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This week – A chap flying here and there with his pants on the outside of his trousers (Superman Returns), a drama/black comedy about death in Bucharest (The Death of Mr Lazarescu ) and a German film adaption of a Michel Houellebecq novel (Atomized) First …

David Cameron’s quest to become carbon neutral got a helpful push yesterday when plans to build solar panels and a roof turbine on the Tory leader’s house received the go-ahead from Tory-run Kensington and Chelsea Council. They approved the installation of a turbine on the …

This week – A swashbuckling adventure sequel (Pirates of the Caribbean 2 : Dead Man’s Chest), a futuristic crime movie featuring ‘le parkour’ (District 13) and a Beastie Boys concert film with a hilarious title (Awesome; I Fuckin’ Shot That!) First up, Pirates of the …

This week – A documentary about Mongolian nomads (The Cave of the Yellow Dog), a music documentary about a hip hop concert in Brooklyn (Dave Chapelle’s Block Party) and a teeny flick with Lyndsey Lohan and McFly (Just My Luck) You know that it is …

Bob Neill, Tory candidate for tomorrow’s by-election in Bromley and Chislehurst after the death of Eric Forth last month, hasn’t had an easy campaign. He seems to be getting into lots of legal problems for a lawyer. Firstly he misused the House of Commons crest, …

This week, we have a film about Irish Republicanism (The Wind That Shakes The Barley), a nonsensical thriller with Demi Moore (Half Light) and a movie about true-life legend of patriot fighter-hero, Huo Yuanjia (Fearless). First up, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, a film …

This week, to set the pulses racing, the film world has given us a film about paedophilia (Hard Candy), a satire about the cigarette industry (Thank You For Smoking) and a movie about a bunch of chavvy wankers (The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo …

This week’s films share the common theme of having pissed off the leaders of the countries in which they were made. Offside has been banned in Iran (well, what hasn’t been?) and Secuestro Express has but a bee in the bonnet of everyone’s favourite smiling …

This week’s roundup includes the terrorist highjacking of a plane (United 93), a huge capsizing oceangoing liner (Poseidon) and, as if to save us from all this calamity, a couple of french policemen (36). Interesting the theme for this week’s crop of reviews is consensus …