TRON: Legacy

TRON: Legacy

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Perhaps inevitably, something has been lost in modernising Tron’s retro look in the age of 3D, but there is plenty to gaze at.

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Monsters

Monsters

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Lurking within writer/director Gareth Edwards’ modest sci-fi offering is a well-constructed and atmospheric movie – but only if you can approach it with the appropriate expectations.

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The American

The American

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In Corbijn’s first film since Control, he delivers a thoughtful, engaging and skilfully crafted thriller.

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Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

By Joe Fraser

The pride with which it was made is clear to see, for British cinema and for a hundred and eighty seven of Dagenham’s finest.

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Machete

Machete

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If the concept of exploitation cinema doesn’t float your boat then this may convince you otherwise.

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The Kids Are All Right

The Kids Are All Right

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Nic and Jules (Annette Bening and Julianne Moore) are a middle-aged, long-term lesbian couple in California with two teenage children conceived through artificial insemination.

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We Are What We Are

We Are What We Are

By Gabriella Apicella

With an opening that evokes a post-apocalyptic atmosphere, We Are What We Are begins with a suitably eerie tone.

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I Spit On Your Grave

I Spit On Your Grave

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The original I Spit On Your Grave, initially titled Day of the Women by writer/director Meir Zarchi, was one of the most controversial rape-revenge films of the exploitation genre.

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Let Me In

Let Me In

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Let Me In had many positive aspects, and perhaps you should never judge a film in comparison – but, the truth is, I’ve seen a better version of this film already.

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The Social Network

The Social Network

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Clearly The Social Network is not your average film. It’s about a phenomenon so recent that we’re still living it, and one that has percolated down to how we relate to our peers on an everyday level, whether we like it or not.

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