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  • Labor Day (2013)
    Review preview for Labor Day

    The ingredients may look to be all there but Reitman's effort feels too full of studio additives and overcooked.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1.5 out of 5
    A depressed woman and her son find their lives changed by an encounter with a convict on the run.
  • Labour Equals Freedom (2005)
    Review preview for Labour Equals Freedom

    I enjoyed this film for its bittersweet realness and comedic situations.

    Max Blinkhorn · 3.5 out of 5
    Mid-life crises and marital breakdown in Slovenia.
  • Labyrinthus (2014)
    Review preview for Labyrinthus

    While younger kids will probably have a tolerance for the low-fi manoeuvering, kids the same age as Frikke are likely to find it all a bit old hat.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A boy discovers a girl trapped in a computer game.
  • Labyrinth Of Lies (2014)
    Review preview for Labyrinth Of Lies

    Labyrinth Of Lies is an interesting document of a very important piece of national history, but it fails to make it engaging.

    Luke Shaw · 2.5 out of 5
    An idealistic attorney in post-war Germany faces public hostility as he tries to prosecute former members of the SS.
  • Lace Crater (2015)
    Review preview for Lace Crater

    Lace Crater shows no more respect for genre than it does for the (meta)physics of ghost sex, and this is one of its strengths.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A woman encounters a strange presence in a guest house.
  • Lackawanna Blues (2005)
    Review preview for Lackawanna Blues

    You'll soon forget the blues - this colour palette is as vibrant as the personalities.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    A celebration of the black communities in New York during the Fifties and Sixties.
  • Ladder 49 (2004)
    Review preview for Ladder 49

    There's no real involvement, or epic feel, though there is enough emotion to make it worthwhile.

    Gator MacReady · 3 out of 5
    In praise of the firefighter, post 9/11.
  • The Ladykillers (2004)
    Review preview for The Ladykillers

    The script excels.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Coen Brothers transport the Alec Guinness classic crime caper to the American south.
  • The Lady And The Duke (2001)
    Review preview for The Lady And The Duke

    This is Paris during the Revolution, as seen by landscape artists of the time.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A Scottish aristocrat opposes her former lover during the French Revolution.
  • Lady Chatterley (2006)
    Review preview for Lady Chatterley

    For those who like thoughtful, literary cinema, this is a delight from beginning to end.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A poetic adaptation of DH Lawrence's classic book about an aristocrat who has an affair with her gamekeeper.
  • Lady Godiva (2008)
    Review preview for Lady Godiva

    A fairytale love story dressed up for the modern age.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    Messed around by the man she loves, a young woman decides to raise money for her art centre by taking on his bet and riding naked through the streets of Oxford.
  • A Lady In Paris (2012)
    Review preview for A Lady In Paris

    It's a slender film. A bit pale, like the light at the Baltic Sea, or a piece of ham that's been left on the plate too long.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3 out of 5
    A woman leaves Estonia to look after an elderly Estonian woman... but finds her services are less than welcome.
  • The Lady In The Van (2015)
    Review preview for The Lady In The Van

    By locating its own dedicated critic within the action of the film, it is possible to point out the triteness and question whether life can be so simply encapsulated within the tidy confines of literature.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her car that's parked on his driveway.
  • Lady In The Water (2006)
    Review preview for Lady In The Water

    If you don't believe in parallel universes, fairy stories or the power of the puzzle, Story's story will leave you as cold as her skin.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A lonely janitor struggles to save a lost fairytale creature.
  • Lagerfeld Confidential (2007)
    Review preview for Lagerfeld Confidential

    There’s really not a great deal to this documentary - it is flimsy in build. But then so is fashion.

    David Stanners · 3 out of 5
    A peek behind the mysterious shades of Chanel’s iconic front man.
  • Lair Of The White Worm (1988)
    Review preview for Lair Of The White Worm

    As with so much of Russell's work, the film is let down by atrocious editing and tries to excuse its own failures with a desperate humour that only sometimes works.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    An archaeologist discovers that an ancient snake cult may not be as dead as he thought.
  • The Lake House (2006)
    Review preview for The Lake House

    It makes you want to pick up the scriptwriter and throw him at a concrete wall.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    An architect and a doctor have a love affair between time zones.
  • Lake Of Fire (2006)
    Review preview for Lake Of Fire

    A powerful, restrained work which sets out the arguments on both sides.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    Documentary on the abortion debate in America, which arouses passionate feelings on both sides.
  • Lake Placid (1999)
    Review preview for Lake Placid

    This is hokum with teeth.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A crocodile puts the bite on an unsuspecting community.
  • L'Amore Molesto (1995)
    Review preview for L'Amore Molesto

    The emotions at the heart of the movie run high and it is here where the best tension lies.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    When her mother dies, a woman goes lucky for answers - and has to confront her past.
  • The Land (2016)
    Review preview for The Land

    Caple and his cinematographer Steven Holleran definitely get the look even if the story doesn't quite deliver.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A group of skateboarding friends fall foul of a drug queenpin.
  • Landfill Harmonic (2015)
    Review preview for Landfill Harmonic

    The creative spirit displayed by the young, adventurous musicians in the Landfill Harmonic is a joy to behold.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Garbage from a landfill is used to create instruments for the local children, who form the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, Paraguay, which turns their lives around.
  • Landmine Goes Click (2015)
    Review preview for Landmine Goes Click

    The spectre of the war looms large in a film that explores the origins of violence, feuding, and the enactment of men's aggression toward one another on the bodies of women.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    When a young American steps on a landmine in the remote Georgian countryside, he knows that if he takes his weight of it, he'll die.
  • Land And Shade (2015)
    Review preview for Land And Shade

    From silence and small details, César Augusto Acevedo weaves a devastating tale.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A man returns home after a 17 year absence because his only son is gravely sick.
  • Land Ho! (2014)
    Review preview for Land Ho!

    The contrast between the characters and the actors sparky chemistry means the laughs have a head start, but there is also a considerable amount of psychological terrain being covered.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Two old friends take a trip to Iceland.
  • Land Of Mine (2015)
    Review preview for Land Of Mine

    The randomness of death in times of war aside, Land Of Mine - perhaps unavoidably - leans towards the conventional in its overall narrative arc.

    Rebecca Naughten · 3.5 out of 5
    In the aftermath of World War Two, the Allies used German prisoners of war to defuse and clear landmines from the Danish coastline.
  • Land Of Promise (1946)
    Review preview for Land Of Promise

    Paul Rotha's film is impressively rounded and researched in how it considers multiple perspectives and interrelating elements of infrastructure, economy and commerce.

    Rebecca Naughten · 4 out of 5
    An impassioned post-war call for nationally co-ordinated action to solve the housing crisis that had blighted lives for decades.
  • Land Of The Lost (2009)
    Review preview for Land Of The Lost

    If you're a fan of Will Ferrell films you may find it moderately enjoyable.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    Three modern humans travel through a timewarp to a parallel dimension where they have to battle lizard men and a T-rex in this reimagining of the classic TV series.
  • The Laplace's Demon (2017)
    Review preview for The Laplace's Demon

    Played out as a grand, Fifties style Italian melodrama, the film is anything but dry.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A team of scientists find themselves caught up in a deadly game of chance - in which they may have no chance.
  • Laputa: Castle In The Sky (1986)
    Review preview for Laputa: Castle In The Sky

    The film is a visual treat, boasting a well-realised steampunk aesthetic and inventive visual flourishes.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    A girl with a mysterious pendant and a young boy team up to unravel the secret of an castle in the sky.
  • L'Argent (1928)
    Review preview for L'Argent

    A groundbreaking piece of celluloid history.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 4.5 out of 5
    Silent-era scathing attack on greed and stock market mammon.
  • Largo Winch - Deadly Revenge (2008)
    Review preview for Largo Winch - Deadly Revenge

    German star Tomer Sisley brings a winning level of charm to Largo, rising to the physicality of the role and injecting humour, but never letting it slip into pastiche.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A man tries to stay alive and track down the killer of his adopted father.
  • The Lark Farm (2007)
    Review preview for The Lark Farm

    The Taviani brothers are known for their honesty. They do not compromise with your sentiments.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Massacre of Armenians in Turkey during the First World War.
  • Lars And The Real Girl (2007)
    Review preview for Lars And The Real Girl

    Every performance in it is perfect.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    A quiet young man falls in love with a woman who is perfect in every way - except that she's inflatable.
  • The Last Castle (2001)
    Review preview for The Last Castle

    For all its flaws and soppy side issues... the film certainly has its moments.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Robert Redford plays a US general, who ends up in a brutal army prison, run by James Gandolfini.
  • Last Chance Harvey (2008)
    Review preview for Last Chance Harvey

    If you're looking for something to while away a weekday evening or waste a carefree afternoon, you're in for a treat.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An awkward American visiting London for his daughter's wedding falls head over heels for a younger woman.
  • Last Days (2005)
    Review preview for Last Days

    A mood piece sustained by a kind of strange, desperate beauty.

    Themroc · 4 out of 5
    The final hours of a rock legend.
  • The Last Days (2013)
    Review preview for The Last Days

    A showcase for Spanish special effects and relatively slick genre cinema, but plot and characterisation required more attention.

    Rebecca Naughten · 2.5 out of 5
    A couple of months after an epidemic has rendered most of the world's population agoraphobic, and scared to actual death if they go outside, Marc heads underground to make his way across Barcelona in search of his girlfriend.
  • Last Days In The Desert (2015)
    Review preview for Last Days In The Desert

    García's cautiousness clogs up the human drama.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    An imagined chapter at the end of Jesus's fasting in the desert.
  • The Last Days Of Dolwyn (1949)
    Review preview for The Last Days Of Dolwyn

    An intriguing picture, with plenty of heart.

    Merlin Harries · 3 out of 5
    Villagers mount a campaign after a water company threatens to flood them out.
  • The Last Days Of Emma Blank (2009)
    Review preview for The Last Days Of Emma Blank

    Offers lashings of humour alongside its damning critique of greed and manipulation.

    Leanne McGrath · 4 out of 5
    An elderly woman drives her 'servants' to distraction as they wait for her to die.
  • Last Days Of The Boss (1976)
    Review preview for Last Days Of The Boss

    The flair that Fukasaku would demonstrate in some of his later films comes through strongly here.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A former labourer turned yakuza plots to avenge the murder of the boss who changed his life.
  • Last Days On Mars (2013)
    Review preview for Last Days On Mars

    A stunning doom-laden score manages to imbue even underwhelming moments with a sense of both unease and unexpected pathos.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    Astronauts working on Mars gradually fall prey to a mysterious force.
  • The Last Detail (1973)
    Ordered to take a young convict to prison, two Navy officers decide to help him have one last good time.
  • The Last Diamond (2014)
    Review preview for The Last Diamond

    Both Bejo and Attal offer strong charismatic performances which hold your attention even if sometimes you have to suspend your disbelief.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    A thief on parole agrees to one last job.
  • The Last Dining Table (2006)
    Review preview for The Last Dining Table

    By comprimising his film to bring the characters together, and yet failing to inject the irony or imagery of a director such as Jodowrosky, this falls short.

    Trinity · 2.5 out of 5
    Seeking fulfillment on the fringes of Seoul.
  • The Last Enemy (2008)
    Review preview for The Last Enemy

    Into this miasmic mess of muddled make-believe stumbles mathematician Stephen Ezard, surely the most inept protagonist ever invented.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A futuristic security force attempts to contain and cover up a man-made deadly virus.
  • Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
    Review preview for Last Exit to Brooklyn

    Though unrelentingly bleak, Last Exit to Brooklyn presents a fascinating slice of American history.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Love and self-destruction amid union corruption in Fifties New York.
  • The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)
    Review preview for The Last Exorcism Part II

    Ashley Bell is outstanding once more.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    Down and out in New Orleans, young Nell discovers she is still being followed by a demon.
  • Last Flag Flying (2017)
    Review preview for Last Flag Flying

    Carell is extremely impressive here.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A Vietnam veteran goes to collect the body of his son, who has been killed in war in Iraq.

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