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Whip It (12A) ****

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Drew Barrymores entertaining directorial debut about a roller derby team. Ellen Page (Juno) stars alongside tough old Juliette Lewis (Cape Fear).

Shelter (15) **

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Mumbo-jumbo psychological thriller about mulitple personalities. Julianne Moore stars.

Green Zone (15) ****

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Matt Damon hunts for WMDs in post-invasion Baghdad. Directed by Paul Greengrass, the inititial political message is lost in the inevitable Bourne-style chase.

Shutter Island (15) ***

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Atmospheric thriller with Martin Scorsese directing Leonardo DiCaprio for the fourth time as he investigates the disappearance of a murderess, but this latest Dennis Lehane adaptation isnt as good as Mystic River or Gone Baby Gone.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (18) ****

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Sensational Swedish thriller in which a young female hacker Noomi Rapace (Lisbeth Sandler) helps journalist Michael Nyqvist (Mikael Blomkvist) on the mysterious case of a woman who has been missing for decades. Adapted from the international best-sellers by the late Stieg Larsson, the two remaining parts of the trilogy will be released later this year. Cineworld Broad St.

Everybody's Fine (12A) ****

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Widower Robert De Niro decides to try visit his four grown-up children one by one in a heartwarming story that reminds you of the importance of family.

Leap Year (PG) ***

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Amy Adams travels from the US with a plan to propose to her boyfriend in Ireland, only to meet travel chaos and a charming barman (Matthew Goode) en route. Convoluted and silly, but enjoyably good fun, too.

Extraordinary Measures (PG) **

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Harrison Ford plays a research doctor who is surprisingly reluctant to help a couple (Brendan Fraser / Keri Russell) who have two children with the rare genetic disorder he is investigating. Based on a true story.

The Crazies (15) ****

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Sahara director Breck Eisner remakes the 1973 George A Romero picture about a towns water supply turning everyone insane. Timothy Olyphant (A Perfect Getaway) and Radha Mitchell (Surrogates) star. Tagline: Fear thy neighbour!

It's Complicated (15) ****

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A still-sparkling Meryl Streep sleeps with a married man former husband Alec Baldwin. A fun comedy from Nancy Myers (What Women Want / Somethings Gotta Give / The Holiday), with Steve Martin.

The Road (15) ****

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Viggo Mortensen takes the lonely lead role in John Hillcoats (The Proposition) adaptation of the bleak, post-apocalyptic novel by Comac McCarthy (All The Pretty Horses / No Country For Old Men).

Daybreakers (15) ***

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Its 2019 and only five per cent of the worlds population are still human. Can blood by synthetically produced for the undead or would it be easier to cure vampirism? Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill and Willem Dafoe star in a grey, Australian-shot thriller with exploding bodies?

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (15) **

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Andy Serkis acts out Ian Durys life story, but the film is such a chaotic mixture of styles its as if we learn nothing about him at all.

Did You Hear About The Morgans? (12A)