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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows ReviewRachel Winterbottom is entertained but not particularly stimulated by the detective sequel

Breaking Dawn: Part 1 ReviewRachel Winterbottom isn't wowed, but Twi-hard fans won't be disappointed

In Time (12a): Movie ReviewRachel Winterbottom isn't sure by a futuristic caper

Real Steel (12A)Rachel Winterbottom gets to grip with futuristic tumbling

Melancholia (15): The Movie ReviewRachel Winterbottom goes to the ends of the Earth to be spellbound

Jarvis Cocker In Conversation In The Great HallDave Haslam gets 'close-up' to the intriguing Pulp star

Fright Night 3D (15)Rachel Winterbottom enjoys Farrell with fangs oozing CGI blood in 3D

Captain America Reviewed - Part Filmed In Manc And The 'Pool

Captain America Reviewed - Part Filmed In Manc And…Jonathan Schofield thinks Marvel Comics should give it a rest for a while - by law

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 3D (12A)Rachel Winterbottom on a Potter film that's worth the hype

The Pirates of the Caribbean: on stranger tidesPaul Clarke tests out a pet theory at the National Media Museum’s IMAX screen

Priest (12A) reviewSmudge Jones on a film so bad it’s almost good

Thor 3D (12A) reviewRachel Winterbottom doesn't get hammered but is quite enamoured

Scream 4 (15)Rachel Winterbottom wants more shocks from this horror reboot

Screenfields is back for the summerTop Gun, Rocky, Dirty Dancing, The Goonies and more

Jaws at Victoria Baths, RusholmeRachel Winterbottom sits in a swimming pool but doesn’t get wet

Sucker Punch (12A)Rachel Winterbottom likes the high-heeled high kicks of this fantasy adventure

Submarine (15)Rachel Winterbottom attends and Q & A with Richard Ayoade

Confidential meets…Ken Loach and John BishopThe film legend and the comic talk to Kevin Bourke about war, revenge and Route Irish

Paul (15), film reviewRachel Winterbottom likes the alien movie and Pegg and Frost’s love antics

Black Swan (15) reviewRachel Winterbottom is gripped by the twists, turns and pirouettes in this ballet-thriller-horror

The Green Hornet 3D (12A)Rachel Winterbottom wishes this new superhero film would just grow up

127 Hours (15) reviewDeborah Trickett feels the tension in Danny Boyle’s latest offering

Review - Tron: Legacy 3D (PG)Rachel Winterbottom finds style over substance in Disney’s tardy sequel

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (15)Rachel Winterbottom comes of age watching naked old men

Review - Chico & Rita (15)Lauren Steadman is transported to 1940s Havana in this tale of love and music

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (12A)Rachel Winterbottom takes her broom along the M60 to the last but one Potter yarn

Salford Film FestivalEvents still to come at MediaCity

Burke and Hare review (15)Rachel Winterbottom thinks the body snatchers ok but occasionally corpsing

The Social Network (12A)Rachel Winterbottom has a lot of ‘like’ and a little ‘poke’ at the film about Facebook

Buried (15)Rachel Winterbottom is left breathless by this man-in-the-box thriller

Eat Pray Love - movie reviewThea Euryphaessa reviews a candidate for depression, the new Julia Roberts vehicle

The Other Guys (12A)Rachel Winterbottom finds good cop, bad cop but no funny cop in this action-comedy crime film

Captain America, Manchester, set picsJon Brady, Confidential reader, sends us some Youtube clips from Dale Street

Going the Distance (15)Rachel Winterbottom discovers how a new rom-com stretches its legs but fails to be a runaway hit

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (12A)Film review: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (12A)

The Sorcerer’s ApprenticeRachel Winterbottom enjoys Nicholas Cage in the mouse-free version of this Disney classic

Film review: The toys are back in townPixar take the final part of the Toy Story trilogy to infinity and beyond, says Mita Adesanya

Inception reviewedRachel Winterbottom attempts to make sense of DiCaprio's latest adventure of the mind

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse reviewRachel Winterbottom thinks pec shots and pained looks can't make up for the lack of plot

Get Him to the Greek reviewRachel Winterbottom thinks Russell Brand's rock star comedy doesn't quite hit the right notes

Sex and the City 2 reviewRachel Winterbottom watches the NYC girls mix fashion with farce

Prince of Persia reviewRachel Winterbottom follows Jake Gyllenhaal on a journey into Fant-Asia

See Control at Spinningfields this ThursdayIan Curtis biopic opens the season of outdoor film screenings at Spinningfields

Whip It! (12A)Rachel Winterbottom reviews Drew Barrymore's directorial début in a film about an all girl roller derby

Kinofilm Manchester European Short Film FestivalKino's back with condensed cinematic gems, full length features, and masterclasses from big names in film

Kick-AssRachel Winterbottom on the comedy value of wetsuits and foul-mouthed young girls

Shutter IslandRachel Winterbottom watches Scorsese take DiCaprio to the brink once more

The Blind Side reviewJennifer Choi on an award-winning film that can't quite see where it's going

¡Viva! Film FestivalHip Hispanic art and films at Cornerhouse

The Wolfman reviewRachel Winterbottom thinks Del Toro lacks bite

Youth in Revolt reviewRachel Winterbottom wonders when Michael Cera will be allowed to grow up

Precious (15) reviewCharlene McAuley adores the rough ride to some sort of redemption that is Precious

Up in the Air reviewRachel Winterbottom is impressed by George Clooney's timely portrayal of a corporate downsizer

The circus is coming to townThe Chinese State Circus will be somersaulting its way to the Lowry Theatre this month

The Road (15)Jonathan Schofield on a fabulous tale of bleakness, compassion, horror and hope

Sherlock HolmesRachel Winterbottom deduces that Guy Ritchie has probably never read anything by Arthur Conan Doyle

Avatar 3D reviewRachel Winterbottom thinks James Cameron's high-tech sci-fi could mark the start of a new era in film-making

Silent Hitchcock thriller comes to ChorltonAndy Murray is praying for fog as Chorlton Film Institute screen <i>The Lodger</i> with a live musical score

The BoxIt's no <i>Donnie Darko</i> says Rachel Winterbottom on the latest film by Richard Kelly

Paranormal activity (18)Mike Chapple hangs around with the horror nerds at a special preview of 'the scariest film you'll ever see'. Well they would say that, wouldn't they?

Jennifer’s BodyRachel Winterbottom watches a man-munching Megan Fox in the latest film from Juno writer Diablo Cody

Zombieland reviewRachel Winterbottom devours this comedy-horror starring Woody Harrelson

AdventurelandSummer jobs and summer love: Rachel Winterbottom rates this nostalgic film about post-university blues

District 9 (15)Rachel Winterbottom ingests some alien juice and feels better for it

Funny People reviewApatow's terminal illness comedy gets Rachel Winterbottom laughing in the face of adversity

Inglourious Basterds reviewRachel Winterbottom watches Tarantino's long-awaited Nazi war film

GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra reviewRachel Winterbottom thinks Hasbro are toying with disaster

Coco Before ChanelSarah Tierney thinks Audrey Tautou was tailor-made for this one

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (12A)Rachel Winterbottom thinks it all smells a bit of teen spirit in Potter's latest potage

BrünoRachel Winterbottom on a new genre in cinema: horr-edy

Public Enemies reviewColette Bernasconi finds Depp diligent as Dillinger in a film which lacks charisma

Public Enemies (15)Is Johnny Depp a fop or a flop? Lew Baxter decides

Transformers: Revenge of the FallenRachel Winterbottom isn't blown away by all those explosions

Terminator Salvation reviewRachel Winterbottom can feel Christian Bale's bruises as if they were her own

Looking for Eric reviewedSarah Tierney says 'oui' to Loach and Cantona's film about the power of saying 'NON!'

Mr Ugly Mug, mini-skirts to the waist, mad redheads and bigamy....

Mr Ugly Mug, mini-skirts to the waist, mad redheads and…Nicola Mostyn, the best TV writer around, makes the Soaps interesting even if you never watch them