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  • CSI - Season 2, Part 2 (2002)
    Crime drama with a technical twist.
  • CSI: Season 3, Part 1 (2003)
    Third TV season of the popular Las Vegas crime investigation series.
  • CSNY Déjà Vu (2008)
    Review preview for CSNY Déjà Vu

    What lifts Déjà Vu above the crowd is the raw emotion emanating from the musicians to audiences who are often shocked by the uncompromising nature of their stance.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young go back on the road to protest against the continuing loss of life in the war in Iraq.
  • Cub (2014)
    Review preview for Cub

    There is no safety net for characters here.

    Luke Shaw · 3 out of 5
    A young boy heads to scout camp, certain he will encounter a monster - and he's right.
  • Cuban Fury (2014)
    Review preview for Cuban Fury

    Nick Frost's limited comedic talent cannot stretch to a faux South American dance devil with fire in his heels.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A former salsa star attempts a comeback.
  • The Cuban Game (2001)
    Baseball in Cuba - and its impact in a historical context.
  • The Cuckoo (2002)
    Lapp reindeer farmer gives refuge to a wounded Russian army captain and a Finn soldier in 1944.
  • The Cup (1999)
    A teenage monk's obsession with the world cup.
  • Cupcakes (2013)
    Review preview for Cupcakes

    There's only so much room for deeper meaning in what is ultimately a light, fluffy concoction and all the more appealing for it.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A group of neighbours accidentally find themselves chosen to represent Israel in the Universong Contest.
  • The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2008)
    Review preview for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

    The Pittster does do his best with a restrained and mature performance, but he's about as shackled by Benjamin's condition as the character is.

    Stephen Carty · 2.5 out of 5
    Fantasy about a man who ages backwards, from old to young.
  • Curious George (2006)
    Review preview for Curious George

    [Curious George] just goes out to entertain and make people feel happy.

    Harry Lockhart · 4 out of 5
    The animated adventures of a man in a yellow hat and a magic monkey from Africa.
  • Cursed (2005)
    A werewolf on Muholland Drive has a feast on human road kill.
  • Curse Of Chucky (2013)
    Review preview for Curse Of Chucky

    After a couple of increasingly camp comedy-horrors, it's refreshing to see the air of menace return to this series.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    The demonic doll returns to wreak havoc within a dysfunctional family that’s regrouped for a funeral.
  • The Curse Of Sleeping Beauty (2016)
    Review preview for The Curse Of Sleeping Beauty

    Wonderfully detailed sets make it easy to become immersed in the wold Teo has created.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A man unexpectedly inherits a mansion - and responsibility for the things in the sub-basement.
  • Curtain (2015)
    Review preview for Curtain

    One of the freshest entries in the horror genre for years.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Where does the mysterious interdimensional portal behind the shower curtain in Danni's new apartment lead?
  • Cut (2000)
    Review preview for Cut

    So knowingly bad that it transcends naffness and instead attains a perverse brilliance.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3 out of 5
    Slasher parody about a film set that's a real killer.
  • Cutie And The Boxer (2013)
    Review preview for Cutie And The Boxer

    With such a fascinating subject, it's hard for a documentary to go wrong.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Two fiercely creative artists continue to spar after 40 years spent head over heels in love.
  • Cut Shoot Kill (2017)
    Review preview for Cut Shoot Kill

    A bit of a one trick pony, the film doesn't really have enough ideas to justify its 98 minute running time, but there are occasional nice touches that add depth and black humour.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    An ambitious young actress takes on her first horror movie, but when people start disappearing for real, she has to become her character in order to survive.
  • Cut Snake (2014)
    Review preview for Cut Snake

    The novel angle it takes is the best thing going for this film, and it is a smart twist to an rote story.

    Luke Shaw · 3 out of 5
    A pair of ex-cons are set on a collision course.
  • Cycle (2012)
    Review preview for Cycle

    It's a film that's full of visual life, amid the arid, hard surroundings.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    After failing to win a sheep washing competition, a young shepherd considers life in the city.
  • Cypher (2002)
    Futuristic brainwashed power trip, in which Jeremy Northam keeps changing identity.
  • Cyrus (2010)
    Review preview for Cyrus

    If the plot development lurks on cusp of credibilty, the characters feel genuinely complex and are given a real sense of humanity by Tomei Reilly and Hill.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A recently divorced guy meets a new woman... and her son.
  • Cézanne And I (2016)
    Review preview for Cézanne And I

    It is the two world-famous guys Thompson tries to pin down like butterflies, as if she were a lepidopterist. They escape, of course, because their works are still alive.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3 out of 5
    Drama about the friendship between Cézanne and Émile Zola.
  • Czech Dream (2004)
    Review preview for Czech Dream

    Klusak and Remunda's project injected a healthy dose of scepticism into Czech political discourse, reawakening thought, argument and doubt from a long, dreamy slumber.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Two young filmmakers play an elaborate practical joke on modern Czech shopaholics.

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