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The Girl Who Played With Fire and Scott Pilgrim vs The World

1:16pm Wednesday 25th August 2010

The late Stieg Larsson’s best-selling Millennium trilogy, which began with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, continues with a gritty descent into the sickening world of sex trafficking.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

12:42pm Wednesday 11th August 2010

Halfway through Jon Turteltaub’s fast-paced yarn, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the eponymous hero calls upon what little magical knowledge he possesses to command an army of mops to clean his secret hideaway.

Knight and Day

1:43pm Wednesday 4th August 2010

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have starred in some of the most financially successful and critically acclaimed films of the past 25 years, collecting numerous awards for their efforts. Yet put these two Hollywood superstars in the same camera shot and the results are lacklustre to say the least.

The A-Team

2:49pm Wednesday 28th July 2010

It has been more than 25 years since George Peppard chewed on a cigar and uttered the immortal line, “I love it when a plan comes together!” Joe Carnahan’s big screen revamp of The A-Team (12A) doesn’t quite come together, lacking the low-rent charm of the original.

The Rebound and Jasper: Polar Explorer

3:26pm Wednesday 21st July 2010

The Rebound has been sitting on a shelf for more than a year and, in truth, that’s where it should have stayed. Bearing striking similarities to the Uma Thurman film Prime, Bart Freundlich’s predictable romantic comedy asks whether love can truly bridge the age divide or if the prejudices of friends and family will ultimately undermine the foundations of a relationship between a woman and a younger man.

Toy Story 3 and Inception

6:00am Thursday 15th July 2010

The toys are back in town as the computer animation wizards at Pixar bid a fond farewell to Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear and their other beloved creations.

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Twilight Saga: Eclipse

3:15pm Wednesday 7th July 2010

The tug of war for the affections of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) reaches a crucial juncture in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the latest film based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling teen romances.

Shrek Forever After and Heartbreaker

9:55am Thursday 1st July 2010

series puts a fairy-tale spin on It’s a Wonderful Life, but Shrek Forever After lacks the heartfelt emotion of Frank Capra’s 1946 classic. The adventures of the jolly green ogre have been on a steady decline since the wildly imaginative 2001 original film, so it is to director Mike Mitchell’s credit that this picture is arguably the best of the sequels.

Get Him to the Greek and Whatever Works

4:31pm Wednesday 23rd June 2010

diabolical villains Jaws and Oddjob or alluring sex kittens Honey Ryder and Pussy Galore. Darth Vader’s heavy breathing booms across the Star Wars universe and Batman would be little more than a bored billionaire in a fancy dress without the demented Joker.

Killers

11:54am Wednesday 16th June 2010

Honesty is the cornerstone of any healthy and long-lasting relationship but perhaps it is sometimes wiser to keep a secret than to share it with a loved one. According to a survey of 3,000 women aged 18 to 65 conducted last year, they will typically share a secret within 48 hours of hearing the juicy morsel of gossip.