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Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Kite Runner: 1 of 7
FLYING WITHOUT WINGSTHE KITE RUNNER(15A, general release)*Directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland & Stranger than Fiction) The Kite Runner was inspired by the best selling novel of the same name by Khaled Hosseini in 2007. While adapting a novel onto the big screen is always a tricky job, Forster manages to do so without ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Surf's Up (2007): 2 of 9
A PERFECT WAVE!SURF'S UP!(G, general release)*"What! You can't be serious, not another film about penguins? Any more and you'll have to establish a new genre of film," I hear you groan. Tinsletown seems to have taken a bit of a liking to the flippered fowl of late which is starting to border a bit on the sentimental. What wit... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Dreamgirls: 5 of 22
I HAVE A DREAM, A SONG TO SING! DREAMGIRLS (12A, general release) *After all the promise and hype surrounding this much heralded musical drama from Bill Condon (director of Kinsey and Gods & Monsters) with its 8 Oscar nominations & 25 awards etc etc, I was hoping for something a little bit more memorable than I got! This is ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Saw III: 2 of 8
THE FINAL CUT? SAW III (18, general release)Bloody; tense; brutal and evil, these are just a few of the adjectives I would use to describe Saw III the latest installment in this frightening franchise which sees the return of James Wan in the writing credits and the continuation of Darren Lynn Bousman at the helm. And signs o... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Breakfast on Pluto: 1 of 4
BREAKFAST ON PLUTO(16, general release)*Whatever your opinions are on the subject of the film there is no denying that Neil Jordan (who also collaborated with Patrick McCabe on the Butcher Boy) has come up with a little gem. Clearly the combination works as Neil Jordan brings McCabe's story to life in a visually beautiful way... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Matador: 1 of 4
THE MATADOR! (15A, general release) *Welcome everybody to Pierce Brosnan the actor: part 2! After becoming almost synonymous with the Bond franchise, Brosnan sheds that suave; sophisticated & smooth role with a vengeance. The Matador cleverly directed by Richard Shepherd is a dark yet thought provoking comedy about the chanc... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Rocky Balboa: 9 of 30
I GET KNOCKED DOWN BUT I GET UP AGAIN! ROCKY BALBOA (PG, general release) *16 years after the last installment the now 61 year old Sylvester Stallone (who's done precious little else of note in the intervening years) dusts off those boxing gloves and returns to the ring to give us one last outing to his most legendary charac... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: American Gangster: 6 of 20

ADDICTED TO THE AMERICAN DREAM!AMERICAN GANGSTER(16, general release)*Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) is not you're typical gangster, he he's a businessman (in his own mind) with principles & codes that he adheres to! Unflashy & dignified he goes about his business in an unassuming and efficient manner preferring to focus on ... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: United 93: 3 of 10
United and extraordinary!UNITED 93(15A, general release)*Let's face it: Anything to do with the 9/11 disaster is going to cause a little bit of controversy because the painful memories of that awful event are still deeply sketched on the minds and hearts of many people, not least the families of those left behind. With that i... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Into the Wild (2007): 4 of 12
INTO THE WILD(15A, general release)*Into the Wild is based upon a book of the same name written in 1996 by Jon Krakauer about a young man called Christopher McCandless who turned his back on society in search of freedom & adventure. It has been carefully & skilfully adapted to the screen by Sean Penn in what is his most matur... More..