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The Rebound Movie Review: We Give Our Verdict

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The ReboundCatherine Zeta-Jones hasn't exactly been plagued with box-office hits of late, and its more than seven years since she snagged that Oscar for Chicago. Is she simply not being offered roles like she used to be, or has she just been ultra-picky? The choices she has made – No Reservations and Death-Defying Acts – suggest the former.

But the title of her latest romcom - The Rebound - may prove metaphorically pertinent to her career. Find out what we thought of the film after the jump...
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Toy Story 3 Movie Review: We Give Our Verdict

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Toy Story 3The hit-and-miss nature of film-making means that no studio logo is a guarantee of quality, but Pixar have come mightily close with eight peerless classics and two highly acceptable pictures (A Bug¹s Life, Cars) from the ten features produced thus far. Now comes the belated sequel to Toy Story 2.

Find out what we thought of Toy Story 3 after the jump...
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Inception Movie Review: We Give Our Verdict

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InceptionThis summer has been jam-packed with sequels, remakes and, in Hollywood parlance, "material based on existing characters". Inception is the first summer blockbuster out of the gate that comes from an actual original idea. A very original idea, as it turns out.

From the strange imagination of Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan - and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page - comes a world in which technology allows you to plug into another person's unconscious state while they are asleep, stealing information from their brain.

Find out after the jump what we thought of it...
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Movie Review: We Give Our Verdict

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The Twilight Saga: EclipseNew Moon, the previous chapter in the Twilight saga, grossed nearly $700million at cinemas worldwide when it opened last November. You might think the market would appreciate a longer pause before the next one, but the franchise's makers can't afford to dally: after all, vampires don't age.

In Eclipse, Bella is about to graduate high school and looking forward to life with Edward. But hot-blooded Jacob hasn't given up yet: he knows he'd be a better match for her, as she could stay a human with him. Then the Cullens and the Wolf Pack unite against a common foe: an army of "newborn" vampires that pose a particular threat to Bella.

Find out what we thought of the third film in the Twilight franchise after the jump...
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Shrek Forever After Movie Review: We Give Our Verdict

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Shrek Forever AfterThe fourth and presumed final installment (or at least that's how it's being marketed) of the Shrek films - Shrek Forever After - revisits the beloved ogre as he is going through a sort of midlife crisis.

Find out after the jump what we thought of it...
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Edinburgh Film Festival: Who Won What

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Howard Marks and Rhys Ifans attends screening of Mr Nice at the Edinburgh International Film FestivalThis year's Edinburgh Film Festival has drawn its share of criticism for a lacklustre programme and for showcasing a weak field of Brit pictures competing for the Michael Powell Award. However the prizes, announced last night, happily put the focus on the triumphs and achievements of the 12-day event, rather than the disappointments.

Winning the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature is Skeletons, from Nick Whitfield. Andrew Buckley and Ed Gaughan star as ghostbusters who banish their clients' past misdeeds from their metaphorical closets. A Special Mention was awarded to Edward and Rory McHenry's stop-frame WWII-themed puppet animation Jackboots On Whitehall: think a British Team America: World Police, set in 1940.

Best Performance in a British Feature went to David Thewlis for Mr Nice, which tells the story of legendary drug smuggler Howard Marks. We only hope that Rhys Ifans, who actually plays Marks, isn't too miffed at being pipped to the prize by his co-star in a supporting role.

Find out more winners after the jump and see what our highlights from Edinburgh were...
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Get Him To The Greek Movie Review: We Give Our Verdict

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Russell Brand in Get Him To The GreekRemember Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the comedy where a dumped Jason Segel goes on holiday to cheer himself up, only to be confronted with his ex and her new, famous, sex-addicted rock star boyfriend? Well now the boyfriend, Aldous Snow (Russell Brand), is back in this giddy spinoff.

Find out after the jump if it's worth parting with your hard-earned cash to see...
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