BrĂĽno

BrĂĽno

By Natalie Peck

Baron Cohen certainly knows how to push buttons, his success largely based on the ability to exploit the fears and prejudices of those around him, and nowhere is it done better, or to such a sheer volume, than in BrĂĽno.

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Public Enemies

Public Enemies

By Natalie Peck

Public Enemies, the latest offering from Michael Mann, pairs Hollywood stalwarts Johnny Depp and Christian Bale as men at opposing ends of the legal spectrum in a true-life Depression-era tale.

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Drag Me To Hell

Drag Me To Hell

By Prof. José Arroyo

Today, we’re living through another Economic Disaster and contemporary horror is telling us equally interesting, if different things, about the world we live in. Drag Me to Hell is a case in point.

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The Informers

The Informers

By Natalie Peck

Based on a collection of short stories by cult author Bret Easton Ellis, The Informers centres around a group of nihilistic twentysomethings living in an early eighties Los Angeles.

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35 Shots of Rum

35 Shots of Rum

By Dan Higgins

35 Shots of Rum is, like many by Clare Denis, a film about real human behaviour. The focus is on the relationship of Lionel, a train driver, and his student daughter.

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Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost

By Ben Hobson

Wherever you go in the world you’ll never be far away from someone who’s learnt hefty chunks of Anchorman by heart, and is ready to gush forth a torrent of Ferrellisms at the slightest provocation.

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Colin

Colin

By David Hudson

Colin made headlines when it debuted at Cannes earlier this year and was promptly snapped up for limited cinematic release. The reason? It was allegedly made for the princely sum of ÂŁ45

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Looking For Eric

Looking For Eric

By Dan Hollis

Although the hype naturally orbits Cantona with his gargantuan and magnetic ego, the film itself centres around that of Eric Bishop, a numb and depressed postman from Manchester.

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Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

By Dean Pearsey

What should a filmmaker, who wants to be considered an artist, strive for? In other words, what should their films be? Original and interesting, spring instantly to mind.

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Coraline

Coraline

By Lucy Atkinson

Neil Gaiman’s tale of a bored girl ignored by her parents who finds a door to a mirror world complete with “Other Mother” is one that definitely deserves its PG rating.

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