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The A-Team

2:49pm Wednesday 28th July 2010

It has been more than 25 years since George Peppard chewed on a cigar and uttered the immortal line, “I love it when a plan comes together!” Joe Carnahan’s big screen revamp of The A-Team (12A) doesn’t quite come together, lacking the low-rent charm of the original.

The Rebound and Jasper: Polar Explorer

3:26pm Wednesday 21st July 2010

The Rebound has been sitting on a shelf for more than a year and, in truth, that’s where it should have stayed. Bearing striking similarities to the Uma Thurman film Prime, Bart Freundlich’s predictable romantic comedy asks whether love can truly bridge the age divide or if the prejudices of friends and family will ultimately undermine the foundations of a relationship between a woman and a younger man.

Toy Story 3 and Inception

6:00am Thursday 15th July 2010

The toys are back in town as the computer animation wizards at Pixar bid a fond farewell to Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear and their other beloved creations.

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Twilight Saga: Eclipse

3:15pm Wednesday 7th July 2010

The tug of war for the affections of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) reaches a crucial juncture in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the latest film based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling teen romances.

Shrek Forever After and Heartbreaker

9:55am Thursday 1st July 2010

series puts a fairy-tale spin on It’s a Wonderful Life, but Shrek Forever After lacks the heartfelt emotion of Frank Capra’s 1946 classic. The adventures of the jolly green ogre have been on a steady decline since the wildly imaginative 2001 original film, so it is to director Mike Mitchell’s credit that this picture is arguably the best of the sequels.

Get Him to the Greek and Whatever Works

4:31pm Wednesday 23rd June 2010

diabolical villains Jaws and Oddjob or alluring sex kittens Honey Ryder and Pussy Galore. Darth Vader’s heavy breathing booms across the Star Wars universe and Batman would be little more than a bored billionaire in a fancy dress without the demented Joker.

Killers

11:54am Wednesday 16th June 2010

Honesty is the cornerstone of any healthy and long-lasting relationship but perhaps it is sometimes wiser to keep a secret than to share it with a loved one. According to a survey of 3,000 women aged 18 to 65 conducted last year, they will typically share a secret within 48 hours of hearing the juicy morsel of gossip.

Brooklyn's Finest and Greenberg

4:09pm Wednesday 9th June 2010

Nine years after he guided Denzel Washington to the Oscar for his riveting portrayal of a corrupt Los Angeles cop in Training Day, director Antoine Fuqua ventures on to the mean, crime-riddled streets of New York in Brooklyn’s Finest. With a dispassionate eye, he once again goes on patrol with the men and women who proudly promise to uphold the law then occasionally bend it beyond recognition.

She's Out of My League

9:12am Thursday 3rd June 2010

Self-doubt is hard-wired into the British psyche at birth. While Americans seem to exist in a bubble of self-confidence that borders on arrogance, we don’t just hide our lights under a bushel, we extinguish them entirely.

The Losers

1:06pm Wednesday 26th May 2010

A couple of months ago, Matthew Vaughn’s hyperviolent Kick-Ass somersaulted over the graves of Watchmen and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, proving that comic book-inspired action movies can be every bit as smart and sassy as the cult pictorials they are based on.