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Despite its entertainingly unusual premise, Billy The Kid And The Green Baize Vampires doesn't really hang together as a story.

This isn't the finest example of the documentary art, but it may well be one of the most enjoyable films you see this year.

The Master of Suspense's first talking picture is the template for many of his later masterpieces.

Did it meet my expectations? They weren't high, but no, not really.

Anger is the film's dominant emotion

The fascinating thing about Tom Paton's Black Site is that, against all odds, it works.

On the one hand, Rae's feelings of lust are presented as unhealthy and a product of abuse; on the other, the audience is encouraged to lust over her.

Ultimately, this is your basic talking heads documentary, interspersed with footage that redefines cinematic cool.

Despite its share of mismatched moments, Young’s feature has a lot of creative flair.

A touching story of commonplace horror wrapped up in the trappings on Tinseltown, this is a thoroughly researched and carefully assembled piece of work that will intrigues fans of the director and newcomers alike.

Zandashé Brown's film is taut, as thin and finely balanced as the tain of pre-Liebig mirrors.

For better or worse, Antonioni’s got his master stylist hat on here, even if it sometimes obscures his vision.

Comes close to redefining cool.

As Blue Moon progresses it becomes clear that the one thing Hart really wants is to be wanted.

Well executed and simply done is the essence of a good burger, and the movie manages it.

Bolt has a maturity over its predecessors in that the film doesn't obsess over its need to stick something in your face every few minutes.

Bombshell is a finely crafted film which benefits from one of the best acting ensembles of the year.

The killer's identity adds fuel to the flames of absurdity.

Scoggins' use of low lighting and shifting frames of reference adds a dreamlike quality to the whole affair.

The boxes are ticked, the buttons pressed. You want happy endings? You got 'em.

Boorman has an extraordinary openness about him which would make him a compelling subject even if he’d never made a film in his life.

Simple in its form, this film is nonetheless engaging throughout, shot through with interesting anecdotes and observations about what was going on behind the scenes.

There may be other movies this year that'll give you the wisdom of "gay Yoda" or that reflect the slippery "hobbies to terrorism" pipeline. There won't be many with public address announcements that blur the lines between unreliable narration and inner ear disorders

That we stick with her through this is down to the magnetism of Kurylenko’s performance.

This is about car/motorbike chases, ruthless corruption at the highest level, a focused defense of one man’s pursuit of truth and ... the hint of romance.

As a history and celebration of Brando's life and eccentricities, it's hard to beat.

While Brave may occasionally shy away from darker territory in order to retain its appeal for even the youngest of audiences, there are still plenty of 'big' ideas here for small minds to think about.

It may be brash and a slightly biased but it nonetheless offers a fascinating insight into this surfing society.

For all its quality, and there's plenty, it doesn't quite feel a thing complete. Its characters are disobedient, but their film is in part disordered.

The script was thrown out of Sickville and now resides in a multiplex near you.

The movie resembles ER on speed. The hospital... is like a war zone.

A handsome setting, gorgeous costumes by Nataliya Fedulova and a sumptuous score by Hugh Wielenga give this film a real touch of class.

Both Russell and Quaid are very much at ease around the trappings of the ranch where their characters live, their background behaviours adding to the overall sense of authenticity.

The Brothers is a cruel tale, very much in the tone of the old stories, with moments of real brutality.

The kind of film that immediately after watching I find myself trying to determine how I can get it in front of my parents to watch.

Here comes E.T: The Reboot, disguised as a rom-com.

It is not as though we have not seen this sort of comic crime-gone-wrong chaos from the Coens before, but there is no-one who does it better.

Ozon does not smooth over the rough edges and the icy roads stay icy.

Howard’s documentary is candid and enlightening.

The satire feels a bit like shooting fish in a barrel, with Strutt so monstrous he's an easy target.

Roache acquits himself well, but the rest of the cast clearly struggle with the awful dialogue.

This is very much a warts and all portrait, but in the process it brings us much closer to its subject, feeds a depth of appreciation many fans of those stunt shows will not have felt before.

Literary responsibilities and moral ambiguities aside, Beowulf remains a rollicking good story of man versus monsters, full of gory violence, sexy women, heavy drinking, treasure and shouting.

Improvised by an exceptional cast of intelligent actors.