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  • (500) Days Of Summer (2008)
    Review preview for (500) Days Of Summer

    Flawed though it is, 500 Days Of Summer is still a fair cut above the average piece of Hollywood fare both in terms of its laugh quotient and offbeat romance.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A greetings card writer recalls the highs and lows of romance.
  • Almost Famous (2000)
    Review preview for Almost Famous

    Captures the seriousness and the sweetness perfectly

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Autobiography of a suburban Californian boy's rites of passage.
  • All The Real Girls (2003)
    Review preview for All The Real Girls

    Green's script is filled with understanding and honest reflection.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Desperation and first love in the beautiful decay of small town Appalachia.
  • Bridge To Terabithia (2007)
    Review preview for Bridge To Terabithia

    An adventure that appears artificial and never feels in any way exciting. However, Hutcherson and Robb are excellent.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    School friends invent a magic kingdom in the woods.
  • Do It Again (2009)
    Review preview for Do It Again

    Geoff's campaign is more interesting as an exploration of his own failings than as the insightful rockumentary it purports to be.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A documentary following a middle aged journalist's quest to reunite The Kinks.
  • Elf (2003)
    Review preview for Elf

    Another John Hughes wannabe cuddle bunny of a movie, as sharp as butter fudge.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    A human who grew up thinking he was an elf goes in search of his dad.
  • Eulogy (2004)
    Review preview for Eulogy

    Misses at every opportunity.

    Keith Dudhnath · 2 out of 5
    Black comedy about three generations of a family who come together for a funeral.
  • Failure to Launch (2006)
    Review preview for Failure to Launch

    Throwing in some slapstick and cutesie animals doesn't distract from the fact that the female characters exist only in relation to men.

    Kotleta · 2 out of 5
    A woman hired to con a man into leaving his parents' home, falls for him instead.
  • Gigantic (2008)
    Review preview for Gigantic

    Deschanel is a very capable actress who has been crying out for the right script, but this isn't it.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A mattress salesman commences an awkward affair with a depressive rich girl.
  • The Good Girl (2002)
    Review preview for The Good Girl

    Comedy this dark is a rarity. It deserves to be cherished.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Check-out girl falls for stock room boy in tale of love and larceny.
  • The Happening (2008)
    Review preview for The Happening

    This film basically consists of some worried looking people running about a bit and hoping that the bad things will all go away.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    After people spontaneously begin to kill themselves in big cities, a few survivors go on the run.
  • Harold And The Purple Crayon (2024)
    Review preview for Harold And The Purple Crayon

    I was surprised to be as pleasantly surprised.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life.
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (2005)
    Douglas Adam's classic end of the world comedy finally makes it to the silver screen.
  • The New Guy (2002)
    Review preview for The New Guy

    Teen movies have really hit the skids.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Skinny high school rebel goes to jail, learns how to be cool and becomes a role model.
  • Surf's Up (2007)
    Review preview for Surf's Up

    The animation which has gone into these characters is magnificent, giving them lots of subtle facial expressions and body language.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A lonely young penguin pursues his dream of becoming the world's greatest surfer.
  • Trolls (2016)
    Review preview for Trolls

    With their Day-Glo colours, singing and attitude to hugging, this is probably one of the few animations that will simultaneously appeal to the very young, any parents nostalgic for rave culture and grandparents who tuned in and dropped out.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Animation, sees the Trolls threatened by miserable ogres.
  • Yes Man (2008)
    Review preview for Yes Man

    Carrey has managed to find a middle ground for his divisive brand of comedy, using his natural humour to its fullest extent but steering clear of excessive slapstick.

    Robyn Jankel · 3.5 out of 5
    Jim Carrey agrees to say 'Yes' to everything for 12 months.
  • Your Highness (2011)
    Review preview for Your Highness

    Like spending two hours with a six year old who has just learned a new naughty word.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A reluctant knight accompanies his brother on a quest to save the latter's fiancee, who has been kidnapped by an evil warlock.

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