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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (12A)
Film review: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (12A)
 
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Rachel Winterbottom enjoys Nicholas Cage in the mouse-free version of this Disney classic
 
Film review: The toys are back in t...
Pixar take the final part of the Toy Story trilogy to infinity and beyond, says Mita Adesanya
 
Inception reviewed
Rachel Winterbottom attempts to make sense of DiCaprio's latest adventure of the mind
Get Him to the Greek review
Rachel Winterbottom thinks Russell Brand's rock star comedy doesn't quite hit the right notes
 
Sex and the City 2 review
Rachel Winterbottom watches the NYC girls mix fashion with farce
 
Prince of Persia review
Rachel Winterbottom follows Jake Gyllenhaal on a journey into Fant-Asia
 
See Control at Spinningfields this ...
Ian 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 ...
Kino's back with condensed cinematic gems, full length features, and masterclasses from big names in film
 
Kick-Ass
Rachel Winterbottom on the comedy value of wetsuits and foul-mouthed young girls
 
Shutter Island
Rachel Winterbottom watches Scorsese take DiCaprio to the brink once more
The Blind Side review
Jennifer Choi on an award-winning film that can't quite see where it's going
 
¡Viva! Film Festival
Hip Hispanic art and films at Cornerhouse
 
The Wolfman review
Rachel Winterbottom thinks Del Toro lacks bite
 
Youth in Revolt review
Rachel Winterbottom wonders when Michael Cera will be allowed to grow up
Precious (15) review
Charlene McAuley adores the rough ride to some sort of redemption that is Precious
 
Up in the Air review
Rachel Winterbottom is impressed by George Clooney's timely portrayal of a corporate downsizer
 
The Road (15)
Jonathan Schofield on a fabulous tale of bleakness, compassion, horror and hope
 
Sherlock Holmes
Rachel Winterbottom deduces that Guy Ritchie has probably never read anything by Arthur Conan Doyle
Avatar 3D review
Rachel 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 ...
Andy Murray is praying for fog as Chorlton Film Institute screen The Lodger with a live musical score
 
The Box
It's no Donnie Darko 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'. W...
Jennifer’s Body
Rachel Winterbottom watches a man-munching Megan Fox in the latest film from Juno writer Diablo Cody
 
Zombieland review
Rachel Winterbottom devours this comedy-horror starring Woody Harrelson
 
Adventureland
Summer 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 review
Apatow's terminal illness comedy gets Rachel Winterbottom laughing in the face of adversity
 
Inglourious Basterds review
Rachel Winterbottom watches Tarantino's long-awaited Nazi war film
 
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra review
Rachel Winterbottom thinks Hasbro are toying with disaster
 
Coco Before Chanel
Sarah Tierney thinks Audrey Tautou was tailor-made for this one
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Pri...
Rachel Winterbottom thinks it all smells a bit of teen spirit in Potter's latest potage
 
Brüno
Rachel Winterbottom on a new genre in cinema: horr-edy
 
Public Enemies review
Colette Bernasconi finds Depp diligent as Dillinger in a film which lacks charisma
 
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Rachel Winterbottom isn't blown away by all those explosions
Terminator Salvation review
Rachel Winterbottom can feel Christian Bale's bruises as if they were her own
 
Looking for Eric reviewed
Sarah Tierney says 'oui' to Loach and Cantona's film about the power of saying 'NON!'
 
Mr Ugly Mug, mini-skirts to the wai...
Nicola Mostyn, the best TV writer around, makes the Soaps interesting even if you never watch them
 
Angels and Demons
Rachel Winterbottom thinks there's a decent thriller hiding somewhere in here
Boy Meets Girl
Nicola Mostyn wonders if the gender gap is all that funny
 
Films: Star Trek (2009)
Lew Baxter is beamed up and boldly going into JJ Abrams' brave new world
 
Cheri reviewed
Sarah Tierney finds that beauty conquers all (even clunky scripts) in Michelle Pfeiffer's new film
 
The Apprentice
Nicola Mostyn thinks the party just got started
X-Men Origins: Wolverine review
Rachel Winterbottom would like to hear something she didn't already know
 
Best: His Mother’s Son
Nicola Mostyn on a sad story where it’s the alcohol that tackles and eventually triumphs
 
Britain’s Got Talent
Nicola Mostyn finally realises there’s nowhere to hide
 
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth
Nicola Mostyn says smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for a three-parter
Heston's Feasts
Nicola Mostyn no longer wonders what the Romans did for us
 
Lesbian Vampire Killers
Rachel Winterbottom on a film idea that should have stayed dead
 
The Colour of Money
Nicola Mostyn on a simply stressful game show
 
Watchmen
Rachel Winterbottom on a gang of superheroes who don't quite cut it
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