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  • Murder By Decree (1979)
    Review preview for Murder By Decree

    Unfortunately, the over complicated plot and plodding pace make this chapter of the world famous sleuth rather dull and frustrating.

    Paul Logan · 2 out of 5
    Sherlock Holmes sets out to capture Jack The Ripper.
  • Murder By Numbers (2002)
    Review preview for Murder By Numbers

    A cat's breakfast has more chance of winning an award for neatness.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Sandra Bullock investigates motiveless murder around prestigious high school.
  • Murder Investigation Team (2003)
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    The writing is of the highest standard, as is the acting.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Two strong women head the cast of specially trained police sleuths in a bare-knuckle series.
  • Murder One - Series 1 (1995)
    Review preview for Murder One - Series 1

    The crime is only half the reason why Murder One becomes addictive.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Heartthrob soap star is accused of strangling a 15-year-old Hollywood wannabee.
  • Murder She Wrote: Season 2 (1985)
    Review preview for Murder She Wrote: Season 2

    A fundamentally excellent show that very rarely stints in quality, always presenting a deliciously difficult puzzle in a pleasant, but exciting manner.

    Richard Mellor · 3 out of 5
    The novelist-turned-sleuth returns for a second series.
  • Murder, She Wrote: Season 6 (1989)
    Review preview for Murder, She Wrote: Season 6

    Gives the viewer the opportunity to work out, using the 'playfair' clues, whodunit.

    Steven Robertson · 4 out of 5
    More crimes to be solved by author-turned-sleuth JB Fletcher, more roles for fading Hollywood stars.
  • Museum Hours (2012)
    Review preview for Museum Hours

    This goes on for more than two hours and will bore some viewers to death. Others, though, will find this quiet, complex film a fascinating piece of art in itself.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A museum attendant shows a Canadian visitor the sights of Vienna and in the process falls in love with it all over again.
  • Mushi-Shi: The Complete Collection (2005)
    Review preview for Mushi-Shi: The Complete Collection

    Aggression, revenge, and martial prowess are replaced by reason, curiosity, and a thirst for knowledge matched only by a love of life.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    Anime sees a 'Mushi-master' maintain a balance between humans and the primordial creatures who live, unseen, alongside them.
  • Mushrooming (2012)
    Review preview for Mushrooming

    It's just not very funny.

    Scott Macdonald · 2 out of 5
    An under-pressure politician finds a day spent mushroom picking with his wife goes south after they get lost in the woods.
  • Musicwood (2012)
    Review preview for Musicwood

    Maxine Trump, in her first feature-length film, shows admirable judgement.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Guitar makers set out to try and save the last great forests where the woods they use can be found.
  • Music In Darkness (1948)
    Review preview for Music In Darkness

    Music In Darkness' real strength is its visuals.

    Leanne McGrath · 3 out of 5
    A soldier blinded by gunfire learns to live with his disability when he falls in love.
  • The Music Of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble (2015)
    Review preview for The Music Of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble

    This film doesn't so much go from A to B as form a back and forth dialogue with itself, so that there is a sense of circling back to ideas already mentioned and even of foreshadowing elements to come.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Ma and his musical collaborators discuss their work and the importance of cultural dialogue.
  • Music On Hold (2009)
    Review preview for Music On Hold

    It’s not an original scenario but Music On Hold’s charm is in its characters and humour, not its plot.

    Leanne McGrath · 3 out of 5
    A charming but predictable romantic comedy about pretence, pregnancy, piano and plagiarism.
  • The Musketeer (2001)
    Dumas' musketeer gets a chop-socky makeover.
  • Mussels In Love (2012)
    Review preview for Mussels In Love

    Kluijfhout captures a sense of both the shellfish's elegance and mystery.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A look at the complex and ever-changing relationship between humans and mussels.
  • Mustang (2015)
    Review preview for Mustang

    The director and her co-writer Alice Winocour side with their young protagonists, drawing on their boundless energy to tell their story in the spirit of a fable and in a way that makes it accessible to younger audiences.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Coming of age story about five Turkish girls.
  • Mutant Chronicles (2008)
    Review preview for Mutant Chronicles

    The Mutant Chronicles is a mutant film, apparently stitched together from the still-steaming corpses of others.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    A monk brings together a desperate band of soldiers in a last ditch bid to save the Earth from a mutant menace.
  • The Mutations (1974)
    Review preview for The Mutations

    With all the ingredients of an exploitation horror classic, The Mutations seems to have forgotten the script.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A mad scientist tries to create a hybrid of animals and plants using unfortunate university students.
  • Mutual Appreciation (2005)
    Review preview for Mutual Appreciation

    In addition to his fine acting performance as Lawrence, Bujalski has also penned a witty script and turns in some accomplished directing in his sophmore effort.

    Sarah Artt · 4 out of 5
    A young musician struggles with his attraction to his best friend's girlfriend.
  • The Mysterious Death Of Pérola (2014)
    Review preview for The Mysterious Death Of Pérola

    As with the exaggerated use of sound, this 'borrowing' from other films is excessive and becomes increasingly grating despite the short running time.

    Rebecca Naughten · 2 out of 5
    Living alone in an old and gloomy apartment, Pérola feels fear to the extent that dream, fantasy and reality lose their borders.
  • Mystery Road (2013)
    Review preview for Mystery Road

    Sen has crafted a tense thrill ride without ever forgetting his roots.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    An Aboriginal cop returns to his home town to investigate the murder of a teenage girl.
  • Mystery Train (1989)
    Review preview for Mystery Train

    Its hyperreal colours and iconic tableaux ooze retro chic.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Trio of stories connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.
  • The Mystic Masseur (2001)
    Review preview for The Mystic Masseur

    There is a message here, concerning success, power and humiliation, but it's one that you know already.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A failed teacher in Trinidad in the Forties moves to the country, writes books and enters politics
  • Mythica: A Quest For Heroes (2014)
    Review preview for Mythica: A Quest For Heroes

    Much better than anyone really had a right to expect.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A young woman who dreams of becoming a wizard assembles a team of heroes to come to the aid of a beautiful priestess whose sister has been kidnapped by an ogre.
  • Mythica: The Darkspore (2015)
    Review preview for Mythica: The Darkspore

    Black's direction here is notably more confident than in the first film and once again she makes good use of natural locations.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A young wizard and her friends must stop an evil necromancer from uniting the shards of the darkspore.
  • My Accomplice (2013)
    Review preview for My Accomplice

    My Accomplice is an enjoyable little story that bimbles along quite pleasantly and leaves one generally pleased for having watched it.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    Boy meets girl on a rail replacement bus.
  • My Afghanistan - Life in the Forbidden Zone (2012)
    Review preview for My Afghanistan - Life in the Forbidden Zone

    Films like this are important because they reveal the real faces behind the barrage of news statistics. Faces belonging to people who have as much of a right to live out their lives in peace without fear as we do.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Nagieb Khaja, a Danish journalist of Afghan origin, gives people living in outlying communities in Helmand province mobile phones equipped with cameras and asks them to film their daily lives.
  • My Afternoons With Margueritte (2010)
    Review preview for My Afternoons With Margueritte

    What saves Jean Becker's story - eager to tie things up rather too neatly in the final reel - from being over-sweet, are the performances from Depardieu and, particularly Casadesus.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A handyman forms a surprising bond with an old lady he meets in the park.
  • My Amityville Horror (2012)
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    This documentary offers a uniquely personal account of events in the house from an eyewitness who has never really been heard before.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the famous Amityville 'haunting' case focusing on Daniel, who was ten at the time and remembers something very different.
  • My Best Friend (2006)
    Review preview for My Best Friend

    Leconte’s film constantly amuses and surprises, genuinely uplifting while making very clear that people can be a bit rubbish sometimes.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    A successful antiques dealer, challenged by his dinner companions to introduce his best friend for a bet, realises he doesn’t have one.
  • My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)
    Review preview for My Bloody Valentine 3D

    My Bloody Valentine 3-D is, bluntly, not very good.

    Andrew Robertson · 1.5 out of 5
    On the tenth anniversary of a massacre in a small town, a series of bloody killings begins.
  • My Blueberry Nights (2007)
    Review preview for My Blueberry Nights

    Aesthetically this film is an absolute joy to watch. Somehow though, my satisfaction with the story didn’t match my sensory pleasure.

    Emma Slawinski · 3.5 out of 5
    A heartbroken woman travels across America in search of love.
  • My Brothers (2010)
    Review preview for My Brothers

    It may be a little rough around the edges but there is plenty here to commend.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Three brothers go on an unpredictable road trip to replace their dying dad's watch.
  • My Brother Is An Only Child (2007)
    Review preview for My Brother Is An Only Child

    A tough, compelling tale of just how unhappy families can get, given the wrong circumstances.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    Two brothers growing up in small town Italy in the 1960s devote themselves to opposite ends of the political spectrum. Then they both fall in love with the same girl.
  • My Brother The Islamist (2011)
    Review preview for My Brother The Islamist

    Robb's patiently observant camera shows us something of the allure of radical groups like this.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A filmmaker watches as his brother embraces militant Islam and begins to encourage young recruits to become involved in a violent jihad.
  • My Brother Tom (2001)
    Review preview for My Brother Tom

    The young actors, making their first movie, take risks beyond the call of duty.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Two school loners fall in love.
  • My Country, My Country (2006)
    Review preview for My Country, My Country

    Powerful and moving.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The 2005 elections seen through the eyes of an ordinary Iraqi man.
  • My Cousin Rachel (2017)
    Review preview for My Cousin Rachel

    This should carry you to Christmas on a wave of nostalgia... but it doesn't.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.
  • My Dog Killer (2013)
    Review preview for My Dog Killer

    The film doesn’t seem to have much to say about racism, and even less about its potential links to family, class and gender – all of which hang in the background, threatening to force the filmmakers to make a more serious and challenging film.

    Michael Pattison · 2.5 out of 5
    A troubled teenager with violent friends discovers a secret about his absent mother than makes him contemplate a cruel act.
  • My Dog Skip (1999)
    Review preview for My Dog Skip

    If those were the days, boy, they moved slow.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A shy boy grows up in Mississippi with a dog.
  • My Dog Tulip (2009)
    Review preview for My Dog Tulip

    A warm and witty tribute to man's best friend and an odd couple love story.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    Bittersweet tale of one man and his dog.
  • My Family And Other Animals (1987)
    Review preview for My Family And Other Animals

    How this meandering tale can take up so many gripping episodes is something of a conundrum. But family life can do this, especially the Durrells'.

    Stephanie Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    BBC adaptation of Gerald Durrell's autobiography about his years on Corfu.
  • My Father Die (2016)
    Review preview for My Father Die

    A raw, blistering work which audiences witness rather than watch.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A young man is out for revenge.
  • My Feral Heart (2016)
    Review preview for My Feral Heart

    Gull has a keen eye for nature, beautifully captured by cinematographer Susanne Salavati.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    An independent man with Down's syndrome finds his life changed when he is forced into a group home.
  • My Flesh My Blood (2009)
    Review preview for My Flesh My Blood

    The plot line is not original, but the combination of a shy Vietnamese flower and an angry, unpredictable war horse may well be.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A brain damaged boxer searches for love.
  • My Friend Victoria (2014)
    Review preview for My Friend Victoria

    Only in France can a film of such delicate sensibility be made

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The story of two young Parisiennes and their different destinies
  • My Golden Days (2015)
    Review preview for My Golden Days

    Desplechin, like no other, startles with his enigmatic perceptions on the gender divide.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Part prequel to My Sex Life. Paul remembers his youth and the consequences of true love.
  • My Heart (2000)
    Review preview for My Heart

    A lyrical and tender film.

    Symon Parsons · 4.5 out of 5
    Tragic story sees a woman recall her life.
  • My House In Umbria (2003)
    Review preview for My House In Umbria

    Feelgood and inoffensive.

    Emma Slawinski · 3 out of 5
    Victims of a terrorist train crash come to terms with tragedy in a sun-drenched Umbrian villa.
  • My Kid Could Paint That (2007)
    Review preview for My Kid Could Paint That

    Like all good art, this raises difficult questions.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Documentary about a four-year-old who has sold $300,000 of paintings - but is she a genius or an exploited child?

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