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3/5
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50%
|
Best Laid Plans () |
"
It isn't the smoothest transition but strong performances from Stephen Graham and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje keep the idea afloat."
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Daily Express
Posted Feb 2, 2012
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4/5
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85%
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Chronicle (2012) |
"
Director Josh Trank is a talent to watch."
—
Daily Express
Posted Feb 2, 2012
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2/5
|
10%
|
Acts of Godfrey () |
"
Souls are bared and old scores are settled, among a gallery of characters who could probably be bettered."
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Daily Express
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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3/5
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81%
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A Monster in Paris () |
"
The manic story shoots off in so many directions it is a mess but Paris looks marvellous, the songs are pretty and the film has charm."
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Daily Express
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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3/5
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42%
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Intruders (2012) |
"
Fresnadillo favours creepy suspense over gore resulting in a polished psychological drama."
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Daily Express
Posted Jan 26, 2012
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2/5
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13%
|
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) |
"
It might divert the tiniest tots but grumpy adults will be wondering why Dave didn't call in pest control long ago."
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Daily Express
Posted Dec 15, 2011
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4/5
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86%
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Dreams Of A Life () |
"
It is necessarily incomplete but still constructs a haunting portrait of a woman who deserved a better life and death."
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Daily Express
Posted Dec 15, 2011
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4/5
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60%
|
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) |
"
Generally it is a great, swaggering, globe-trotting slice of entertainment to divert and delight on a stormy winter's night. Sometimes that is all you want from a trip to the cinema."
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Daily Express
Posted Dec 15, 2011
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2/5
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54%
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Welcome to the Rileys (2010) |
"
Gandolfini's bashful, bear-like Doug is endearing but most of this earnest film just doesn't ring true."
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Daily Express
Posted Nov 19, 2011
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2/5
|
25%
|
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) |
"
Let's hope they can wrap everything up with a better film than this one."
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Daily Express
Posted Nov 19, 2011
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1/5
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0%
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How To Stop Being A Loser () |
"
What a charmless embarrassment."
—
Daily Express
Posted Nov 19, 2011
|
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3/5
|
72%
|
Magic Trip (2011) |
"
It makes for a poignant if shallow remembrance."
—
Daily Express
Posted Nov 19, 2011
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4/5
|
85%
|
The Ides of March (2011) |
"
A meaty, enjoyable adult movie especially if you still miss a regular visit to The West Wing."
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Daily Express
Posted Oct 28, 2011
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4/5
|
47%
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Anonymous (2011) |
"
Emmerich steps out of his comfort zone to offer a beguiling picture of Elizabethan London and a neatly balanced tale of political intrigue and personal heartache."
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Daily Express
Posted Oct 28, 2011
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0%
|
Reuniting The Rubins (2012) |
"
Like a cheap, uninspired ITV bank holiday drama in which a decent cast is left stranded by a lousy script and lifeless direction."
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Daily Express
Posted Oct 20, 2011
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37%
|
Restless (2011) |
"
Hopper is the spitting image of his father Dennis when he was 20 and the versatile Wasikowska once again shows her talent for investing the most delicate of material with a sturdy emotional conviction."
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Daily Express
Posted Oct 20, 2011
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83%
|
Dolphin Tale (2011) |
"
The true story of a lonely, underachieving young lad's special bond with a disabled dolphin seems guaranteed to make you teary-eyed."
—
Daily Express
Posted Oct 13, 2011
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|
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70%
|
Footloose (2011) |
"
Sweet, shamelessly cheesy and surprisingly wholesome."
—
Daily Express
Posted Oct 13, 2011
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|
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48%
|
Albatross (2012) |
"
A little too neat and obvious for its own good but the sassy wit of the dialogue is fun and Findlay is a rising star."
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Daily Express
Posted Oct 13, 2011
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|
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75%
|
Everything Must Go (2011) |
"
It may stray into a few redundant subplots along the way but Everything Must Go succeeds as a plaintive portrait of a man cast adrift from all the past certainties of his life."
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Daily Express
Posted Oct 13, 2011
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59%
|
Real Steel (2011) |
"
It is safe to say there will not be a dry eye in the house. The technology may change but the emotional tug of an all-American tearjerker is eternal."
—
Daily Express
Posted Oct 13, 2011
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5/5
|
89%
|
The Lion King (2011) |
"
The 3D technology adds some eye-popping moments but the best thing about this reissue is the chance for a new generation to see a modern classic on a cinema screen."
—
Daily Express
Posted Oct 6, 2011
|
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2/5
|
60%
|
Guilty Of Romance (Koi No Tsumi) (2011) |
"
A stylish but fatally unfocused piece."
—
Daily Express
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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3/5
|
78%
|
Melancholia (2011) |
"
An unwieldy, quasi-operatic fable about manic depression, existential angst, transcendence and the end of the world."
—
Daily Express
Posted Sep 30, 2011
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—
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——
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Awakening the Skeena (2010) |
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Screen International
Posted Sep 19, 2011
|
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2/5
|
44%
|
30 Minutes or Less (2011) |
"
Everyone bumbles along and the actors go into overdrive trying to convince us that this is all terribly hilarious but most of the time they are fighting a losing battle."
—
Daily Express
Posted Sep 16, 2011
|
|
—
|
——
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Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding () |
—
Screen International
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
—
|
100%
|
Friends With Kids (2012) |
—
Screen International
Posted Sep 13, 2011
|
|
—
|
——
|
Page Eight () |
—
Screen International
Posted Sep 2, 2011
|
|
—
|
9%
|
Weekender () |
—
Screen International
Posted Sep 2, 2011
|
|
—
|
——
|
Fast Romance () |
—
Screen International
Posted Sep 2, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
23%
|
The Smurfs (2011) |
"
Azaria hams it up beyond the call of duty: someone should sign him up for panto."
—
Daily Express
Posted Aug 11, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2011) |
"
Strikingly shot and savage in its violence this is a white-knuckle ride through the most dangerous corners of the Brazilian city."
—
Daily Express
Posted Aug 11, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
The Salt of Life (2012) |
"
Shrewdly observed and sensitively handled this is a warm-hearted, civilised treat for anyone seeking refuge from the summer blockbusters."
—
Daily Express
Posted Aug 11, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
52%
|
The Devil's Double (2011) |
"
Lurching from breathless melodrama to Bond-like adventure it is never convincing but it is also never dull."
—
Daily Express
Posted Aug 11, 2011
|
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4/5
|
83%
|
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) |
"
Rise may be one of the best surprises this summer, a taut blockbuster with a real heart."
—
Daily Express
Posted Aug 11, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
73%
|
The Tree (2011) |
"
t may sound like a Stephen King horror yarn but The Tree's a meandering, mystical tale of dealing with a tragic loss."
—
Daily Express
Posted Aug 7, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
100%
|
French Cancan (Only the French Can) (1956) |
"
A simple story told with abundant charm."
—
Daily Express
Posted Aug 7, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
A Better Life (2011) |
"
The sentimental saga of a father and son's stoical struggle against impossible odds."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jul 31, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
The Secret World of Arrietty (2012) |
"
Arrietty is a magical piece of old-fashioned storytelling with a lovely musical score by Cécile Corbel."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jul 31, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Poetry (2011) |
"
A beautifully acted, deeply moving tale that brings a lump to the throat."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jul 31, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) |
"
Captain America takes you back to the simplicity of a Saturday morning serial where you cheered the hero and booed the villain."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jul 31, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
11%
|
Horrid Henry: The Movie () |
"
It is incredibly noisy, messy, completely exhausting and feels as if it is never going to end."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jul 31, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
14%
|
Zookeeper (2011) |
"
James is hardly the most versatile performer and his gibbering speeches, pratfalls and slapstick antics are awfully familiar."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jul 31, 2011
|
|
|
39%
|
Cars 2 (2011) |
"
Ultimately, Cars 2 isn't a bad film but it does have some deadly dull stretches and never hits top gear."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
|
84%
|
Beginners (2011) |
"
True romantics will fall under its spell."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
|
69%
|
Horrible Bosses (2011) |
"
Isn't there some little corner of Hollywood that still believes in the sweet and charming?"
—
Daily Express
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
|
82%
|
The Big Picture (l'homme Qui Voulait Vivre Sa Vie) () |
"
Duris brings an edgy vulnerability that makes him a sympathetic figure through a tale that never quite adds up."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
|
25%
|
Break My Fall () |
"
Gritty social realism is equated with people vomiting and taking drugs and the low-budget aesthetic results in casual framing and lots of rough edges."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jul 21, 2011
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