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Film review | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – Unwieldy title, very wieldy everything else!

Ahoy there, me hearties! Those old salts at Aardman Studios have come up with a rollicking comedy adventure that more than lives up to the company’s tradition of teeming visual invention and quirky fun. Directed by Aardman co-founder Peter Lord … Continue reading

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Film review | Safe House – On the run and in a blur: rogue spy Denzel & and rookie Ryan

Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington go head to head as callow rookie and cynical old pro in Safe House, a frenetic action thriller whose chases, gunplay and hand-to-hand combat flash by in such a furious blur that the viewer barely … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Killer Elite Firing line… Jason Statham flexes his muscles as a former elite agent lured out of retirement to rescue his mentor in this action thriller. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or … Continue reading

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DVD review | The Guard – Brendan Gleeson’s cynical Irish copper is a very un-PC PC

Brendan Gleeson had a standout role as a rueful hitman in the wickedly dark comedy thriller In Bruges and he’s in equally fine form in the similarly dark and funny The Guard, whose writer-director, John Michael McDonagh, is the brother … Continue reading

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Film review | The Guard – Good cop, bad cop, stupid or smart? Brendan Gleeson’s garda keeps you guessing

After the success of 2008’s In Bruges, here’s The Guard, another wickedly dark, Irish-accented comedy thriller from a writer-director named McDonagh. At the helm this time is John Michael McDonagh and he lives up to younger brother Martin’s feature debut … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Dazzling dénouement… The blockbusting fantasy franchise comes to an end as Harry has a final face-off with his nemesis, Lord Voldemort, as the forces of good at Hogwarts battle against the sinister … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Dazzling dénouement… The blockbusting fantasy franchise comes to an end as Harry has a final face-off with his nemesis, Lord Voldemort, as the forces of good at Hogwarts battle against the sinister … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Dazzling dénouement… The blockbusting fantasy franchise comes to an end as Harry has a final face-off with his nemesis, Lord Voldemort, as the forces of good at Hogwarts battle against the sinister … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Dazzling dénouement… The blockbusting fantasy franchise comes to an end as Harry has a final face-off with his nemesis, Lord Voldemort, as the forces of good at Hogwarts battle against the sinister … Continue reading

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Scrap metal… This third instalment of the sci-fi franchise joins Sam Witwicky as he and the Autobots battle to stop the Decepticons from activating a devastating Cybertronian technology. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley pouts throughout. If you can … Continue reading

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