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Ryan Gilbey gives his verdict on the key new movie releases
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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
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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
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His finest hour
- 15 January 2009
Mickey Rourke makes a triumphant return as a washed-up prizefighter
The Wrestler (15)
dir: Darren Aronofsky
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Diminishing returns
- 08 January 2009
A poignant story of life in Mumbai gets undermined by corporate money
Slumdog Millionaire (15)
dir: Danny Boyle
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Brave new worlds
- 18 December 2008
Abba singalongs aside, plenty of films broke exciting, fresh ground this year
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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
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Motherhood, madness and melodrama
- 27 November 2008
- 2 comments
Heavy-handed direction turns one woman's ordeal into a sensationalist affair
Changeling (15)
dir: Clint Eastwood
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Thanks for the memories
- 20 November 2008
An unsettling and inspired exploration of how the trauma of war affects the mind
Waltz With Bashir (18)
dir: Ari Folman
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Killing to be cool
- 13 November 2008
Black-leather glam over-romanticises the real story of this 1970s guerrilla gang
The Baader Meinhof Complex (18) dir: Uli Edel
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Misunderestimating George
- 06 November 2008
- 1 comment
Is the horror of the Bush years beyond satire? Stone's bland effort suggests so
W (15)
dir: Oliver Stone
