The White Ribbon

The White Ribbon

By David Hudson

Haneke and his wonderful cast convincingly create a richly evocative portrait, and devastatingly illustrate the harsh realities of life for rural communities in the first half of the 20th century.

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The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker

By Chris Reynolds

The Hurt Locker is both a war movie and a character study, where the action scenes provide genuine tension and excitement, because we care about the characters involved and what happens to them.

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Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock

By Garth Twa

It is 1969. And that’s important. Man is landing on the moon but in upstate New York the El Monico, an ‘International Casino and Bar Mitzvah Center’—in reality a crumbling toilet—is in danger.

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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

By Mark Leach

The film is more than a simple adaption of the much-loved story. It is a wholesale re-imagining of Dahl’s work.

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9

9

By Suki Ferguson

When Tim Burton is prominent in the billing, it’s safe to expect an atmospheric world peopled by shadowy yet relatable characters; it isn’t, however, a guarantee that the plot or dialogue will be much cop.

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Jennifer’s Body

Jennifer’s Body

By Claire Mulrenan

The film follows Jennifer as she seduces and then feeds on her male-shaped prey, in the manner of a succubus, in a bid to curb her insatiable appetite.

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Pandorum

Pandorum

By Mark Leach

Pandorum kicks off with two astronauts who wake to find themselves drifting through space with no memory of who they are or what their mission was.

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Up

Up

By Lucy Atkinson

Pixar know how to make a film that will delight every single audience member, and they do it by never talking down to their audience.

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The Time Traveler’s Wife

The Time Traveler’s Wife

By Dave Owen

Based on the best-selling novel by Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveller’s Wife is a love story involving a man called Henry who has a very rare genetic disorder which causes him to involuntarily time-travel.

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Paper Heart

Paper Heart

By Dan Hollis

Paper Heart is an ostensibly harmless indie film about love, that, when stripped of its oh-so-quirky gloss coat, reveals a far more intelligent animal

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