Greg has just started middle school, and while he’s hoping that later in life being clever will be a good thing, right now it is just adding to his problems. Bad at sports, bullied by his brother and surrounded by the kind of friends you wouldn’t really pick if you had much of a choice, Greg’s got plenty of gripes to fill his diary with. This is a likeable school comedy based on the popular series of books.

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Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright has turned cult graphic novel Scott Pilgrim Vs The World into a brilliant action comedy. Scott (Michael Cera) is going out with a girl called Knives, but is obsessed with Ramona. Apart from the problem of his existing girlfriend, there is the fact that in order to even think about having any kind of relationship with Ramona, he has to defeat her seven evil exes in combat. This might just be the first time that elements of comics and gaming seem natural in a movie.

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The Gladiator team of director Ridley Scott and star Russell Crowe reunite for this tough new version of the medieval legend of the rebel archer fighting for the rights of the poor. Crowe's Robin is more brooding, less pure-minded and less jokey than most earlier versions, while this Lady Marion (Cate Blanchett) is strong and independent. The film manages to keep an eye on the big political picture while providing lots of spectacular action. 

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Poor Aang. He has been woken after a hundred years in suspended animation and finds that his whole race – the Air People – have been killed off by the Fire Nation. Now his life is danger, will he learn how to use his special powers before it is too late? This live action martial arts adventure is based on the popular animated TV series, and directed by M Night Shyamalan, most famous for making The Sixth Sense but who is operating in pure fantasy territory here. 

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Young Lizzy believes that fairies are real. Her father thinks she is just being silly, but Lizzy thinks she can prove him wrong when she lures the over-curious Tinker Bell into the fairy house she’s made. Now Lizzy’s father is excited because he thinks people will pay a lot of money to see his tiny prisoner – can Tink and her rival Vidia work together to stay out of his clutches? Sweet Disney animated adventure. 

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Tatischeff is an old-fashioned illusionist, a master of rabbit in a hat and card tricks. Sadly for him, audiences have moved on, and the search for someone, anyone, to see his act takes him from France to the distant Scottish isles, and eventually to Edinburgh. Along the way he meets Alice, who really does believe in magic, something Tatischeff never has. Made by Belleville Rendez-Vous director Sylvain Chomet from a script by the late legendary French comedian Jacques Tati, this is a beautiful animated film, if a little sad – perfect for our older FILMCLUB members but probably not suitable for very young viewers.  

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When Do-jun is accused of murder, he seems so hopeless that he bound to end up in jail whether he did it or not. But his mother is a very different kind of person – she may look like a dowdy pensioner, but she turns out to be a relentless and tough investigator when her beloved son’s freedom is at stake. But is she interested in justice – or just making sure her son is free, whatever the cost? There are many twists and turns ahead in this dark, intelligent and never obvious mystery from South Korea. 

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Glossy, fast-moving spy thriller starring Angelina Jolie. She plays Evelyn Salt, a senior US intelligence operative who is accused of being a Russian assassin and goes on the run, leading to an impressive number of spectacular and inventive chase sequences and lots of disguises. Sadly, even in 2010, it is still a bit of a novelty to have a woman as the sole lead in this kind of film – but if this does well at the box office, it could be the start of a Bourne-style series. 

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This high-energy remake of the 80s classic follows a 12-year-old American boy starting out in his new home of China. With only his widowed mother for support, the alienated Dre (a suitably charismatic Jaden Smith) becomes a target for school bullies.  Caring caretaker Mr Han (Jackie Chan) - who handily doubles as a martial arts master – embarks with the boy on an endearingly familiar coming-of-age journey. Chan’s portrayal of Mr Han – a character haunted by past pains and reborn by his new student – provides a pleasingly intimate aside to the many pulsating action sequences and epic landscapes. 

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