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Salt, 12A, 100 mins, ODEON Dudley, Three stars

4:28pm Wednesday 25th August 2010

WITH a veritable conveyor belt of male action heroes on the big screen it makes a refreshing change to see a woman kicking butt with as much gusto as the guys.

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Inception, 12A, 2 hrs 28 mins, ODEON Dudley, Four stars

3:04pm Friday 30th July 2010

ACCLAIMED director Christopher Nolan’s new movie doesn’t so much blur the lines between dreams and reality - it distorts them beyond recognition.

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Shrek Forever After 3D, cert U, 93 mins, ODEON Dudley, Three stars

10:16am Wednesday 14th July 2010

Billed as the farewell to one of animated cinema’s most popular characters, Shrek Forever After is a reasonably satisfying conclusion to the loveable ogre’s fairytale adventures.

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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Reel Cinema, Quinton, cert 12A, 123 mins, Four stars

11:34am Wednesday 7th July 2010

The strangely compelling human-vampire-werewolf love triangle at the heart of the Twilight Saga gathers pace in this third installment of the multi-billion dollar film franchise.

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Killers, 12A, 112 mins, ODEON Dudley, Two stars

11:38am Tuesday 22nd June 2010

Hollywood’s new leading-lady-of-the-moment Katherine Heigl had better hope the casting directors turn a blind eye to her latest big screen outing alongside eye candy Ashton Kutcher.

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The Ghost, 15, 127 mins, ODEON Merry Hill, Four stars

4:56pm Monday 26th April 2010

Controversial director Roman Polanski's gripping political thriller The Ghost makes timely viewing as the country prepares to elect a new government.

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Did You Hear About the Morgans?, PG, 103 mins, ODEON Merry Hill, Three stars

11:38am Thursday 14th January 2010

Romantic comedies often get a mauling by the critics and Did Your Hear About the Morgans? has, so far, been no exception.

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A Christmas Carol 3D, PG, 95mins, ODEON Dudley, Three stars

10:38am Friday 13th November 2009

IT’S NEVER too early to embrace a little festive spirit and Disney’s new 3-D version of A Christmas Carol should warm even the coldest heart.

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Love Happens, 12A, 109 mins, ODEON Merry Hill, Four stars

10:25am Wednesday 14th October 2009

WITH a quirky charm which mostly outweighs moments of schmaltz, Love Happens is an enjoyable if not ground-breaking romantic drama.

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Surrogates, 12A, 88 mins, ODEON Merry Hill, three stars.

10:26am Thursday 1st October 2009

IN this new sci-fi thriller humans are choosing to live through robotic surrogates enabling them to stay indoors safe from danger, but also cut off from real life. If their robotic surrogate is murdered or killed in an accident - they just get a new model. Surrogate soldiers are sent to fight wars with their human operators safely behind closed doors.

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