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Win tickets to 9, produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov:
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: This deliciously clever & exciting serving of inventive, big-hearted animated fun is surprisingly superb.
2:20 AM Nov 22nd
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Much-belated Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus review:
1:26 AM Nov 18th
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The Brothers Bloom: A colourful, comic con caper of real wit & warmth.Plus, most charming Rachel Weisz performance ever. What’s not to love?
2:27 PM Nov 14th
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2012: Emmerich’s seismic in scale, so-so disasterpiece is too long by an hour — and its grand world-razing suffers from diminishing returns.
2:02 PM Nov 14th
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A Christmas Carol: Unappealing animation and ill-advised action beats detract from an otherwise atmospheric & faithful adaptation.
7:22 PM Nov 2nd
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The Box: Lacks the sting in the tail of Matheson’s story & Kelly remains overly ambitious. Still, this classy sci-fi morality play intrigues
1:16 AM Oct 30th
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The Descent Part 2: Not as bad as you’d expect, but simply amplifying the grue can’t distract from the overarching sense of pointlessness.
4:57 AM Oct 29th
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A Serious Man: The Coens’ latest marvel (it’s that time of year) rivals the best of their back catalogue. All you need to know.
5:14 AM Oct 28th
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9: At 79 minutes, stunning animation (some of the year’s richest) and vivid, intriguing world-building make up for fabric-thin plotting.
5:57 PM Oct 27th
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Astro Boy: An old favourite is given a reverential computer-animated reboot that’s low on surprises but big on breezy, rocketeering fun.
4:53 AM Oct 21st
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The Invention of Lying: A killer premise is declawed by a lapse into sloppy romcom convention. A rare misstep for the generally ace Gervais.
2:04 AM Oct 15th
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The Final Destination 3-D: You can’t stop what’s coming to you, but you can choose to steer clear of this tedious, vapid horror fourquel.
3:20 AM Oct 13th
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Gilliam’s latest and Ledger’s last might be muddled, but it’s beautifully so.
3:37 AM Oct 8th
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Whip It: Barrymore’s behind-camera debut takes a while to get rolling, but once it gets its skates on it’s a likable (if overfamiliar) glide
4:50 AM Oct 6th
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The Horseman: Brutal, ball-tearing Aussie revenge thriller is one hell of a calling card for star Peter Marshall & dir. Steven Kastrissios.
12:50 AM Sep 28th
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Funny People: Could use a trim, but there’s a surprising thoughtfulness to Apatow’s slice-of-a-star’s life dramedy that ensures it satisfies
4:18 PM Sep 22nd
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Shorts: Like Pulp Fiction, but y’know, for kids, Rodriguez’s latest family flick is an icky, hyper, throwaway jaunt buoyed by a top cast.
2:21 AM Sep 13th
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Encounters at the End of the World: Lacks the throughline of, say, Grizzly Man but Herzog’s Antarctic foray is still quite captivating stuff
1:56 PM Sep 9th
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Van Diemen’s Land: auf der Heide’s haunting debut has atmosphere to burn. This worn tale of convict cannibalism leaves quite the aftertaste.
12:30 AM Sep 6th
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