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Whip It (2010) Coming of age sports movie Whip It is the directorial debut of actress turned producer Drew Barrymore. Rating: MMMM Director: Drew Barrymore Starring: Ellen Page, Kristen Wiig, Marcia Gay Harden,...

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Invictus (2010) Rating: MMMMM Clint Eastwood’s latest film, Invictus tells the story of the true events that followed the 1994 election of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa, and Mandela’s subsequent...

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Up In The Air (2010) Rating: MMM+ New slick comedy-drama from the award-winning director of Juno, Jason Reitman. Director: Jason Reitman Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick Running time: 109 mins In...

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Sherlock Holmes (2009) Rating: MMMM Review of 'geezer' director Guy Ritchie's adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic character (and the world's most famous detective) the inimitable Sherlock Holmes. Director: Guy Ritchie Starring:...

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Avatar (2009) Rating: MM Review of James Cameron's uber-blockbuster and long anticipated space adventure epic, Avatar. Director: James Cameron Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi, Zoe Saldana,...

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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

Posted on : 29-08-2010 | By : Maz | In : 5 'M' Films, Films, Reviews

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Guest contributor Nancy Bentley gives the low-down on the new film from director Edgar Wright.

Rating: MMMMM

Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Running time: 112 mins
Cert: 12A

The Princess and the Frog (2010)

Posted on : 02-03-2010 | By : Maz | In : 4 'M' Films, Reviews

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Rating: MMMM

Review of Disney’s return to traditional 2-D hand-drawn animation and to familiar fairytales, this new adventure based on the tale of ‘The Princess and the Frog’.

Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Starring: (voices) Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Oprah Winfrey
Running time: 97 mins

Avatar (2009)

Posted on : 23-12-2009 | By : Maz | In : 2 'M' Films, Films, Reviews

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Rating: MM

Review of James Cameron’s uber-blockbuster and long anticipated space adventure epic, Avatar.

Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Giovanni Ribisi, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez
Running time: 162mins

Where The Wild Things Are (2009)

Posted on : 18-12-2009 | By : Maz | In : 4 'M' Films, Films, Reviews

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Rating: MMMM

Review of new film from niche director Spike Jonze, his adaptation and big-screen realisation of one of the world’s most popular children’s books.

Director: Spike Jonze
Starring: Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini, Catherine O’Hara, Forest Whitaker
Running time: 101 mins

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

Posted on : 01-11-2009 | By : Maz | In : 2 'M' Films, Films, Reviews

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The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusRating: MM

Review of the latest fantasy feast for the eyes from ‘maverick’ director Terry Gilliam.

Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Verne Troyer, Tom Waits, Andrew Garfield
Running time: 122 mins

The Crow (1994) Halloween Review

Posted on : 31-10-2009 | By : Maz | In : Classic Review, Films, Reviews

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The CrowTo celebrate Halloween, The Crow suggests itself rather well as the perfect watch for the annual spook-fest, centred not only around death and resurrection but set on the night before Halloween, the hellishly named “Devil’s Night”.

Director: Alex Proyas
Starring:
Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Rochelle Davis, Anna Thomson
Running time:
97mins

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Posted on : 23-07-2009 | By : Maz | In : 3 'M' Films, Films, Reviews

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Rating: MMM

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Review of the latest film of the Harry Potter franchise, sixth film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which sees Harry and Dumbledore unite to search into Voldemort’s past in an effort to discover secrets that will lead them to destroy him.

Director: David Yates
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Running time: 153 mins

Coraline (2009)

Posted on : 20-06-2009 | By : Maz | In : 4 'M' Films, Films, Reviews

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Rating: MMMMCoraline

Review of Coraline first published in a May 2009 issue of Spark*, the newspaper of Reading University Students’ Union.

Director: Henry Selick
Starring (voices): Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane
Running time: 100 mins

Twilight (2008)

Posted on : 19-06-2009 | By : Maz | In : 4 'M' Films, Films, Reviews

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Rating: MMMM

Twilight

Review of Twilight first published in January 2009 issue Spark*, the newspaper of Reading University Students’ Union.

Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli, Nikki Reed
Running time: 122 mins

Igor (2008)

Posted on : 19-06-2009 | By : Maz | In : 2 'M' Films, Films, Reviews

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Rating: MMIgor

Review of Igor first published in an October 2008 issue Spark*, the newspaper of Reading University Students’ Union.

Director: Anthony Leonidas
Starring:
(voices)  John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Sean Hayes
Running time: 87 mins