By Dan Stewart
The type of old-fashioned family entertainment that Generation Xers would’ve tossed their stale bong water at.
Nima Nourizadeh’s insane party movie is like a John Hughes film spiralling down the K-hole.
By Andrew Lowry
A modern noir that nods perfunctorily at the genre’s conventions, but sidelines them as quickly as it can to get to its real business.
By Jason Wood
This sensational debut from Sean Durkin sees Elizabeth Olsen become seduced by a dangerous cult.
Not only does Chronicle herald the coming of age of Generation I, it also won’t give you a headache.
If you haven’t read the book, you’ll want to. If you have read the book, you’ll want to read it again.
A confident return to the feature filmmaking fold from Alexander Payne featuring a champagne turn from George Clooney.
Madonna’s lavish retelling of a 20th century scandal is little more than a kitsch vanity project.
Steven Soderbergh rallies together another strong A-list ensemble, but the result is surprisingly lacklustre.
Steve McQueen’s erotically-charged descent into sex addiction is by turns raw, elegant and uncompromising.
Twenty minutes of Dubai-based blockbuster gold aside, Ghost Protocol is kind of flat, inert and not all that exciting.
David Fincher can only slather high-grade attention-grabbing gloss onto Stieg Larsson’s crude pseudo-feminist turd.
Another Earth is original, intelligent and eccentric – a true American indie that deserves to be admired and supported.
By Emma Dibdin
Nails-on-a-chalkboard characters and manipulative heartstring-yanking leave you desperate for midnight to strike.
By Ashley Clark
Anna Paquin is on career-best form in this important post-9/11 movie with its own troubled mythology.
By Ashley Clark
While the characterisation is thin and delivered in broad strokes, by the time havoc breaks loose it’s unlikely you’ll care too much.
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