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  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    It All Ends Here. Almost. As the decade-spanning juggernaut that is the Harry Potter film franchise rumbles ponderously towards that massively unsatisfying last chapter, we skipped the queues for a preview of what we expected to be a film reminiscent of its predecessors – pretty, but ultimately as disappointing as pulling Neville’s broom keys out of a bowl at a wizarding swingers’ party. We were wrong. If Part 2 is this good, the last two films may just vindicate the entire series.



  • Monsters

    First-time deviser-director Gareth Edwards has been much lauded for his debut feature, a sci-fi road movie set six years after Mexico is invaded by gigantic aliens. There’s no doubt that, given the fact that he made it for less than $500,000 and edited it in his bedroom, Monsters is technically impressive – it’s just hard to appreciate his jack-of-all-trades prowess when you’re dozing off.


  • Billy Connolly Live 2010

    Forty years after becoming a stand-up, Billy Connolly remains box office gold and the world’s best-known Glaswegian. However, his first live DVD for three years exposes a distressing departure from his usual form. We’re loath to admit it, but it’s high time Billy hung up his banjo…


  • Due Date

    Todd Phillips’ latest film features Robert Downey Jr and Zack Galifianakis in a comedy road movie. Due Date is that ‘difficult’ second project. People, watch carefully to see if The Hangover was a sign of good things to come or just a flash in the pan…


  • WIN: Supernatural Season 5 DVD boxset

    Spooky TV series Supernatural is an undiscovered treasure – certainly in the UK. It has everything – great character development, witty and inventive scripting, and epic ambition in terms of story arc. Win a Supernatural Season 5 DVD boxset! Competition ends 23 November 2010.



  • Ramona and Beezus

    Based on the wildly successful Beverly Cleary books of the 1980s and 90s, Ramona and Beezus looks like another saccharine romp starring a slightly overdeveloped High School Musical-esque tween and a nauseating pseudo-Matilda brat. Happily, in this case appearances are deceiving – novice director Elizabeth Allen provides a skilfully updated treat for children and nominated supervisory adults alike.


  • Red

    Bruce Willis. Morgan Freeman. John Malkovich. Dame Helen Mirren. These are hefty names. It might seem reasonable to assume that a film capable of bringing them together would be pretty bloody special, mightn’t it? Unfortunately, it seems that all it takes is a production company with very deep pockets. Seeing Red is a truly unhappy experience which you are advised to avoid.