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The Great Gatsby: a huge glossy façade

The Great Gatsby

Declan Cochran finds it hard to care about the characters in Baz Lurhmann’s The Great Gatsby

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Untouchable review: French megahit is fun, light-hearted and full of good intentions

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What makes a film the second most popular film in France ever? Declan Cochran reviews Untouchable

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Compliance review: controversial but gutless

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Already one of the most discussed films of the year, Compliance has generated a storm of controversy – but does it live up to the hype?

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Side Effects: Soderbergh's last film?

Side Effects

Director Steven Soderbergh returns with all-star pharmaceutical thriller Side Effects – reputedly his last feature film.

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Django Unchained: an irreverent blast of mayhem - with a purpose

Django Unchained

Get ready to be snapped out of moviegoing apathy! Quentin Tarantino’s historical revisionism continues with his outrageously entertaining slave revenge pic Django Unchained

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Being There Episode One: Ghosts - by Ed Chappell and Sam Morgan

A selection of upcoming Devon talent gathers in front and behind the camera for Ghosts, the first episode in proposed series Being There

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You Are What You Do: A documentary double-bill of McCullin and Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Two recent documentaries, McCullin and Jiro Dreams of Sushi, make for an interesting comparison, in spite of how different their respective subjects are. Sean Wilson reviews these two excellent films.

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Year In Review: Discoveries (Film Score)

Jerry Goldsmith

Every year, I list three film score discoveries – in other words, film scores I’ve come across for the first time. In 2012, I was swept away by the scores for The Russia House, The Luzhin Defence and Something the Lord Made.

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Year In Review: Discoveries (Film)

Stanley Kubrick

Every year, I list three movie discoveries – in other words, films I’ve come across for the first time. In 2012, I was enchanted by Paths of Glory, Mother and Adventureland.

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