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  • 2012 (2009)
    Review preview for 2012

    Never fear, the requisite monuments duly get what's coming to them.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Solar activity brings about the end of the world as we know it, but a handful of people are determined to survive.
  • Flags Of Our Fathers (2006)
    Review preview for Flags Of Our Fathers

    Flags Of Our Fathers does a helluva job.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    America, struggling to finance its war against Japan, needs heroes so badly that it is willing to sacrifice the truth.
  • The Lovely Bones (2009)
    Review preview for The Lovely Bones

    If Jackson was hoping for ethereal over corny, he’s failed decisively

    Nick Da Costa · 1 out of 5
    A murdered young girl observes her family from limbo.
  • Meet The Parents (2000)
    Review preview for Meet The Parents

    The farce is underplayed, which is exactly right.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Stiller's would-be husband discovers his potential father-in-law is a nightmare.
  • Year Of The Dog (2007)
    Review preview for Year Of The Dog

    One of the rare chick flicks that doesn’t appear to hate women, Year Of The Dog contains its essentially sappy narrative within a membrane of stabbing humor and ingenious reaction shots.

    The Exile · 4 out of 5
    Offbeat fairytale about a woman who tries to fill a void in her life after her dog dies.

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