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Hancock's two and a half hours

  • 14 August 2008

A talented Russian creates suspense, but doesn't know what to do with it The Banishment (12A) dir: Andrey Zvyagintsev

Shallow, botched, insidious

  • 07 August 2008

Brazil's new hit has a reactionary message, leavened only by its incompetence Elite Squad (18) dir: José Padilha

The joke is on us

  • 31 July 2008

Provocative social commentary is the order of the day with this US comedian Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic (15) dir: Liam Lynch

Dark was the knight, cold was the clown

  • 24 July 2008
  • 2 comments

Despite the presence of the Joker, this superhero franchise is grimmer than ever The Dark Knight (12A) dir: Christopher Nolan

The golden age of animation

  • 17 July 2008

Pixar makes yet another great leap forward with its latest release WALL·E (U) dir: Andrew Stanton Standard Operating Procedure (15) dir: Errol Morris

Money, money, money

  • 10 July 2008
  • 1 comment

Plot and dialogue are incidental to this cash-in on Abba's back catalogue Mamma Mia! (PG) dir: Phyllida Lloyd

Keeping it low-key

  • 03 July 2008

A talented writer-director bangs the drum for plain, unremarkable lives The Visitor (15) dir: Tom McCarthy

A less than fantastic voyage

  • 26 June 2008

Devoid of tension, Narnia is a much duller place the second time around The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PG) dir: Andrew Adamson

A talent in need of nurture

  • 19 June 2008

Stylistic gusto fails to hide the flimsy nature of this Dylan Thomas biopic The Edge of Love (15) dir: John Maybury

Heart of darkness

  • 12 June 2008

A low hum of horror pervades this exposé of US abuses in Afghanistan Taxi to the Dark Side (15) dir: Alex Gibney

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (15)

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