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Scott Pilgrim Vs The WorldScott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010) Recommended
Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anna Kendrick
Wearing its super–coolness on its sleeve, this precocious action–comedy stars archetypal geek Michael Cera as a gawky bass–player…
Sorcerer's Apprentice, TheSorcerer's Apprentice, The (2010)
Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Alfred Molina, Jay Baruchel
Playing to type, Jay Baruchel is the average, unassuming new recruit of a master sorcerer (Nicholas Cage) who needs the help of a protégé to defeat…
Terry Pratchett's Going PostalTerry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010)
Dir. Jon Jones
Feat. Richard Coyle, David Suchet, Claire Foy
Lavish adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel set once again in the discworld universe. A convicted conman gets a fate worse than death, in this case…
Vanishing on 7th StreetVanishing on 7th Street (2010)
Dir. Brad Anderson
Feat. Hayden Christensen, Thandiwe Newton, John Leguizamo
Low–wattage shocks abound as Hayden Christensen wakes up one morning to find everyone has disappeared. Brad Anderson directs with customary…
Alice (TV Mini-Series)Alice (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Caterina Scorsone, Andrew Lee Potts, Matt Frewer
Modernist re–imagining of the Lewis Carroll classic with wonderland portrayed as a dystopian netherworld that sucks the emotions from the 'real…
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's AssistantCirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Chris Massoglia, Josh Hutcherson, John C. Reilly
Disjointed family friendly fright fest has a teenager accidentally trigger a war between two vampire factions. Despite an excellent cast and a great…
Cold SoulsCold Souls (2009)
Dir. Sophie Barthes
Feat. Paul Giamatti, David Strathairn, Lauren Ambrose
A existentialist tragi–comedy in which Paul Giamatti plays himself, a New York actor in crisis, who literally has his soul extracted, only to…
Coraline Coraline (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Henry Selick
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders
The prodigious talents of fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and animator Henry Selick combine for this wonderful – though admittedly creepy –…
DaybreakersDaybreakers (2009)
Dir. The Spierig Brothers
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill
Inventive take on the vampire genre has a world populated with the fanged undead facing a food shortage with the human population rapidly dwindling.…
From Time to TimeFrom Time to Time (2009)
Dir. Julian Fellowes
Feat. Alex Etel, Timothy Spall, Maggie Smith
Charmingly old–fashioned family film set at the tail end of the second world war has a young boy discovering a portal back to 1805, where he…

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