Slumdog Millionaire

Movies about big dreams play well to the intellectuals and the cheap seats.»

Australia

Time Out Sydney editor-in-chief Angus Fontaine passes judgement on the year's most hyped extravaganza.»

Quantum of Solace

There's action aplenty, but a quantum of charm would not have gone astray in Craig's sophomore outing.»

Big Stan

If repetitive mentions of homosexual rape make you uncomfortable, it's probably best that you avoid Big Stan altogether. »

Fugitive Pieces

Survivor guilt gets a subtle treatment in this lyrical post-Holocaust film.»

American Teen

This movie has a rare generosity, that sets it apart from the current crop of glamorised gossip girls»

RocknRolla

The guv'nor of geezer cinema is back on cracking form.»

Towelhead

It makes sense that the scenes are pitched between icky and titillating, but the lack of delicacy reduces everything to stock sordidness.»

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Limey journalist Simon Pegg heads to NYC, and it's not as funny as it should have been »

Burn After Reading

In the Coen brothers' latest, a dimwit (Brad Pitt) finds a disc containing CIA secrets and attempts to blackmail the agent (John Malkovich) it belongs to.»

Brideshead Revisited

Superficially, at least, it's hard to fault this risky adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's 1945 novel for its fidelity to the book.»

Nights in Rodanthe

Nicholas Sparks's novels are to Harlequin romances as Douwe Egberts is to Nescafé: marketed as having a little dash of class, they're still ersatz java.»

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Death Race

It's brainless fun, but this update lacks the sardonic wit and satirical bite of the Corman-produced version.»

Choke

Choke, like a lot of indies coming out of Sundance, is sweet and huggable.»

The Duchess

A restrained portrayal from Knightley, a masterclass in passive aggression from Fiennes and a performance of tender seduction from Atwell.»

The Tender Hook

Out of a crime noir fog comes The Tender Hook's emblem image: the east-west spans of the Sydney Harbour Bridge reaching for each other across black waters.»

Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging

From the director of Bend It Like Beckham and Bride & Prejudice comes this coming-of-age drama adapted from a novel»

Wall-E

Eco-friendly, pro-exercise and featuring a glorious use of a fire extinguisher, Wall-E sparks with genuine creativity. »

Funny Games

Michael Haneke shakes up his classic original to produce a scathing, sordid 2008 thriller.»

In Bruges

The world wasn't exactly clamouring for another movie about sensitive hit men- not least one directed by a first-time feature filmmaker»

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