An awesome and ridiculous film that leaves you thrilled beyond the point of your natural endurance
2012
Theatre
The show has suddenly become quite wonderful, and the galvanising factor is the terrific stage debut of Melanie C
Blood Brothers
Music
The 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 indeed
Muse
I was smitten by both Gilberts enormous luxuriant moustache and the intelligence and nuance of this highly entertaining play
I totally recommend Babbo to anyone who is looking for really good and traditional Italian food
Always been a fan but never seen them live. I was ecstatic to be part of this epic event. WOW!
London,
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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
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With some gusto, Manchan tells the astonishing true story of a group of illegal immigrants
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Joel and Ethan Cohen's A Serious Man isn't just a comedy - the serious edge of human enquiry is there too
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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...
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Steven Soderbergh's ironic, beautifully acted comedy, The Informant! is based on the story of one of the highest-ranking whistleblowers in American...
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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...
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13.11.09
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
13.11.09
You would have to love Eric Bana and his souped-up old racer to appreciate Love The Beast
13.11.09
Hilary Swank plays Amelia Earhart with a great big smile and looks a treat in her flying outfits
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Sir Michael Caine's central performance in Harry Brown is as impressive as anything he has recently done
13.11.09
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
13.11.09
Paul Giametti plays a neurotic actor trying to get through rehearsals for Chekhov's Uncle Vanya in director Sophie Barthes's debut, Cold Souls
13.11.09
Michael Haneke's tale of mysterious events in a deeply religious village, The White Ribbon, digs deep into the soul
13.11.09
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
13.11.09
Sergei Dvortsevoy has made not only one of the most charming films of the year in Tulpan, but also a skilful study of nomadic life that remains in the...
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06.11.09
You will find cheaply made American independent docudrama Paper Heart, charming or faintly irritating
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Made on the unlovely streets of Birmingham, 1 Day has been labelled the first British hip-hop musical
06.11.09
Robert Zemeckis's A Christmas Carol is splendidly mounted and visually imaginative animated 3D version of the classic novel
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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.
06.11.09
Jennifer's Body, starring Megan Fox, is no ordinary splatter movie but one written by Diablo Cody, who penned Juno
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