http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/ Read film reviews for the latest film releases coming soon to cinemas in Birmingham and the West Midlands. en-gb http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/09/adrian-is-heading-in-a-new-direction-97319-20885583/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/09/adrian-is-heading-in-a-new-direction-97319-20885583/ IT'S TEN years since Brum's Adrian Lester starred in Primary Colors alongside John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates and the man who was once the world's biggest TV star - Larry 'JR' Hagman. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/09/doomsday-18-97319-20885586/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/09/doomsday-18-97319-20885586/ NEIL Marshall went from a cracking debut with Dog Soldiers to making a splendid fist of the Descent. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/09/krazzy-4-12a-97319-20885588/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/09/krazzy-4-12a-97319-20885588/ Director: Jaideep Sen Starring: Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan, Rajpal Yadav, Suresh Menon, Juhi Chawla. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/09/speed-racer-pg-97319-20885592/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/09/speed-racer-pg-97319-20885592/ AFTER Sylvester Stallone in Driven, Will Ferrell in Talladega Nights and Pixar's animated Cars, Hollywood returns to the race track with Speed Racer. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/09/what-happens-in-vegas-12a-97319-20885594/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/09/what-happens-in-vegas-12a-97319-20885594/ JUST like opposites attract, this film attempts to make a romantic comedy work from back to front. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/09/where-in-the-world-is-osama-bin-laden-12a-97319-20885595/ Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/09/where-in-the-world-is-osama-bin-laden-12a-97319-20885595/ MORGAN Spurlock deservedly won an Oscar nomination for his film about the perils of fast food, Super Size Me. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/02/iron-man-12a-97319-20852916/ Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/02/iron-man-12a-97319-20852916/ WE'VE HAD the Iron Lady politician, The Iron Giant animation and rock stars Iron Maiden - all of which have conquered their chosen fields. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/02/made-of-honour-12a-97319-20852917/ Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/02/made-of-honour-12a-97319-20852917/ JUST A decade after My Best Friend's Wedding starred Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz, along comes a remake which offers a reversal of fortune. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/02/p2-18-97319-20852918/ Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/02/p2-18-97319-20852918/ FRENCH filmmakers Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur made their name with Switchblade Romance which had a certain something as a fright-night chiller. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/02/tashan-15-97319-20852920/ Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/02/tashan-15-97319-20852920/ Directors: Vijay Krishna Acharya Starring: Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Sanjay Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Yashpal Sharma http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/02/nim-s-island-u-97319-20853038/ Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/05/02/nim-s-island-u-97319-20853038/ JODIE FOSTER has made her name with some of the toughest movies around - Taxi Driver, The Accused, Silence of the Lambs and The Brave One. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/deception-15-97319-20819057/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/deception-15-97319-20819057/ READ our review of the new release starring top flight stars Ewan McGregor and co-producer Hugh Jackman. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/the-oxford-murders-15-97319-20819067/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/the-oxford-murders-15-97319-20819067/ THERE were regrettably no previews of this 108-minute drama in which Elijah Wood plays a brilliant maths student who arrives in Oxford to study under John Hurt's professor of logic, Arthur Seldom. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/a-ride-on-wild-side-97319-20819940/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/a-ride-on-wild-side-97319-20819940/ BOLLYWOOD brave-heart Akshay Kumar kicks into action this weekend - with the all-action film that's predicted to be his first blockbuster this year. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/forgetting-sarah-marshall-15-97319-20819943/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/forgetting-sarah-marshall-15-97319-20819943/ See what our film editor, Graham Young, thought of the film starring Russell Brand. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/persepolis-12a-97319-20819950/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/persepolis-12a-97319-20819950/ THIS story is about a girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/stop-loss-15-97319-20819954/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/stop-loss-15-97319-20819954/ BEST friends Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) and Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum) return from a tour of duty in Iraq. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/the-eye-15-97319-20820171/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/the-eye-15-97319-20820171/ ANOTHER week, another remake of a Far Eastern horror - the twist this time being that co-directors David Moreau and Xavier Palud are French. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/three-and-out-15-97319-20820172/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/25/three-and-out-15-97319-20820172/ THIS is a Mackenzie Crook comedy about the need to find someone willing to kill themselves. http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/18/keanu-still-king-of-cinema-screen-97319-20784581/ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/what-is-on-in-birmingham/film-reviews/2008/04/18/keanu-still-king-of-cinema-screen-97319-20784581/ HE has been described as one of the most inscrutable actors to ever hit the big time.