Read more 4 star reviewsSFW
Shambolic Generation X-ploitation movie. The Stephen Dorff revival has begun.
28th Dec 2010
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Black Swan
Masterfully crafted, pretentious but compelling horror from Aronofsky. The Force is strong with this one.
27th Dec 2010
Read more 4 star reviewsPrecious
Beautifully acted, unique, original and challenging 80's urban drama - if still a little uneven.
27th Dec 2010
Read more 4 star reviewsAvatar
Cartoony, cliched re-hash of Cameron's repertoire, plus Dances With Wolves. Thought it would be better in 2D.
26th Dec 2010
Read more 3 star reviewsUp In The Air
Original, inventive, touching rom com with George Clooney on top form.
25th Dec 2010
Read more 4 star reviewsThe Fantastic Mr Fox
Clever old school animation from Wes Anderson brings Roald Dahl's cheeky chap to life.
25th Dec 2010
Read more 3.5 star reviewsIt's Complicated
Promising romcom for grown ups ...which isn't that complicated.
24th Dec 2010
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The Fugitive
Impeccable writing and direction, plus a near-career best turn from Harrison Ford. Flawless.
23rd Dec 2010
Read more 5 star reviewsMe and Orson Welles
Slight, but amiable historical comedy - from a deep undercover Richard Linklater.
20th Dec 2010
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Weirdsville
Amusing Canadian indie stoner comedy. With dwarves.
15th Dec 2010
Read more 3 star reviewsThe Wolfman
The 71m 1940's 'classic' original gets an over-stylized, under-developed re-hashing. Thin.
15th Dec 2010
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Monsters
Masterfully handled low-budget sci-fi. Easily the best film I've seen in a while.
11th Dec 2010
Read more 4.5 star reviewsLakeview Terrace
Tense and well handled suburban thriller from Neil LaBute, with Samuel Jackson and Patrick Wilson.
7th Dec 2010
Read more 3.5 star reviewsSlumdog Millionaire
Danny Boyle does Chungking Express in this deftly handled tale.
5th Dec 2010
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Four Christmases
Predictable, seasonal rom-com with Vince Vaughn. I slept through Christmases 2&3.
4th Dec 2010
Read more 2.5 star reviewsThe Education of Charlie Banks
Well handled coming-of-age movie from Fred Durst. Jesse Eisenberg stars
4th Dec 2010
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Hilariously OTT, icon demolishing, end-of-the-world, mega-disaster movie.
28th Nov 2010
Read more 2 star reviewsThe Boys Are Back
Nicely shot, but overly sentimental Clive Owen-as-single-dad drama.
28th Nov 2010
Read more 3 star reviewsCellular
Low signal thriller-by-numbers with Captain America and Jason Statham.
25th Nov 2010
Read more 2.5 star reviewsLaw Abiding Citizen
Gerard Butler romcom + Se7en + Saw = odd mix.
21st Nov 2010
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