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ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS REVIEW

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Movie Review

A more adventurous story breaks the trequel curse: this film is actually better than its predecessors. In addition to astoundingly eye-catching animation, this one also has a driving (albeit corny) narrative and some snappy new characters. Mammoth Manny (voiced by Romano) is so preoccupied with the pregnancy of his mate Ellie (Latifah) that he hasn't noticed that his sabre-tooth pal Diego (Leary) is thinking of leaving to regain his mojo.

PUBLIC ENEMIES MOVIE REVIEW

Public Enemies Movie Review

Combining artful filmmaking with a true story, this internalised thriller keeps us thoroughly involved in the experiences of a notorious anti-hero. And superb acting makes sure that we care what happens to him. In 1933, John Dillinger (Depp) is America's public enemy No 1, the top target for FBI chief Hoover (Crudup) and his top agent Purvis (Bale). And the brazen nature of his bank-robbing spree makes the Feds even more irate.

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Year One Movie Review

The filmmakers and cast find a few great laughs in this flimsy premise, but the whole film is so underdeveloped that it hardly seems to be up there on screen at all. In a prehistoric woodland village, the goof-off Zed (Black) isn't a very good hunter, while the smart-but-shy Oh (Cera) isn't the best gatherer.

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Sunshine Cleaning Movie Review

With a very funny script and a terrific sense of black humour, this quirky family comedy keeps us laughing even as it gets strongly emotional. And the cast creates some terrifically memorable characters along the way. Rose (Adams) is a single mother struggling to make ends meet as a cleaner.

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Dream Boy Movie Review

With this evocative drama, filmmaker Bolton tackles deep-seated prejudice in the American South. It's somewhat overwrought dramatically, and the themes are a little vague, but it's strikingly well shot and acted. Nathan (Bender) is a new kid in a rural town, living with his deeply religious parents (Scarwid and Ryan).

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Lovely by Surprise Movie Review

One of those wilfully quirky movies that we're not quite sure what to do with, this film actually gets under our skin as it goes along, and as its seemingly random elements start to come together in an oddly moving way. Marian (Preston) is struggling to write a novel, in which she pictures two brothers.

RUDO AND CURSI REVIEW

Rudo & Cursi Movie Review

This bright, energetic comedy-drama reunites Garcia and Luna seven years after Y Tu Mama Tambien for a raucous tale of two brothers dealing with fame.

LAKE TAHOE MOVIE REVIEW

Lake Tahoe Movie Review

Far too wilfully quirky for mainstream audiences, this dry Mexican comedy-drama has enough charm to thoroughly engage more adventurous viewers with its deceptively simple story.

This week in our Film Reviews Channel we Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Starring : Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. Plus a new gangster movie from Michael Mann Public Enemies Starring : Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup, Stephen Graham, Stephen Dorff, David Wenham, Stephen Lang, Lili Taylor, Giovanni Ribisi, Leelee Sobieski and Channing Tatum. We also look at Year One a caveman comedy Starring : Jack Black, Michael Cera, David Cross, Oliver Platt, Vinnie Jones, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Hank Azaria, Olivia Wilde, June Diane Raphael, Juno Temple, Bill Hader and Paul Rudd.