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Ryan Gilbey gives his verdict on the key new movie releases

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Please, sir, can we have some more?

  • 26 February 2009

Here's a classroom drama that is neither lecture nor tear-stained ode The Class (15) dir: Laurent Cantet

The method behind the myth

  • 19 February 2009

Some last-minute sentimentality mars an otherwise fresh take on the biopic Che: Part Two (15) dir: Steven Soderbergh

Rip it up and start again

  • 12 February 2009
  • 3 comments

The Academy Awards are a broken institution, characterised by lunatic delusions of prestige and a compulsion to honour undeserving films. An overhaul is long overdue

Turkish delight

  • 12 February 2009

Nuri Bilge Ceylan takes on film noir - and makes it very much his own Three Monkeys (15) dir: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Age before beauty

  • 05 February 2009

A hyper-schmaltzy insight into our obsession with youthful looks The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (12A) dir: David Fincher

The revolution that wasn't

  • 29 January 2009
  • 1 comment

Sam Mendes has a very literal take on a novel about middle class aspirations Revolutionary Road (15) dir: Sam Mendes

His finest hour

  • 15 January 2009

Mickey Rourke makes a triumphant return as a washed-up prizefighter The Wrestler (15) dir: Darren Aronofsky

Diminishing returns

  • 08 January 2009

A poignant story of life in Mumbai gets undermined by corporate money Slumdog Millionaire (15) dir: Danny Boyle

Brave new worlds

  • 18 December 2008

Abba singalongs aside, plenty of films broke exciting, fresh ground this year

A life less ordinary

  • 11 December 2008

Peter O'Toole soldiers on, with a sublime and understated tale Dean Spanley (U) dir: Toa Fraser Lemon Tree (PG) dir: Eran Riklis

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

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