The Spirit, (12A), ODEON, Merry Hill, 102 mins, Two stars.

10:27am Thursday 8th January 2009

This take on Will Eisner's 1940s comic sees dead cop Denny Colt come back to life as a masked hero called the Spirit (Gabriel Macht) to help the police crack down on crime in his beloved Central City and wage a war against his arch enemy the Octopus (Samuel Jackson).

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The Day the Earth Stood Still, (12A), ODEON, Merry Hill, 103 mins, One star.

11:59am Thursday 18th December 2008

This remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still is a disappointing film which makes you wonder why director Scott Derrickson bothered to make it at all.

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Changeling (15), ODEON Merry Hill, 141 mins, Four stars

5:13pm Tuesday 16th December 2008

The constant media spotlight on Angelina Jolie’s private life means her acting talents often take a backseat – but with this stunning performance she should be making headlines for all the right reasons.

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The Express (PG), 129mins, AMC Cinema, Birmingham, Three stars

9:08am Thursday 11th December 2008

Ernie Davis only lived until the age of 23 but his impact on American life is still felt today.

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Four Christmases, (12A), 88 mins, Showcase Cinema, Dudley, Three stars.

10:29am Thursday 4th December 2008

Four Christmases stars Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn as Brad and Kate - a yuppy couple whose plans for an exotic Christmas in Fiji are scuppered when the airport becomes fog-bound.

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Quantum of Solace (12A), 105 mins, ODEON, Merry Hill, Four stars

4:09pm Tuesday 4th November 2008

From the opening death-defying car chase, Quantum of Solace explodes onto the screen continuing the high octane action agenda of its predecessor.

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Ghost Town, (12A), ODEON, Merry Hill, Four stars.

11:00am Thursday 30th October 2008

Ricky Gervais pulls off his first starring role in a Hollywood film. Surprisingly Gervais takes the lead in the romantic comedy Ghost Town playing Bertram Pincus, a depressed British dentist living in Manhattan. And despite initial misgivings he really does come out of it well.

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Eagle Eye (12A), ODEON, Merry Hill, Four stars

9:40am Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Striking out on his own in the mainstream for the first time, Hollywood’s new great white hope Shia LaBeouf proves he can cut it as a fully fledged leading man in this gripping race-against-time action thriller.

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City Of Ember, certificate PG, Showcase Cinema, Dudley. Two stars.

10:39am Thursday 16th October 2008

This family adventure is set in Ember - a city on the verge of extinction. For generations the people of Ember have flourished in an underground world where the only source of light is a massive generator, but the once powerful generator is failing and the city is falling apart.

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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, certificate 15, Cineworld, Wolverhampton. Three stars.

4:48pm Monday 6th October 2008

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is a satire based around a British journalist working on an upmarket USA celebrity magazine.

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