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YOUNG ADULT (2011): Cringefest

Young Adult’s heroine is Mavis Gary, portrayed with bravura by Charlize Theron, a young adult fiction writer living an empty and depressed post-divorce existence in Minneapolis. Mavis is experiencing some


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YOUNG ADULT (2011): Cringefest


THE RUNAWAYS (2010): Bella Goes Punk

This warts-and-all valentine to 70s rock scene was produced by the band's driven creator Joan Jett, which gives the film some gritty indie credibility. Directed by Floria Sigismondi, who decided


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THE RUNAWAYS (2010): Bella Goes Punk


CAIRO TIME (2009): An Affair to Remember

Written & directed by Canadian Rubba Nadda, this old-fashioned, thoughtful romantic drama offers a distinctly female sensibility and a loving take on the ancient city of Cairo. Veteran indie actress


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CAIRO TIME (2009): An Affair to Remember


MOON (2009): Space Odyssey 2010

Duncan Jones' directorial debut is a successful indie tribute to sci-fi cinematic greats of 1970s and 80s, with a somber - and sobering - twist. That David Bowie really has


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MOON (2009): Space Odyssey 2010


WILD TARGET (2010): Killers, Thieves & Pot Heads

“I have been a zombie, a vampire and a squid, which not many people can claim,” says the delightful Bill Nighy (Underworld, Pirates of the Caribbean), best remembered as the


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WILD TARGET (2010): Killers, Thieves & Pot Heads


PAUL (2011): Aliens’R Us

After having some naughty fun with gamer zombies and deranged masons in Shaun of the Dead (2004) and Hot Fuzz (2007) respectively, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were probably wondering


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PAUL (2011): Aliens’R Us


RED RIDING HOOD (2011): Love Child of Twilight and Sleepy Hollow

An updated version of a well-known Brothers Grimm fairytale, Red Riding Hood was directed by none other than Catherine Hardwicke, of Twilight fame. Hardwicke certainly does have some affinity for


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RED RIDING HOOD (2011): Love Child of Twilight and Sleepy Hollow


THE WAY BACK (2010): What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

Peter Weir has had a long break since 2003’s Master and Commander, the swashbuckling, seafaring adventure starring Russell Crowe. With The Way Back he continues in the vein of recreating


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THE WAY BACK (2010): What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger


BLACK SWAN (2010): Knowing your feathers

Black Swan is a confrontational and intense psychodrama about a rather prim ballerina portrayed by Natalie Portman (V for Vendetta, The Other Boleyn Girl), all set on a journey to


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BLACK SWAN (2010): Knowing your feathers


THE TOURIST (2010): Stirred, but not Shaken

A romantic comedy with a spy twist, The Tourist is a piece of Hollywood tinsel with a splash of old world charm, making for a palatable holiday aperitif. And it


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THE TOURIST (2010): Stirred, but not Shaken


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