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In the year 2089, archeologists Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) discover a series of matching symbols in various unrelated ancient sites around the world. They lead an interstellar… Read More
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First-time feature director Rupert Sanders finds himself at the helm of this ambitious, straight-faced adaptation of the Brothers’ Grimm fairy-tale, with Kristen Stewart cast as the “fairest of them all”,… Read More
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Without a prominent blocbuster opening this week, distributors scrabble to release whatever they have left in their slate before the onslaught of summer behemoths arrives. As a result it is… Read More
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As one of the territories deemed lucky enough to get THE AVENGERS last week, today sees a number of second tier titles open ahead of the summer madness. But the… Read More
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For his debut film, director Josh Trank employs two of the most tired and overused themes in mainstream movies today – superheroes and found footage. For many potential viewers, one… Read More
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After the surprise success of 2009’s reimagining of Sherlock Holmes, it comes as no surprise that a sequel is already here, nor that director Guy Ritchie has stuck to the… Read More
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Based in part on a short story by science fiction visionary Richard Matheson (I Am Legend), Real Steel is set in 2020, where human boxing has been outlawed and replaced… Read More
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Coming off the back of two hugely successful Iron Man movies for Marvel Studios, director Jon Favreau chose a high concept comic book adaptation as his next project, focusing on… Read More
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With the release of Captain America: The First Avenger, Marvel Studios now have all their super-powered little ducks in a row, ready for next summer’s ultimate hero movie, The Avengers.… Read More
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After fifteen years, seven novels, eight films and an almost unquantifiable amount of money, it all ends here for J.K. Rowling’s teenage wizard. To cite Harry Potter as this generation’s… Read More
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After acknowledging he dropped the ball with the diabolical train wreck that was TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, director Michael Bay promised audiences something darker and more coherent for the… Read More
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Initial high hopes for Warners’ adaptation of DC Comics’ GREEN LANTERN wavered when the first trailer was released, although subsequent offerings have shown improvement, culminating in a 30-minute sneak peak… Read More
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There was plenty of initial skepticism to Fox’s announcement that director Matthew Vaughn (KICK-ASS) would be rebooting the struggling X-MEN series, taking the action back to the early days of… Read More
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Paul Bettany reteams with LEGION director Scott Stewart for this post-apocalyptic vampire saga, which again proves a cool idea alone doesn’t make a good film. Based on a popular comic… Read More
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It’s hardly surprising FAST & FURIOUS 5 (a.k.a. FAST FIVE) topped the US charts when it opened last week. The way it fetishises high performance sports cars and illegal street… Read More
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When the newly formed Marvel studios announced their ambitious plan to build a new superhero franchise around THE AVENGERS, giving each character their own individual movie ahead of the first… Read More
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HANNA is a tough sell – an intelligent, deliberately paced action thriller with a young female protagonist, helmed by a director famed for his Keira Knightley period dramas. HANNA is… Read More
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