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At the Cinema | The Road – A glimmer of hope amid the post-apocalyptic gloom

The big freeze, global warming, economic meltdown, terror plots: with so many calamities currently besetting us, it’s no wonder that the cinema is cashing in on the prevailing mood that apocalypse is just around the corner. In the last few … Continue reading

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Out on DVD | Valkyrie

Despite the looming presence of two major stumbling blocks, Valkyrie, Bryan Singer’s true-story movie about a plot to kill Hitler at the height of World War Two, makes a surprisingly effective wartime thriller. The first obstacle in the viewer’s path … Continue reading

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At the Cinema | Valkyrie

As the tide of World War Two turns against Germany, an aristocratic army colonel joins a clandestine group of disillusioned fellow officers who are conspiring against the Führer in this gripping wartime thriller. Appalled by Nazi atrocities, Tom Cruise’s wounded … Continue reading

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The Best view | Tom Cruise plays a one-eyed German officer plotting to kill Hitler in Valkyrie – how close does he get?

After all the pre-release fuss over Tom Cruise playing a German hero, how does the famous Scientologist and sofa jumper’s movie about the soldier who tried to blow up Hitler in 1944 measure up? Is Valkyrie a sober retelling of … Continue reading

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The Best view | More action than magic in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

  Following Peter Jackson’s triumphs with The Lord of the Rings and the continuing success of the Harry Potter franchise, it’s no surprise that Hollywood has sought to plunder another much-loved series of children’s books. Yet after the epic sweep … Continue reading

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