Despicable Me

Despicable Me

By Lucy Atkinson

Despicable Me, the first film from production company Illumination Entertainment, tells the story of Gru, one of the world’s greatest super-villains, and the three orphan girls he adopts as part of his wicked plan to steal the moon.

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The Big Uneasy

The Big Uneasy

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That’s right, Ned Flanders has made a film about engineering. I hear Fred Flinstone is considering a feature on Poll Tax, too.

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The Last Exorcism

The Last Exorcism

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This slightly tongue-in-cheek horror takes us modern cynics at our word, and presents us with an exorcist who no more believes in demons than Richard Dawkins believes in deities.

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Tamara Drewe

Tamara Drewe

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The countryside calm is abruptly ended by the return of the prodigal village girl Tamara – a once homely child who has now blossomed into a beautiful, successful journalist.

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The World’s Greatest Dad

The World’s Greatest Dad

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World’s Greatest Dad will certainly not be to everybody’s taste, but if you like your humour on the quirky side, you’ll find plenty here to embrace.

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Cyrus

Cyrus

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Although starring Reilly and Hill, and co-produced by Tony and Ridley Scott, Cyrus is a surprisingly low-budget slice of American independent filmmaking.

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F

F

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Playing upon current fears around ASBO kids and teachers who are unable to control their classes, F is set wholly within the confines of a British comprehensive school.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

By Gabriella Apicella

Based on the illustrated novel of the same name, itself based on a series of online cartoons, Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid arrives in the cinema in live action form.

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Marmaduke

Marmaduke

By Joe Fraser

If someone ever writes a book on talking dog movies, a footnote on Marmaduke would be generous.

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Cherry Tree Lane

Cherry Tree Lane

By Neil Rolland

For how long can Paul Andrew Williams ride on the coat tails of his debut film From London to Brighton? On the evidence of this, his third feature film offering, the novelty is wearing thin.

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