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Five of the Best...Films
1. Tulpan
Remarkable romantic comedy set among a nomadic tribe in Kazakhstan.
2. An Education
Nick Hornby's sensitive adaptation of journlaist Lynn Barber's excellent memoir of her first boyfriend.
3. The White Ribbon
Michael Hameke's Palme d'Or winner at Cannes is set in a German village just before the start of the First World War.
4. 2012
Roland Emmerich's thrilling apocalypse movie with John Cusack as the hero.
5. Fantastic Mr Fox
Wes Anderson’s take on Roald Dahl is full of quirky magic — with a sly George Clooney voicing Mr Fox.

Critics' Choice

Film

Andrew O'Hagan

quoteAn awesome and ridiculous film that leaves you thrilled beyond the point of your natural endurancequote

Andrew O'Hagan 2012 Theatre

Fiona Mountford

quoteThe show has suddenly become quite wonderful, and the galvanising factor is the terrific stage debut of Melanie Cquote

Fiona Mountford Blood Brothers Music

John Aizlewood

quoteThe British pop music industry may be eating itself but if Muse are the pick of what it can offer the world in 2010 then British music is in rude health indeedquote

John Aizlewood Muse

Reader reviews

Theatre

Rachel Dalziel

quoteI was smitten by both Gilberts enormous luxuriant moustache and the intelligence and nuance of this highly entertaining playquote

Gilbert Is Dead Restaurants

Raja, London

quoteI totally recommend Babbo to anyone who is looking for really good and traditional Italian foodquote

Babbo Music

Katy, London

quoteAlways been a fan but never seen them live. I was ecstatic to be part of this epic event. WOW!quote

Muse

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New Moon

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Film A Serious Man

A Serious Man makes comedy out of a crisis

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Film Glorious 39

Family friction in Glorious 39

British period pieces are regularly mocked as pretty pieces of cinema devoid of real bite. But you couldn't call Stephen Poliakoff's first film for more than a decade, Glorious 39, namby-pamby.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film The Informant!

The imperfect spy in The Informant!

Steven Soderbergh's ironic, beautifully acted comedy, The Informant! is based on the story of one of the highest-ranking whistleblowers in American corporate history.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life

Family issues in First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life

This smash hit at the French box office, The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life, is an extended portrait of an ordinary family, sketched out over 12 years.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film Manchan

Manchan shows desperate plight

With some gusto, Manchan tells the astonishing true story of a group of illegal immigrants.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film The Sea Wall

Sensitivity in The Sea Wall

The Sea Wall is culled from Cambodian director Rithy Panh's own experiences as a young woman in the French Indo-China of the Thirties.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film 2012

Could 2012 be the greatest disaster movie ever?

Roland Emmerich's latest epic of impending doom, 2012, is perhaps the most intelligent and exciting example of the genre.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film The White Ribbon

The White Ribbon is an unholy masterpiece

Michael Haneke's tale of mysterious events in a deeply religious village, The White Ribbon, digs deep into the soul.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film Michael Caine in Harry Brown

Michael Caine cleans up in Harry Brown

Sir Michael Caine's central performance in Harry Brown is as impressive as anything he has recently done.. more |  Add your review 

 

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Film Avatar

Will 3D epic Avatar save film as we know it?

Of all the blockbusters due in December, James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic Avatar will be subject to the beadiest scrutiny.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film Cold Souls

Much warmth for Cold Souls

Paul Giametti plays a neurotic actor trying to get through rehearsals for Chekhov's Uncle Vanya in director Sophie Barthes's debut, Cold Souls.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film Amelia

Story of Amelia lacks passion

Hilary Swank plays Amelia Earhart with a great big smile and looks a treat in her flying outfits.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock is not Ang Lee's finest

Ang Lee's attempt to put the Swinging Sixties on the screen with love, respect and a dash of humour in Taking Woodstock is a distinct disappointment.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film Love The Beast

Love The Beast is a modest film

You would have to love Eric Bana and his souped-up old racer to appreciate Love The Beast.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film We Live In Public

Eccentric life in We Live In Public

If you want to know how we arrived at Facebook and Twitter, take a look at Ondi Timoner’s extraordinary documentary, We Live In Public.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film Lala Pipo

Lala Pipo is jaunty but not erotic

There's a talking penis in Miyano Masayuki’s comedy, Lala Pipo, and a bevy of sex-starved young people who wander sex clubs in search of fulfilment.. more |  Add your review 

 
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Clooney's barmy army in The Men Who Stare At Goats

The Men Who Stare At Goats, taken from Jon Ronson's non-fiction book about the US Army's attempt to use paranormal powers, doesn’t quite cut it... more |  Add your review 

 
Film Bright Star

A captivating love story in Bright Star

Jane Campion's Bright Star is full of confidence about its artistic vision and genuinely poetic, says Andrew O'Hagan.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film Jennifer's Body

High school vampire teasing in Jennifer's Body

Jennifer's Body, starring Megan Fox, is no ordinary splatter movie but one written by Diablo Cody, who penned Juno.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film 1 Day

1 Day is impressively non-moralistic

Made on the unlovely streets of Birmingham, 1 Day has been labelled the first British hip-hop musical.. more |  Add your review 

 
Film A Christmas Carol

Enjoy a thrill ride with A Christmas Carol

Robert Zemeckis's A Christmas Carol is splendidly mounted and visually imaginative animated 3D version of the classic novel.. more |  Add your review 

 
 
 
 
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