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  • Cabal In Kabul (2006)
    Review preview for Cabal In Kabul

    It’s hard to tell whether the subjects’ playful bickering is either toned down or accentuated for our sake.

    James Benefield · 2 out of 5
    A documentary about life in Afghanistan.
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
    Review preview for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    Meticulously planned and executed, it pioneers a number of important cinematic techniques.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A silent classic exploring madness, hypnotism and the boundaries of reality.
  • Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2014)
    Review preview for Cabin Fever: Patient Zero

    People keep talking about saving others for whom there is so obviously no hope that all the tension haemorrhages out of the slender narrative.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A stag cruise leads a group of friends to stumble on a research facility... unleasing a deadly virus.
  • Caesar's Park (2000)
    A filmmaker documents her new neighbourhood.
  • Cafe De Los Maestros (2008)
    Review preview for Cafe De Los Maestros

    Never quite hits the mark.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A celebratory film about the maestros of tango.
  • Café De Flore (2011)
    Review preview for Café De Flore

    The film is beautiful, often mesmerising and the soundtrack is superb.

    Val Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Lonely people whose love binds them in painful situations are united by music.
  • Cain's Children (2014)
    Review preview for Cain's Children

    There are really interesting stories here and Gerö's unwillingness to shape them into more conventional narratives of corruption or redemption is a strength.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    The stories of three men who committed terrible crimes as children.
  • Cake (2014)
    Review preview for Cake

    The trouble is you don't care

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A woman becomes fascinated with the suicide of a woman in her support group.
  • The Calcium Kid (2004)
    Cockney milkman becomes a professional boxer entirely by mistake.
  • California Dreamin' (Endless) (2007)
    Review preview for California Dreamin' (Endless)

    The single greatest problem with California Dreamin', is that it has been released in an unfinished two hour 20 minute assembly - due to the director Cristian Nemescu's untimely death.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    A NATO transport train becomes detained at a rural station.
  • The Call (2013)
    Review preview for The Call

    Berry’s spirited performance really anchors the film, but unfortunately her character’s unbeievable actions also sink it towards the end.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    A 911 operator who receives a call from an abducted teenager realises she may be the only person who can help.
  • The Caller (2010)
    Review preview for The Caller

    Despite appealing leads and the subtle creepiness of the escalating phone-calls, director Matthew Parkhill can't make the pieces fit, leaving the audience hanging in frustration rather than in suspense.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    When the past comes calling, don't pick up the phone...
  • Call Girl (2012)
    Review preview for Call Girl

    Feature debutant Mikael Marcimain matches the script’s fine balance between dramatic clarity and the more ambiguous intrigues of a conspiracy thriller with some pinpoint direction.

    Michael Pattison · 3.5 out of 5
    Two young teenage girls are caught up in a sex scandal that goes to the heart of the Swedish government. Based on a true story.
  • Call Me By Your Name (2017)
    Review preview for Call Me By Your Name

    It is fundamentally a film about the workings of infatuation with a charmed fever that contaminates its characters.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    First love blooms over a long, hot summer for a teenager in Italy.
  • Call Me Kuchu (2012)
    Review preview for Call Me Kuchu

    Despite its grim subject, this is a film full of fight, with all the energy you'd expect from that.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    The story of the Ugandan campaigners who have spoken out against the country's proposed Anti-Gay Bill.
  • Call Of Heroes (2016)
    Review preview for Call Of Heroes

    Numerous shots reflect Kurosawa's work, but Chan is no mere imitator, and has a real gift for this type of imagery.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A small city is threatened by a warlord.
  • Calvary (2014)
    Review preview for Calvary

    Although displaying much of the barbed wit of his first film, this is a more measured and moving work.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A priest finds himself under threat.
  • Calvet (2011)
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    An extraordinary achievement - certainly one of the best films of the year.

    Scott Macdonald · 5 out of 5
    The artist discusses his violent and abusive past and his quest for redemption.
  • Cameraperson (2016)
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    The people encountered while working as a cinematographer for different documentarians, shooting all over the globe, are woven into a fascinating, irregular net of meaning.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Cinematographer Kirsten Johnson documents her career working with filmmakers.
  • Camille Claudel, 1915 (2013)
    Review preview for Camille Claudel, 1915

    An inward, austere examination of ideas of madness, empathy and the creative impulse.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    Confined to an asylum, the former mistress of sculptor Auguste Rodin tries desperately to obtain a release.
  • Camille Rewinds (2012)
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    Self indulgent, nonsensical and soulless scenes are woven together into a sentimental fog that hovers above the surface of a faux world, past and present.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 1.5 out of 5
    French remake of Peggy Sue Got Married.
  • Camp (2003)
    Review preview for Camp

    Graff has created a unique piece of work that will, eventually, receive its standing ovation.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    A summer camp for kids who adore musicals.
  • The Campaign (2012)
    Review preview for The Campaign

    There is nothing glaringly awful about the film, it's just that it's very middle of the road.

    Donald Munro · 2.5 out of 5
    Rivals slug it out over a North Carolina electoral district.
  • Camp Victory, Afghanistan (2010)
    Review preview for Camp Victory, Afghanistan

    Dysinger's style is immersive, thrusting us to the centre of activity in the camp and helping us to connect both with the day-to-day struggles of the rank and file and some of the thorny philosophical and political issues that surround it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Documentary focusing on the fledgling Afghan National Army.
  • Canary (2009)
    Review preview for Canary

    While the Chinese puzzle of plot doesn't fully justify the attention it demands of the audience, there is no doubting Adams' bravery, complex vision or talent.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Futuristic examination of societal and relationship dysfunction, viewed through the prism of organ transplant.
  • Candy (2006)
    A junkie poet falls in love.
  • Candyman (1992)
    Review preview for Candyman

    Philip Glass' brilliantly constructed score gradually shifts from very formal minimalism to something far more complex.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A researcher investigates an urban legend in which the vengeful victim of a racist murder appears to kill those who say his name five times in front of a mirror.
  • Cane Toads: The Conquest (2010)
    Review preview for Cane Toads: The Conquest

    Well-researched and interesting.

    Paul Logan · 3 out of 5
    In 3D, Mark Lewis explores one of Australia's greatest environmental catastrophes as he follows the unstoppable march of the cane toad across the continent.
  • Caniba (2017)
    Review preview for Caniba

    The directors' intentions remain obscure; as always, one feels that by watching their work one is becoming a part of the experiment.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A film that reflects on the discomfiting significance of cannibalistic desire in human history and culture through the prism of one Japanese man, Issei Sagawa, and his unsettling relationship with his brother.
  • Cannibal (2013)
    Review preview for Cannibal

    Worth seeing for its gripping central performances and Cuenca's impressive camerawork - signposting better films from him to come - even though the story lacks killer instinct.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A serial killer finds himself falliing for a potential victim.
  • Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
    Review preview for Cannibal Apocalypse

    A serious lack of quality across the board.

    Iain Macleod · 1 out of 5
    Vietnam vets get a taste for human flesh.
  • Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
    Review preview for Cannibal Holocaust

    Cannibal Holocaust is perhaps the ultimate example of a film that eats itself; it will be debated and misunderstood for years to come.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    A rescue team recovers found footage shot by a documentary team that set out to investigate lost cannibal tribes.
  • The Canyons (2013)
    Review preview for The Canyons

    A world in which the thrill of the act has been lost because everything has become pornography.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A wealthy young man used to manipulating others through his work in the movie business begins to freak out when he senses he's losing control.
  • Can Go Through Skin (2009)
    Review preview for Can Go Through Skin

    This is a film likely to divide viewers.

    Sarah Artt · 4 out of 5
    A woman responds to assault by moving to the countryside and reconstructing an old farmhouse, but her sanity proves fragile.
  • Can We Take A Joke? (2015)
    Review preview for Can We Take A Joke?

    It's not that there's no value to Balaker's argument, rather that the elision of alternative viewpoints and seriously challenging material undermines it and makes it look naive.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    An exploration of outrage culture through the lens of stand-up comedy.
  • Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
    Review preview for Capitalism: A Love Story

    In sheer entertainment terms this is Moore's best yet.

    Val Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A documentary about laissez faire capitalism and its effect on American society.
  • Caprice (2015)
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    Question: how can attractive women fall for someone as dull and useless as Clement? Answer: who knows.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    A stupid man becomes embroiled in an unlikely love triangle.
  • Captain Abu Raed (2007)
    Review preview for Captain Abu Raed

    Sawalha excels as the mouse who at least contemplates a roar as he tries to make a difference in the lives of his young audience.

    Tony Sullivan · 4 out of 5
    Uplifting tale about an airport janitor who spins stories for street kids after being mistaken by them for a pilot.
  • Captain Eager And The Mark Of Voth (2008)
    Review preview for Captain Eager And The Mark Of Voth

    James Vaughan is a charisma-free zone as the Captain, his jaw just not square enough to fit the part.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    Square-jawed hero Captain Eager is summoned into the digital age to do battle with an old enemy.
  • Captain Fantastic (2016)
    Review preview for Captain Fantastic

    Taken as a whole, however, the director is trying too hard, pushing this family so far into caricature that we lose sight of the story of grief that is underpinning the shenanigans.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A dad who has raised his kids in the forest is forced to take them on a road trip.
  • The Captive (2000)
    A rich young man in tasteful tailoring becomes obsessed with a lesbian who lives with him and his grandmother in large Parisian apartment.
  • Captive (2008)
    Review preview for Captive

    Uchitel shows enough directorial flourishes to make me think he could certainly handle a broader cinematic canvas.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    Two Russian soldiers force a Chechen prisoner to act as guide – and begin to develop a bond with him.
  • Captive (2012)
    Review preview for Captive

    Mendoza never lets your expectations, or your blood pressure, settle as the strange and isolated group face physical and existential threats.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    Unlikely relationships form between hostages and captors as they trek through the Philippine jungle.
  • The Captive (2014)
    Review preview for The Captive

    Egoyan has made an edgy and contemporary psychological thriller.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    A father tries to find his kidnapped daughter.
  • Captive (2015)
    Review preview for Captive

    Authenticity is well matched by the performances

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A drug-addicted single mum is taken hostage in her own home.
  • The Captive Heart (1946)
    Review preview for The Captive Heart

    Given the immediacy, it is perhaps no wonder that the story is leavened with some melodrama and romance, yet watching it now, Basil Dearden's film still has a surprisingly naturalistic aspect.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A concentration camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer in order to survive.
  • Captivity (2007)
    Review preview for Captivity

    The finale takes an age to arrive and then manages to be both unbelievable and predictable.

    Jeff Robson · 1 out of 5
    A beautiful fashion model is kidnapped and tortured by an unknown assailant.
  • Capture Kill Release (2016)
    Review preview for Capture Kill Release

    Nick McAnulty and Brian Allan Stewart combine a disturbing story with sharply observed satire in a film that's as much about relationships as it is about murder.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A couple hope to strengthen their bond by murdering a stranger, but instead discover that they have some serious differences.
  • Capturing The Friedmans (2002)
    Review preview for Capturing The Friedmans

    A horrifying, endearing, contradictory, moving masterpiece.

    Trinity · 4.5 out of 5
    A documentary charting the implosion of a family after a child sex scandal.
  • Carancho (2010)
    Review preview for Carancho

    There is a full-throttle, head-long feel to Trapero's film that sends it careering along.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    An ambulance-chasing lawyer forms a relationship with a young doctor.

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