Undefeated (12A)
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Dirs: Daniel Lindsay, TJ Martin
Running time: 113 minutes
BEING about an American football team, this year's winner of the best documentary Oscar is in some ways a tough sell for British audiences.
But regardless of the sport on display, Daniel Lindsay and TJ Martin's look at a high school team from one of the poorest parts of Memphis has some sharp observations to make about youth, race and modern America. Big guys, huge characters and lots at stake make for a powerful, engrossing film.
Cameo, Edinburgh; Belmont, Aberdeen, August 7.
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (U)
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Dir: David Bowers
With: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron
Running time: 93 minutes
THE third in the Diary series, based on Jeff Kinney's best-sellers, is as reliably fun and good-natured as the rest.
It's the summer holidays and all Greg (Zachary Gordon) wants to do is play video games. But his parents and just about everyone else have other plans for him.
Director David Bowers delivers the by-now-familiar mix of life lessons and goofball comedy. Oh, and as Sherlocks will note from the title, a dog makes an appearance. Otherwise, it's same old, same old, but it still works.
Sound Of My Voice (15)
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Dir: Zal Batmanglij
With: Christopher Denham, Brit Marling
Running time: 85 minutes
ADDING to the glut of cult-themed movies released recently (the last being the deeply dippy Electrick Children) is this debut drama from Zal Batmanglij.
A journalist stumbles across a secret group who claim to have a very special leader.
Who is the mysterious Maggie, and where does she want to take her increasingly devoted followers?
Batmanglij's tale starts off in an intriguing enough fashion but the story fades away long before the credits roll.
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