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TIME/SPACE VACUUM: Men in Black 3

After a few years of not-quite-successful attempts at serious films Will Smith seems to have decided to embrace his destiny as a purveyor of pop­ulist pablum. His current project slate consists mainly of sequels to his biggest hits, of which the first is Men in Black 3.

Not quite happy endings

MILD STIMULATION: Hysteria

Hysteria gets easy laughs from the hard history of women’s psychology

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SLAVIC STRIPPERS SOLVE SECTARIAN STRIFE: Where Do We Go Now?

Weekly round-up: Where Do We Go Now? and The Samaritan

Cohen rules

COMEDY CALIPH: The Dictator

In The Dictator, Sacha Baron Cohen plays Aladeen, a hybrid of Middle Eastern oil baron tin-pot rulers. He’s entirely egomaniacal, routinely orders his underlings to be executed and is flanked by sexy female bodyguards.

Redemption song

FAMILIAR, BUT FANTASTIC: Marley

Marley is an inspiring portrait of the reggae legend

MUFF love

UNDEAD RECKONING: Beyond the Grave

The Montreal Underground Film Festival’s seventh survey of strange

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VANITY VOYAGE: Touch the Sky

Weekly round-up: Touch the Sky and What to Expect When You’re Expecting

China’s growing pains

HARD-HITTING: China Heavyweight Photo by LIU YANG

Local director Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) pulls no punches with his latest documentary China Heavyweight, exploring the changes in Chinese society through the country’s emergent boxing scene

Future shock

SECT APPEAL: Christopher Denham and Brit Marling

Sound of My Voice is an inspired indie thriller

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NORSE FORCE: Headhunters

Weekly round-up: Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster, Headhunters and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

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