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The Dark Knight Rises: movie review

It’s been four years since we last saw Batman on the big screen but can The Dark Knight Rises live up to the hype? Tom Midwood finds out.

Documentary review: Project Nim

A documentary about a chimp raised by humans, Project Nim powerfully challenges the concept of nature versus nurture, says Matt Smith.

Documentary review: Buck

The story of ‘horse whisperer’ Buck Brannaman is a beautifully filmed window into the subculture of horse lovers, says Suzannah Marshall Macbeth.

The Dark Knight Rises: movie review

It’s been four years since we last saw Batman on the big screen but can The Dark Knight Rises live up to the hype? Tom Midwood finds out.

Documentary review: Project Nim

A documentary about a chimp raised by humans, Project Nim powerfully challenges the concept of nature versus nurture, says Matt Smith.

Documentary review: Buck

The story of ‘horse whisperer’ Buck Brannaman is a beautifully filmed window into the subculture of horse lovers, says Suzannah Marshall Macbeth.

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The Dark Knight Rises: movie review

It’s been four years since we last saw Batman on the big screen but can The Dark Knight Rises live up to the hype? Tom Midwood finds out.

Documentary review: Project Nim

A documentary about a chimp raised by humans, Project Nim powerfully challenges the concept of nature versus nurture, says Matt Smith.

Documentary review: Buck

The story of ‘horse whisperer’ Buck Brannaman is a beautifully filmed window into the subculture of horse lovers, says Suzannah Marshall Macbeth.

Film review: The Muppets

The Muppets are back, and they’ve got the fart shoes to prove it, says Matt Smith.

Film review: War Horse

The new Spielberg film War Horse is overdramatised, says Suzannah Marshall Macbeth, but nonetheless it is a moving story of the Great War’s innocent participants: the horses.

Film review: The Adventures of Tintin

With a plot significantly more intelligent than alternative 3D animation fare, The Adventures of Tintin is a standard Spielberg movie full of dumb, fun action scenes says Matt Smith.

Christmas movie review: Four Holidays

A modern comedy which may not promote yuletide cheer, Four Holidays reminds us that familial dysfunction is just another part of Christmas, says Melissa Koutoukidis. It’s out last entry for the upstart Christmas project.

Movie review: Drive

Drive aims to be both an action and an art house movie, but ultimately achieves neither, says Matt Smith.

Film review: Johnny English Reborn

Johnny English Reborn is predictable and silly, but Suzannah Marshall Macbeth says it succeeds as a parody of the Bond spy genre and turns out to be so much more fun in the process.

Film review: Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses is an entertaining and at times laugh-out-loud comedy that has enough funny moments to make it a movie to watch, says George Galanis.

Film review: Red Dog

The movie Red Dog is based on the true story of a dog who became famous for his travels across Western Australia’s Pilbara region in the 1970s. Suzannah Marshall Macbeth was moved by this evocative, funny story of a community brought together by a dog.

Film review: Mozart’s sister

Nannerl Mozart is just as talented as her brother Wolfgang, but she is forbidden from composing music by virtue of her gender. The film’s beautiful score makes Suzannah Marshall Macbeth wonder what could have been.

Film Review: Bad Teacher

Cameron Diaz stars in the new flick Bad Teacher. The film is offensive and crude, but definitely worth watching, according to Timothy Arendshorst.

Film review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Part 2 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has plenty of flaws, says reviewer Corina Thorose, ranging from lacklustre dialogue to the absence of key parts of the story. In the end, however, it’s a worthwhile conclusion to the Harry Potter franchise.

Film review: The Hangover Part II

The Hangover Part II is constrained by design, being forced to replicate the structure of the first Hangover film. However, George Galanis says Part II is still funny and worth the ride.

Film review: Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine is the story of a social worker who uncovered the forced migration of children from Britain to Australia in the 1950s and 1960s. For James Madden, it is an important and emotional story.