Young Adult

Young Adult

By Lisa Keddie

As coming-of-age stories go, Reitman and Cody’s Young Adult is a stone-cold sobering one of sheer brilliance, packed with ironic laughs and painful honesty.

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Carnage

Carnage

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The new comedy from Roman Polanski is a hilarious and biting scale model masterpiece.

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Rampart

Rampart

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David Brown, or Date-rape Dave as he’s known in the Rampart division of the force for his as-yet-unproven killing of a serial date-rapist, is Woody Harrelson’s most complex role yet.

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The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

By Kyle Richardson

The kids and the fans will like The Woman in Black because Daniel does well. The adults have other reasons to enjoy it, if they need them.

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The Descendants

The Descendants

By Emma Reynolds

It is hugely satisfying to note that Clooney looks as ridiculous as the rest of us running flat-footed in sandals – and for this alone, the film is worth a look.

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W.E.

W.E.

By Lisa Keddie

Madonna’s second foray into film directing naturally raises more scrutiny than is focused on her new film itself.

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Haywire

Haywire

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Despite it being packed with thrills, spills and fight scenes, Haywire is tenuously held together by a confusing and poorly paced plot.

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The Artist

The Artist

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It is an homage, it is a paean, it is a celebration: a behind-the-screen romantic comedy that fully embodies the glory and goofiness of a neonate film industry.

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Shame

Shame

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As McQueen says, ‘Morality is like socialism, great idea but it doesn’t bloody work.’

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Snowtown

Snowtown

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This is totally fearless and unrelenting film-making that will live with you for days after watching. The fact that it is a true story just makes it all the more startling.

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