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Ryan Gilbey gives his verdict on the key new movie releases
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Short, sweet and pricey
- Ryan Gilbey
- 21 August 2008
A pleasantly trivial doodle of boyhood friendship in gritty north London
Somers Town (12A)
dir: Shane Meadows
Hancock's two and a half hours
- Ryan Gilbey
- 14 August 2008
A talented Russian creates suspense, but doesn't know what to do with it
The Banishment (12A) dir: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Shallow, botched, insidious
- Ryan Gilbey
- 07 August 2008
Brazil's new hit has a reactionary message, leavened only by its incompetence
Elite Squad (18) dir: José Padilha
The joke is on us
- Ryan Gilbey
- 31 July 2008
Provocative social commentary is the order of the day with this US comedian
Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic (15)
dir: Liam Lynch
Dark was the knight, cold was the clown
- Ryan Gilbey
- 24 July 2008
- 2 comments
Despite the presence of the Joker, this superhero franchise is grimmer than ever
The Dark Knight (12A)
dir: Christopher Nolan
The golden age of animation
- Ryan Gilbey
- 17 July 2008
Pixar makes yet another great leap forward with its latest release
WALL·E (U)
dir: Andrew Stanton
Standard Operating Procedure (15)
dir: Errol Morris
Money, money, money
- Ryan Gilbey
- 10 July 2008
- 1 comment
Plot and dialogue are incidental to this cash-in on Abba's back catalogue
Mamma Mia! (PG)
dir: Phyllida Lloyd
Keeping it low-key
- Ryan Gilbey
- 03 July 2008
A talented writer-director bangs the drum for plain, unremarkable lives
The Visitor (15)
dir: Tom McCarthy
A less than fantastic voyage
- Ryan Gilbey
- 26 June 2008
Devoid of tension, Narnia is a much duller place the second time around
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PG)
dir: Andrew Adamson
A talent in need of nurture
- Ryan Gilbey
- 19 June 2008
Stylistic gusto fails to hide the flimsy nature of this Dylan Thomas biopic
The Edge of Love (15)
dir: John Maybury
