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Mum and Dad (2008)
Published on 2010-11-04 16:32:00
Olga is a young Polish immigrant working as a cleaner in a drab UK airport. She's befriended by Birdie, a fellow cleaner. After she's invited back to Birdie's home, she doesn't quite find the caring family she expected. Mum and Dad both want her to
The Social Network
Published on 2010-11-02 14:09:00
The Social Network is a witty, well-paced and intense movie about the lawsuits that surrounded the birth of Facebook. It's not, however, a movie about social networking – the drama revolves around the relationship between the founders, those who c
Five Breathtaking Action Scenes From Movies
Published on 2010-11-01 18:43:00
If art is defined as any form of human expression that drives human emotion, then cinematic action is a new art form that deserves recognition in its own right. Cinematic action can transcend the medium and fuse with our reptilian brain to create an
Green Zone (2010)
Published on 2010-06-28 21:08:00
Green Zone (2010) bursts with the kinetic energy and authenticity that the director Paul Greengrass is known for. It mixes facts and fiction by draping a fictional hunt for weapons of mass destruction around the Iraq conflict. This is controversial
The Exam (2009)
Published on 2010-06-06 15:43:00
Exam (2009) starts with an interesting premise, boasts sharp direction and is often tense, but the meandering script and an unsatisfying conclusion left me disappointed. Eight ambitious young people are led into a small sterile room to sit an exam w
Heartless (2009)
Published on 2010-05-29 14:57:00
Heartless (2009) takes place in modern-day London, against a backdrop of gang violence and alienation. Jamie Morgan is a twenty-something photographer who lives in a house estate in London. A large birth mark on his face hsa stopped him developing m
The Wolfman (2010)
Published on 2010-05-24 22:14:00
The Wolfman (2010) draws heavily on the grand heritage of the Universal Studio horror movies of the 1920s-40s, and even shares the same ominous studio logo that preceded the films of the era. It drips with kitschy atmosphere and high production valu
Valhalla Rising (2009)
Published on 2010-05-23 12:55:00
Nicholas Winding Refn’s introspective Valhala Rising (2009) is occasionally punctuated by unflinching violence, but it’s art house through and through. It’s a visually-spectacular and deliberately-paced character study where the stresses of a b
Solomon Kane (2009)
Published on 2010-05-21 20:51:00
The 80s were the gleaming pinnacle of sword and sorcery movies. We're talking about movie epics like Conan the Barbarian, The Beastmaser, Jason and the Argonauts, Krull and Red Sonja. These were the very essence of pulp, with chiseled (bu
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Published on 2010-05-16 23:25:00
Iron Man 2 (2010) is a sometimes-spirited sequel that again features Robert Downey Junior as Tony Stark, the CEO of an advanced weapons manufacturer, and erstwhile but ever-so snarky superhero. The movie suffers from several unneeded chara