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  • Island Of Death (1975)
    Review preview for Island Of Death

    Whilst it contains a plethora of carefully selected offensive elements, this film is distinctly softcore in its depiction of sex, violence and all the rest.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A young couple go on the rampage, killing people they deem immoral on a small Greek island.
  • The Isle (2000)
    Review preview for The Isle

    The audience are never sure whether to laugh or not, adding to the film's disturbing quality and to the intensity of its emotional impact.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A criminal on the run and the mysterious owner of a lake chalet business embark on a passionate affair.
  • Isn't Anyone Alive? (2011)
    Review preview for Isn't Anyone Alive?

    A conflicting and frustrating experience, enlivened by enthusiastic performances and some delightfully deadpan moments of tragic hilarity.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    Multiple unexplained deaths inspire absurd comedy.
  • Isolation (2009)
    Review preview for Isolation

    Truly a documentary of and for our times, which everyone should make an effort to see.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    A former soldier pays tribute to his comrades let down by the country they have served.
  • Is Anybody There? (2008)
    Review preview for Is Anybody There?

    Giving an honest, open look at the realities of growing old and dying, Crowley manages to steer clear of unnecessary gravitas without losing the heart of the story.

    Robyn Jankel · 4 out of 5
    An elderly magician reluctantly entering a retirement home bonds with an inquisitive young boy and persuades him life is for living.
  • Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013)
    Review preview for Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

    You should be puzzled.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Hand drawn animation illustrating a series of interviews with philosopher Noam Chomsky.
  • The Italian (2005)
    Review preview for The Italian

    It is hard-hitting, but with none of the fake, over-the-top violence of Hollywood fare, and packs an emotional punch without dredging it with sugar.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A Russian orphan, due to be adopted by an Italian family, goes in search of his real mum.
  • The Italian Job (2003)
    Review preview for The Italian Job

    A standard formulaic thriller, dependent upon technological gizmos, buddy-buddy performances and a totally unbelievable storyline.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    American remake of the classic Sixties Brit heist flick, involving gold ingots and Mini Coopers
  • Italy: Love It, Or Leave It (2011)
    Review preview for Italy: Love It, Or Leave It

    This is really just a humorous device to examine a serious subject, the multiple problems of modern Italy.

    Val Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Gustav wants to leave Italy so his partner Luca drives him around the country in an old Fiat trying to convince him how wonderful their Italian heritage is.
  • Ithaca (2015)
    Review preview for Ithaca

    Ryan is never less than sincere but fails to penetrate the heart of the matter.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Story of a teenager who delivers telegrams during the Second World War.
  • It's All About Love (2003)
    Review preview for It's All About Love

    This is a shivery thriller, made better by a disturbing lack of information.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    An estranged husband attempts to save the life of his wife in New York, 2021.
  • It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
    Review preview for It's All Gone Pete Tong

    It's hard to say yet whether this will appeal beyond the club scene.

    Mimmo · 3.5 out of 5
    The music industry meets biopic in mockumentary spoof of Ibiza DJ Frankie Wilde.
  • It's A Boy Girl Thing (2006)
    Review preview for It's A Boy Girl Thing

    It's a Boy Girl Thing is not only lightweight but gives the impression, plotwise, of being held together with bits of string.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A boy and girl who hate each other swap bodies as a result of a mysterious Aztec curse.
  • It's A Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
    Review preview for It's A Wonderful Afterlife

    The problem is that whatever you find to like in this film you're almost certain to find other aspects of it extremely irritating.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A middle class suburban widow would kill to see her daughter married - literally!
  • It's Kind Of A Funny Story (2010)
    Review preview for It's Kind Of A Funny Story

    It’s kind of a good film, but it’s kind of an irritating one too.

    Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5
    A New York teenager with suicidal tendencies strikes up friendships when he finds himself placed on the hospital’s adult psychiatric ward.
  • It's Not The Time Of My Life (2016)
    Review preview for It's Not The Time Of My Life

    Directors looking for inspiration in how to get things done on a budget, could take a leaf out of Szabolcs Hajdu's book.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Family tensions rise after an unexpected visit.
  • It's Only The End Of The World (2016)
    Review preview for It's Only The End Of The World

    The histrionics on display submerge everything else while the narrative pitch throws so much at the spectator that it is impossible to sympathise with anyone.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    A writer returns home after a long absence to tell his family he is terminally ill.
  • It's The Earth Not The Moon (2011)
    Review preview for It's The Earth Not The Moon

    What emerges is a picture of a place where much history has been lost, often deliberately, but where the residents, though mindful of their past are always looking to the future.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Documentary charting the lives of residents on the isolated Azores island of Corvo.
  • It's Winter (2006)
    Review preview for It's Winter

    Has a quiet, stark beauty and a fragility of construction.

    Chris · 3 out of 5
    Poverty and isolation in modern Iran.
  • It's Your Fault (2010)
    Review preview for It's Your Fault

    The picture is a claustrophobic, intimate jumble... The terrific sound design is instrumental as well.

    Paul Griffiths · 4 out of 5
    When a single mother takes her injured son to the hospital, the suspicions she encounters turn her world upside down.
  • It Ain't Half Hot, Mum: Series 3 (1976)
    Review preview for It Ain't Half Hot, Mum: Series 3

    There are about 10 poofta jokes per episode, which is a shame, as this show is excellently written and so very funny.

    Paz Newis · 4 out of 5
    Third outing of a classic Seventies TV sitcom about a group of entertainers in the British Raj during World War II
  • It Came From Outer Space (1953)
    Review preview for It Came From Outer Space

    An early entry in the Cold War paranoia science fiction canon, this film is also one of the most unusual.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An astronomer suspects something is very wrong when, following an apparent meteor impact, the local townsfolk start behaving strangely.
  • It Comes At Night (2017)
    Review preview for It Comes At Night

    The fascination of the film is the atmosphere created and the danger that fills every living minute

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Three people struggling to survive in a post apocalyptic forest find themselves severely tested when a young family seeks refuge with them.
  • The IT Crowd (2006)
    Review preview for The IT Crowd

    All seven episodes had me laughing out loud a couple of times.

    Paul Griffiths · 3 out of 5
    Channel 4 comedy about computer support staff.
  • It Happened Here (1966)
    Review preview for It Happened Here

    It Happened Here has been hailed as one of the all time best war films, which is amazing when you consider the constraints the filmmakers faced.

    Chris Brooks · 3.5 out of 5
    What if the Germans had occupied England after the fall of Dunkirk...
  • It Is Fine. Everything Is Fine! (2007)
    Review preview for It Is Fine. Everything Is Fine!

    It would be easy to dismiss the film but for the wraparound that packs an emotional wallop hard to forget and justifies the excess that preceded it.

    Tony Sullivan · 3.5 out of 5
    Film noir fantasy for the unlikeliest of heroes.
  • It Kinda Scares Me (2001)
    Review preview for It Kinda Scares Me

    An exceptional documentary.

    George Williamson · 4 out of 5
    Documentary about a group of adolescents in Tel Aviv.
  • It Looks Pretty From A Distance (2011)
    Review preview for It Looks Pretty From A Distance

    Grim and unremitting, it's hard to go the distance.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    When a scrap merchant vanishes from a small Polish town, it sets in motion an unexpected chain of events.
  • It Might Get Loud (2008)
    Review preview for It Might Get Loud

    Intelligent, well-constructed visuals work effectively in tandem with what is being said by the musicians and save us from the stale talking-heads format.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 4 out of 5
    The history of the electric guitar from the point of view of Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White.
  • It Was The Son (2012)
    Review preview for It Was The Son

    Keeping us focused as the story meanders is Cipri's own elegant cinematography, which finds a poetry in the grimmest of places.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A dysfunctional family struggles to survive in a challenging environment, but might wealth make things even worse?
  • I've Loved You So Long (2008)
    Review preview for I've Loved You So Long

    It is good to see Kristin Scott Thomas, often underused, in a role which makes real demands on her talents.

    Val Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Estranged sisters reunite under difficult circumstances.
  • Ixcanul (2015)
    Review preview for Ixcanul

    A sensitively handled female coming-of-age tale.

    Rebecca Naughten · 3 out of 5
    Story of a teenage girl living in the foothills of a volcano, who faces an arranged marriage but is won over by the charms of a plantation worker.
  • I Always Wanted To Be A Gangster (2007)
    Review preview for I Always Wanted To Be A Gangster

    Benchetrit keeps a firm hand on the tiller, despite some of the film's more wild flights of fancy - including a perfectly pitched homage to silent film.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Existential comedy told in four vignettes linked by a roadside cafe.
  • I Am Alive (2008)
    Review preview for I Am Alive

    The film is, if nothing else, an intriguing snapshot of modern industrial Italy, a world away from the travel guide clichés of Rome or Tuscany.

    Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5
    A young Italian worker, persuaded by his friend to take on a one-off ‘nightwatchman’ job for easy money, finds the reality is more macabre – and complex – than he expected.
  • I Am Belfast (2015)
    Review preview for I Am Belfast

    In his customary style, Cousins makes a lot of points, not all of them hitting home.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A cinematic essay about the city.
  • I Am Big Bird: The Carroll Spinney Story (2014)
    Review preview for I Am Big Bird: The Carroll Spinney Story

    The overall effect, drenched by Joshua Johnson's unnecessarily surging score, is far too portentous for its own good.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    Documentary about the man beneath the feathers.
  • I Am Breathing (2012)
    Review preview for I Am Breathing

    Neil's insistence on telling his own story with his own voice, on getting that voice out there for the rest of the world to listen to, is itself a fierce act, evidence of a rare vitality.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary about one man's experience of motor neurone disease.
  • I Am Divine (2013)
    Review preview for I Am Divine

    Does an impressive job of connecting with the man behind the myth.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the film star, pop star and all round legend.
  • I Am Michael (2015)
    Review preview for I Am Michael

    There is too much of the ring of the academic argument and, especially for a film so concerned with the spiritual, not quite enough soul.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.
  • I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
    Review preview for I Am Not Your Negro

    The full use of what film can do is eye-opening - the juxtapositions jolt awareness of what is important and remains necessary.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Essay film based on James Baldwin's writing about the story of race in modern America.
  • I Am Sam (2002)
    Review preview for I Am Sam

    Buttons are pushed, emotions manipulated.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Sean Penn is a mentally handicapped father, who fights for the right to keep his daughter.
  • I, Anna (2012)
    Review preview for I, Anna

    Given the Rampling family pedigree there are certain expectations of quality, and Southcombe largely lives up to the promise with this sharply stylish crime mystery that gives plenty of space for Rampling to flex her acting muscles.

    Owen Van Spall · 3.5 out of 5
    A detective falls for a woman who may be mixed up in a murder case.
  • I Can't Think Straight (2007)
    Review preview for I Can't Think Straight

    If the plot is cheese, it never rises above the level of a Dairylea triangle

    Amber Wilkinson · 1 out of 5
    Lesbian love blossoms across the cultural divide.
  • I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014)
    Review preview for I Can Quit Whenever I Want

    A fast paced, witty comedy that sweetens its bitter social comment with an optimistic outlook.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A bunch of broke academics decide to enter the drug manufacture and dealing business.
  • I Can See It In Your Eyes (2004)
    Review preview for I Can See It In Your Eyes

    Although I Can See It In Your Eyes gets off to a slow start, once it gathers momentum the tension builds nicely.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    An ageing singer tries to reconnect with her daughter and granddaughter.
  • I Capture The Castle (2003)
    Review preview for I Capture The Castle

    A refreshing take on the usual period drama cliches, with a dry wit and a refreshing realism leavening the lush romance.

    Andrea Mullaney · 4 out of 5
    Coming-of-age drama about the daughter of an author suffering writer's block.
  • I Could Read The Sky (1999)
    Review preview for I Could Read The Sky

    Nicola Bruce resurrects the art film with scrupulous credentials and a beautiful score.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    An elderly man considers his past.
  • I Didn't Come Here To Die (2010)
    Review preview for I Didn't Come Here To Die

    Sullivan's comedy of terrors delivers a number of memorably grisly moments, timed in such a way as to add a frisson of shock value when they occur.

    Neil Mitchell · 3 out of 5
    A community project goes horribly, bloodily, wrong for the six volunteers involved.
  • I Didn't Know You Cared (1975)
    Seventies sitcom about an extended family.
  • I Didn't Know You Cared: Season 2 (1976)
    A Nothern family sitcom, in which the men slag off the women and the women moan about the men.

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