Oh the irony of a major Hollywood production being critical of capitalism. A multi-million dollar film that preaches about the evils of a market economy, condemning the fat-cat sitting on his proverbial gold throne. Can someone please hand the maker(s) of Capitalism: A Love Story a mirror?

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry and you’ll dance in your seat throughout This Is It…as long as you’re a Michael Jackson fan. If you’re like me – neither a lover nor hater of MJ– then you’ll be bored stiff within the hour. That’s because This is It is little more than what you’d see in the special features of a concert DVD; there’s MJ rehearsing, then there’s MJ rehearses a little bit more, and for the final climactic act, MJ rehearses one last time before the credits roll. Fan will be transfixed throughout, but if you’re looking for an insightful documentary on Jackson’s final concert, this isn’t it.

Whether it be because of creepy demonic girls (Case 39) or monsters in spaceships (Pandorum), moviegoers in all corners of the globe are cowering under their seats because of German-born director Christian Alvart. The first of the two, Case 39, stars Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper and follows a social worker who rescues a bright young girl (Jodelle Ferland) from her abusive parents, but later discovers there’s something evil lurking beneath her angelic facade. Case 39 hits Australia November 5th, while Pandorum, which has already had it’s release in the US, will screen Down Under next February.

Thanks to Walt Disney Pictures, we’ve got 20 double passes to give away to an exclusive Adelaide preview screening of A Christmas Carol in Disney Digital 3D!

To enter, first make sure you are able to attend the screening on Wednesday 4th November, 7pm, at Event Cinemas Marion. If you can make the screening, then simply fill out the entry form below to be in the draw to win!

Following the backlash of Richard Kelly’s sophomore effort – the grand disaster that was Southland Tales — one would have thought that the famed Donnie Darko director would play it safe for his next outing. It looked like Kelly was doing just that with The Box; a bluntly titled, seemingly straightforward period thriller starring the ever-bankable Cameron Diaz. It doesn’t get much safer than that, right?

Wrong, all wrong. The Box is a logically-impaired, hyperbolic mess that darts from one high-concept idea to another as flowingly as someone with a bladder infection.

Like a travelling sideshow, Terry Gilliam’s Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus drifts from one weird and wonderful idea to another without any discernable plan or structure, managing to maintain mild amusement though novelty value alone. It’s a slight step up from Gilliam’s more recent works (Tideland and The Brothers Grimm), but when you consider the reputable talent involved — not to mention the added pressure of being Heath Ledger’s swan song — you can’t help but wish it was something more significant.