The Five-Year Engagement and Lay the Favourite

The Five-Year Engagement

1:56pm Wednesday 20th June 2012

Love hurts, though not too badly, in Nicholas Stoller’s romantic comedy about a doe-eyed couple whose rose-tinted dreams of marital bliss are undone by the pressures of everyday life. Penned by leading man Jason Segel and director Nicholas Stoller, who recently collaborated on the script for The Muppets, The Five-Year Engagement trades heavily on the rapport between Segel and British actress Emily Blunt.

Rock of Ages and Fast Girls

Rock of Ages

12:06pm Wednesday 13th June 2012

Bow down to the gods of rock as director Adam Shankman cranks up the volume to 11 for an energetic musical based on a popular stage show. Punctuated by breathlessly choreographed, show-stopping renditions of Pat Benatar, Europe, Foreigner, Journey and Poison among others, Rock of Ages is 123 minutes of unabashed joy.

Ill Manors and A Fantastic Fear of Everything

Ill Manors

3:08pm Wednesday 6th June 2012

It’s a hard-knock life for six godforsaken denizens of London in the gritty directorial debut of Ben Drew aka Plan B.

Prometheus and Snow White & The Huntsman

Prometheus and Snow White & The Huntsman

2:52pm Wednesday 30th May 2012

More than 30 years after Ridley Scott proved that in space, everyone can hear you scream — loudly — the Oscar-nominated director returns to the science-fiction genre and the ultimate deep space killing machine: Alien.

Men in Black 3 and Moonrise Kingdom

Men in Black 3 and Moonrise Kingdom

10:31am Thursday 24th May 2012

rediscover their swagger ten years after the lacklustre second instalment. Set largely in July 1969, Men in Black 3 is a time-travelling caper which ties up loose threads into a neat bow, suggesting this could be the end of the Smith and Jones double-act.

Film reviews: Dark Shadows and The Dictator

Film reviews: Dark Shadows and The Dictator

2:44pm Thursday 17th May 2012

Director Tim Burton sealed his creative marriage to Johnny Depp more than 20 years ago with the brilliantly dark and twisted fairytale Edward Scissorhands.

Festival feasts on film legend

Festival feasts on film legend

8:20am Thursday 3rd May 2012

America’s most iconic film-maker, and funnyman, Woody Allen is being celebrated in this year’s Oxford Film Festival.

Beauty and the Beast 3D and The Lucky One

Beauty and the Beast 3D and TheLucky One

1:40pm Wednesday 2nd May 2012

More than 20 years after Beauty and the Beast became the first animated feature to contest the Oscar for Best Picture, Disney's “tale as old as time” returns to multiplexes in a glorious new 3D print.

Avengers Assemble and Albert Nobbs

Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow

12:50am Thursday 26th April 2012

More is less in Avengers Assemble, the special effects-laden amalgamation of four Marvel Comics franchises. Bringing together characters from Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Incredible Hulk, Joss Whedon’s frenetic romp deftly knits together plot strands from the earlier films, threaded with tongue-in-cheek humour.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and Gone

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen and Gone

3:10pm Wednesday 18th April 2012

A socially awkward fisheries expert reels in a spirited soulmate in Lasse Hallstrom’s unabashedly feel-good confection, based on the novel by Paul Torday.

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