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A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) (2001)

A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) (2001)
Rating: ★★★★½
Jun 29, 2001Android Boy’s Quest
Steven Spielberg directs an unfinished Stanley Kubrick project about an android boy's quest. The result is a beautiful and intelligent SF film where the sensibilities of either director merge with magnificent results
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28 Days Later (2002)

28 Days Later (2002)
Rating: ★★½
Oct 9, 2003The Downfall of Civilisation/Infected Zombies
Danny Boyle's sleeper hit presaged a big return for the zombie film during the 2000s/2010s. Not a bad film even if Boyle is conducting major borrowings from other works like The Day of the Triffids and Day of the Dead
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The Village (2004)

The Village (2004)
Rating: ★★★
Sep 5, 2004Pioneer Town/Mysterious Creatures in the Woods
M. Night Shyamalan creates three-quarters of a tense and eerie film about a 19th Century village under siege from mysterious creatures only for it to fall apart when he produces a damp squib of a twist ending
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Rating: ★★½
Nov 26, 2005Young Wizard
Fourth of the Harry Potter films and one that feels much more seamless and sure of itself as a story. The problem is the absurd contrivation of J.K. Rowling's weak story that wheels out every sports movie cliche in the book
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Rating: ★★★½
Jul 11, 2007Young Wizard
The fifth and in my opinion the best of the Harry Potter films. It is the first film where we see the darkening of emotions and the children growing up as storm clouds gather. Much of the show is stolen by Imelda Staunton
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Beowulf (2007)

Beowulf (2007)
Rating: ★★★½
Dec 2, 2007Epic Legend/Animation
After the success of the motion captured animated The Polar Express, Robert Zemeckis turned his attentions to the classic legend. Armed with a Neil Gaiman script and a host of name actors in the mocap suits, the result is a soaring fantasy
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
Rating: ★★★
May 12, 2012Aardman Animation/Gonzo Pirate Adventure
Amiable effort from England's Aardman Animations that doesn't quite scale the heights of their other films but still has an entertainingly nonsensical charm that is far more enjoyable than most Hollywood competition
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The Raven (2012)

The Raven (2012)
Rating: ★★
May 11, 2012Edgar Allan Poe vs a Serial Killer
This has the great idea of pitting Edgar Allan Poe against a serial killer imitating his stories but instead produces a desultory murder mystery that has done only the most cursory reading about Poe and is ill-informed about the historical period
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Eliza Graves (2014)

Eliza Graves (2014)
Rating: ★★★
Nov 22, 2015Victorian Asylum Taken Over by the Inmates
Brad Anderson adapts an Edgar Allan Poe story about an asylum where the inmates are posing as the staff. This is lush period piece with an amazing cast line-up – the only surprise is that it did no box-office
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Song of the Sea (2014)

Song of the Sea (2014)
Rating: ★★★★
Mar 28, 2015Animation/Selkies and Celtic Mythology
An Oscar nominees for Best Animated Film – a unique and exquisitely drawn dive into Celtic mythology that comes with wit, humour and the emotional tenderness of a Hayao Miyazaki. This deserves to be seen far more widely than it ended up being
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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Rating: ★★★★
Jun 7, 2014Man Forced to Repeat the Same Day Over/Alien Invasion
The rarity of a summer blockbuster with smarts – think Groundhog Day reworked by way of Battle Los Angeles. The timeloop idea is dealt with in clever ways making for an action film driven by an original sf story
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Paddington 2 (2017)

Paddington 2 (2017)
Rating: ★★★
Mar 18, 2018Talking Bear
Sequel to the 2014 film based on the much loved children's books … This comes with exactly the same mix of silliness, overblown slapstick and sweetness that made the first film work – albeit on a more elaborate budget – and succeeds with the same winning charms
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