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FILM REVIEWS

All shook up

The handheld camera adds to the confusion in this B-movie screamfest.

American Teen

An intimate documentary lays bare the truth behind America's teenage stereotypes.

Epic Australia: too much of everything

Nothing succeeds like excess.

Son of the gun the hero of our times

THE rebooting of James Bond takes a brave and ruthlessly successful leap forward.

Quantum of Solace

The rebooting of James Bond takes a brave and ruthlessly successful leap forward with the cryptically titled Quantum Of Solace.

Newcastle

A US director defies our outback fetish and waxes coastal.

The Wackness

Ben Kingsley shrugs off his villainous side to play a weed-smoking shrink.

Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

Man behind the maestro strikes a chord.

Youth Without Youth

Francis Ford Coppola gambles but we are the losers.

Hunger

The tale of a notorious hunger striker is told with transcendent beauty and clarity.

Roman De Gare

A French filmmaker's return to form keeps you guessing until the end.

Nights in Rodanthe

A strained, feeble hurricane of slumbering emotions and newly awakened desires.

Dying Breed

Wolf Creek meets Picnic at Hanging Rock  in the Tasmanian wilderness.

RocknRolla

Guy Ritchie's latest film fails to pack a punch.

VIDEOS

Pick Of The Flicks

Join Giles Hardie as he previews the best - and worst - of this week's films.

TRAILERS

Glass: A Portrait of Philip in 12 parts

Trailer: A documentary that follows the life of composer Phillip Glass. A unique glimpse into one of the greatest living composers.

Nights in Rodanthe

A story of two unhappy people whose lives become entwined as they develop a life changing romance.

Valkyrie

Valkyrie tells the untold true story of the attempted assissination of Hitler. Directed by Bryan Singer and starring a stellar cast including Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson and Terrence Stamp.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.