The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

By Lucy Atkinson

Aboy is born old and grows younger, falls in love and has adventures.

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Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir

By Lucy Atkinson

When trying to find someone to go to Waltz with Bashir with, I described it as it is, an animated Israeli documentary about soldiers’ recollections of the first Lebanon war of the early Eighties. Perhaps not surprisingly, I went to the cinema alone. This is a shame, since Waltz with Bashir is so much more [...]

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Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

By Jamie Askew

Ron Howard has never been a director whose work I hold in the highest regard, in fact I can say with some certainty that ‘The Da Vinci Code’ was one of the worst films I have ever seen and it only depresses me that he is making a sequel, ‘Angels and Demons’, in the near [...]

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Seven Pounds

Seven Pounds

By Amy Kadrou

Seven Pounds is a thought provoking film, though it may not capture you entirely whilst in your cinema chair, it will lead you to have many interesting debates with your housemates when you get in. It begins with Ben Thomas, aka Will Smith, on the phone to the emergency services requesting an ambulance. Uncertain of [...]

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Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist

By Amy Kadrou

Michael Cera and Kat Dennings star as two indie teens whose growing relationship centres around their shared love for music.

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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

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The story, based on Toby Young’s memoirs of the same name, sees a struggling English journalist presented with a job offer from one of New York’s celeb magazines

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Choke

Choke

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The stacking up of such utterly farcical plotlines within the space of a couple hours of film produces a messy picture, and one that just simply goes too far into the ridiculous.

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