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Further proof that kids these days are a bunch of little shits comes from Ciaran Foy’s fresh, eerie twist on the urban horror, which sees young agoraphobic father (Aneurin Barnard, excellent) tormented by feral youths who seem barely human. Inspired by Foy’s own experience of being attacked, Citadel is at …

Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003) The Prequel: Ever wondered how two idiots like Harry and Lloyd possibly found each other? Well, it all started in a Special Needs class in the 1980s… Why It’s Grim: You want dumb? You got it. This lazy cash-grab is resolutely bad …

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 …

Cinema’s creepiest doll is back in business in the first trailer from Curse Of Chucky , the latest installment in the long-running Child’s Play horror franchise. The sixth film in the series comes after a nine-year hiatus, but Brad Dourif is back on board once more as the voice of …

When we first meet the Reynolds – a middle-class New York State couple waiting for their eldest daughter Lauren (Mackenzie Davis) to leave the nest – they seem ordinary, untouchable, even uninteresting. Music teacher dad Keith (Guy Pearce) makes tuna melts for lunch, mum Megan (Amy Ryan) sends out family …

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 …

Marvel has confirmed that both Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World will be heading to Comic-Con, while making an intriguing reference to Phase 3 of its cinematic output. As well as confirming the aforementioned sequels, the official press notes promise that the Marvel panel will include …

Jim Carrey The Movie: Kick-Ass 2 The Distance: Carrey withdrew his support explaining that the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school changed his opinion on the film’s violent content. He posted on Twitter: “I did Kickass a month b4 Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support …

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 …