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Iain Softley’s ( Backbeat ) return to Brit-film after US hiccups like K-PAX is welcome, but his stylish yet silly thriller takes too much swallowing to qualify as a happy-ever-after. Single White Female and Diabolique haunt this second riff on Sébastien Japrisot’s novel (there was a 1965 adap), where Tuppence …

Making unheard voices heard is the thrust of this poignant, playful and politically charged coming-of-ager from Haifaa Al-Mansour (Saudi Arabia’s first female director and the first person to shoot a whole movie in SA) . Waad Mohammed is effortlessly winning as Wadjda, a rebellious kid with a longing for a …

Israeli director Michael Mayer nimbly tackles a volatile cocktail of racism and homophobia in his emotionally charged debut. Student Nimr (impressive newcomer Nicholas Jacob) and lawyer Roy (Michael Aloni) fall for each other after meeting in a Tel Aviv bar. The only problem: Nimr’s from Palestine and Roy’s from Israel… …

Our magicians from various corners of the trickster universe (smarmy street magician Jesse Eisenberg, escape artist Isla Fisher, down-on-his-luck hypnotist Woody Harrelson, sharp-witted pickpocket Dave Franco) are assembled by a mysterious benefactor and dubbed ‘The Four Horsemen’. After a run of sell-out shows, they’re booked for one night only at …

More Spiceworld than Spinal Tap , this OAP’s own adventure sees rockers Frances Rossi and Rick Parfitt go AWOL in Fiji after stumbling upon a local Russian-roulette operation. It’s a scrappy, scribbled-on-a-napkin script – speedboats appear to save the day, chases end when pursuers get bored – but newcomer Laura …

If you can say one thing about Project X Zone, it’s that it’s all business. There’s no need for exploration, deep customization, or coherence of plot; this is a game about a bunch of folks fighting it out over a grid. Combos will be made, numbers will fly, and shrill …

Lexicon book review. No, this isn’t a novel based on the card game that’s a bit like Scrabble. In fact, it’s a bit of a dull title. The premise doesn’t sound amazing either. It’s about an organisation of people with the skill to use words – ordinary, everyday words and …

Once Upon A Time 2.11 “The Outsider” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.11 Writers: Andrew Chambliss, Ian Goldberg Director: David Solomon THE ONE WHERE In the past: Belle goes on a quest to kill a fiery beast that’s been ravaging the countryside, teaming up with Mulan in the …

Episode: 3.01 Writer: Remi Aubuchon Director: Greg Beeman THE ONE WHERE: Seven months on from the events of “A More Perfect Union”, the 2 nd Mass discover a spy within their ranks when they’re ambushed raiding a mine. Anne gives birth to a strangely intelligent baby and Tom shows Weaver …

Smoking away in a highly un-Amelie-like fashion, Audrey Tautou steals this handsome but humdrum final film by French director Claude Miller ( La Classe de Neige , A Secret ), who died last year. All storm-faced introversion, Tautou’s Thérèse is a “serious girl” whose pursuit of a safe life leads …