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    TrollHunter ★★★★☆

    The best Norwegian mockumentary about trolls you’ll see all year…

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    Colombiana ★★☆☆☆

    Think feminine equivalent to Taken for this new high-concept low-quality action thriller co-scripted by Luc Besson, which rips its plot from his own Leon. Zoe Saldana is the daughter of a Colombian mobster whose boss has her father and mother killed in front of her, triggering her violent and vengeful path towards retribution. Cliff Curtis […]

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    A Lonely Place to Die ★★☆☆☆

    New Brit-film ‘A Lonely Place to Die’ suffers from an identity crisis, says The EDGE.

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    The Devil’s Double ★★★☆☆

    The Devil’s Double tells the unbelievable story of Latif Yahia, the proud Iraqi soldier who was forced to serve as Uday Hussein’s (the eldest son of Saddam Hussein) body double. Dominic Cooper, whose past work includes The History Boys and Mamma Mia!, steps up to the challenge of playing both of these characters with an […]

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    The Skin I Live In ★★★★☆

    Pedro Almodovar’s latest is a sumptuously shot and grippingly told chiller.

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    Save Us From Right-Wing Journalist Hacks – and especially Guy Stagg

    Francis Pearson defends Stewart Lee from smug Telegraph journalists

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    DVD & Blu-Ray: Rio ★★★★☆

    The makers of Ice Age take off on a tropical adventure with this vibrantly coloured animation whose musical numbers get you instantly shaking your tail feathers. The soundtrack is an integral part of this film, with the musical duo of will.i.am and Jamie Foxx – two rapping slum birds – bringing to life the sounds of […]

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    Braids – Peach Wedding

    Braids return with harmonies and synths aplenty, but it’s not enough of a progression.

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    All Mankind – Simple Desire

    All Mankind tread no new ground, but create a decent and enjoyable pop-rock record.

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    Write a review and win a DVD!

    Hello! At The Edge we are passionate about movies, and we want you to write for us. In 2010, The Edge launched the ARCHIVE section, a series of articles and reviews that takes a critical look at releases from the past. This allows students to review movies without having to see all the latest cinema […]

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    Film Archive: Animated Japanese thriller Paprika is a strange, surreal and unforgettable experience

    Stop me if you’ve heard this one before – a group of people are tasked with uncovering a sinister conspiracy unfolding within the shifting landscape of dreams, and recurring themes involve references to detective and heist thrillers. If you immediately thought of Inception at the exact moment you heard mention of the word “dreams” in […]

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    Young Guns @ HMV Forum, September 16th

    Tonight’s headliners, Young Guns from Wycombe, take to the stage; a wave of cheers welcomes them. With this being their biggest headline show, they waste no time in starting their set. They begin with the explosive ‘Elements’ and follow up with fast-paced ‘Sons of Apathy’ from their album All Our Kings Our Dead, but due […]

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    The Inbetweeners Movie ★★★☆☆

    The sitcom-turned-movie sticks to the formula

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    Protest or Greed? (There’s only one way to find out…)

    Don’t know what to make of the riots? Sky does the thinking for you…