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Making sense of the apolcalypse

25 April 2013
Making sense of the apolcalypse

Making sense of the apolcalypse

25 April 2013

Oblivion (12a)Running time 126 minutes Rating:***Perhaps someone has re-calibrated the Mayan Disaster Calendar, but should we all be worried about the…


A blast for action figure fans

18 April 2013
A blast for action figure fans

A blast for action figure fans

18 April 2013

Film Review: GI Joe: Retaliation (12a)Running time 110 minutes Rating:**Few films arrive at the cinema screen without having had some kind of previous…


Aliens versus teenage strop

11 April 2013
Aliens versus teenage strop

Aliens versus teenage strop

11 April 2013

Film review: The Host (12a)Running time 125 minutes Rating:***After the huge success of The Twilight Saga, that expedition into the world of vampires,…


Evolutionary road trip

04 April 2013
Evolutionary road trip

Evolutionary road trip

04 April 2013

Film Review: The Croods (U)Running time 98 minutes Rating:***IT IS a rare thing for a major Hollywood studio such as Dreamworks to produce a film that…


Action thriller packs a punch

28 March 2013
Action thriller packs a punch

Action thriller packs a punch

28 March 2013

Film Review: Welcome to the Punch (15)Running time 100 minutes Rating:****British action thrillers have long had the unfortunate reputation of being heavy…


We're off to see the prequel

21 March 2013
We're off to see the prequel

We're off to see the prequel

21 March 2013

Oz: The Great and Powerful (PG)Running time 130 minutes Rating:**Everyone, even children of the Facebook/Twitter/iPhone generation, has heard of The Wonderful…


Can you see what's coming?

14 March 2013
Can you see what's coming?

Can you see what's coming?

14 March 2013

Film review: Safe Haven (12a)Running time 105 minutes Rating:**What with hurricanes blowing in at regular intervals, alligators in all the creeks and…


If you go down to the woods today

07 March 2013
If you go down to the woods today

If you go down to the woods today

07 March 2013

Mama (15)Running time 100 minutes Rating:*** With its restrained violence, bleached out setting and intriguing sense of doom-laden suspense that flickers…


Sing a song of 70-somethings

28 February 2013
Sing a song of 70-somethings

Sing a song of 70-somethings

28 February 2013

Song for Marion (PG)Running time 93 minutes Rating:***The latest thing – in British films anyway – seems to be that everybody, whether they like it or…


Flash, bang, wallop. Again...

21 February 2013
Flash, bang, wallop. Again...

Flash, bang, wallop. Again...

21 February 2013

Film review: A Good Day to Die Hard (12a)Running time 97 minutes Rating:***RUSSIA has become increasingly frequented by movie and television units filming…


The hunt for bin Laden

14 February 2013
The hunt for bin Laden

The hunt for bin Laden

14 February 2013

Zero Dark Thirty (15)Running time 157 minutes Rating:****As well as being one of the few women film directors in Hollywood, Kathryn Bigelow is also one…


Colourful character: dull movie

07 February 2013
Colourful character: dull movie

Colourful character: dull movie

07 February 2013

Film review: Lincoln (12a)Running time 160 minutes Rating:***If you asked an American to name one British Prime Minister who wasn’t either Blair or a…


Tarantino: genius or... what?

31 January 2013
Tarantino: genius or... what?

Tarantino: genius or... what?

31 January 2013

Django Unchained (18)Running time 165 minutesRating: ***Whatever else you might think or say about director Quentin Tarantino and his films, you cannot…


Until the fat lady sings

23 January 2013
Until the fat lady sings

Until the fat lady sings

23 January 2013

Film review: Quartet (12a)Running time 98 minutesRating: ***The BBC has an amazing ability whenever it wants to make a feature film – which happens every…


Cruise needs a new challenge

17 January 2013
Cruise needs a new challenge

Cruise needs a new challenge

17 January 2013

Film review: Jack Reacher (12a)Running time 130 minutesRating: ***Tom Cruise, in the majority of his films, has two facial expressions which get him through…


Not for the fainthearted

10 January 2013
Not for the fainthearted

Not for the fainthearted

10 January 2013

Film review: The Impossible (12A)Running time 114 minutes Rating:***FEW of us really care to contemplate how much chance plays in our lives because the…


A gem of a film from Ang Lee

03 January 2013
A gem of a film from Ang Lee

A gem of a film from Ang Lee

03 January 2013

Film review: Life of Pi (PG)Running time 120 minutes Rating:****Having been terrorised as a child by a ferocious ginger tom cat that lived in our airing…


Family film with lots to laugh at

27 December 2012
Family film with lots to laugh at

Family film with lots to laugh at

27 December 2012

David Tennant stars in Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger. Rating: ***PARTICIPATION in Christmas films can be a risky business for actors – some will turn…


The journey begins

20 December 2012
The journey begins

The journey begins

20 December 2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (12a)Running time 169 minutes Rating:****If cost ($250 million), cast and crew (hundreds) and the amount of facial hair…


Feelgood fantasy in 3D

13 December 2012
Feelgood fantasy in 3D

Feelgood fantasy in 3D

13 December 2012

Rise of the Guardians (PG)Running time 97 minutes Rating:***If you can spare a moment between the Christmas food, the presents, the relatives visiting…


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