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The Girl In Berlin

Subtle twists in novel of cold war ambiguities

Grimes

Exuberant times with Grimes at the Social

Detroit

It's hard to empathise with the dysfunctional couples in a new play set in suburban Chicago because they're too one-dimensional

Film

The Raven (15)

Thursday 08 March 2012

US writer Edgar Allan Poe died at the age of 40 in Baltimore and his last five days on earth are considered to be a mystery.

Cleanskin (15)

Thursday 08 March 2012

Independent British director Hadi Hajaig's fast-moving thriller has its roots in recent news headlines.

Hard Boiled Sweets (15)

Thursday 08 March 2012

Hard-boiled Sweets is a slick, stylish film noir by David LG Hughes. Set in Southend, it capitalises on the idea of the cockney caricature.

John Carter (12A)

Thursday 08 March 2012

The tale of battle-weary American civil war veteran John Carter has thrilled generations in novels, comic books, animation and on TV. Now it's got a cinematic outing.

Payback Season (15)

Thursday 08 March 2012

Adam Deeson plays a football star from a south London estate who's suddenly reminded by his old friend and gang leader Baron (David Ajala) that it's payback time.

Michael (18)

Thursday 01 March 2012

Given it's a portrait of a paedophile, who on earth is Michael aimed at - masochist child abusers? Its Austrian writer and director Markus Schlienzer says it is a fictional film and "has deliberately avoided cases from here or abroad."

Hunky Dory (15)

Thursday 01 March 2012

Minnie Driver proves pitch perfect as an inspirational music teacher in Swansea who decides to promote a musical based on The Tempest that inevitably rocks the established school order in 1976.

Carancho (15)

Thursday 01 March 2012

Disbarred lawyer Sosa (Ricardo Darin) has to make ends meet somehow, so he works as a hawker for an insurance scam.

If Not Us, Who? (15)

Thursday 01 March 2012

This is a must-see film for all those middle-class wannabe revolutionaries who have no faith in the masses and prefer to follow ego-heros. In this country they even tend to emanate from socialist backgrounds, since they have seen generations of Labour politicians disappoint their class since 1945.

Rampart (15)

Thursday 23 February 2012

Rampart certainly lives up to its hype, with critics describing it as either brilliant or banal.