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  • Rango (2011)
    Review preview for Rango

    It is admirable that Verbinski has chosen to forgo 3D, as the spectacle he conjures in his various set-pieces is enough to have you ducking and diving already.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    A chameleon finds himself in a Wild West town that is desperate for a new sheriff.
  • Ransomed (2023)
    Review preview for Ransomed

    Ransomed is the sort of blockbuster which Hollywood used to make before most of its big studios forgot how to have fun.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A young diplomat is assigned the task of carrying the ransom money to rescue an abducted diplomat in Lebanon, and a local taxi driver accidently gets involved in the mission.
  • The Rape Of Recy Taylor (2017)
    Review preview for The Rape Of Recy Taylor

    A film of vital importance.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the rape of a black Alabama woman by six white men in 1944, and its consequences.
  • Rapture (1979)
    Review preview for Rapture

    The film achieves a state of grace through the performances and chemistry of the actors.

    Rebecca Naughten · 5 out of 5
    Sliding into a heroin-induced oblivion, a director and his actress girlfriend become entangled with an aspiring filmmaker, whose addiction to cinema proves equally dangerous.
  • Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
    Review preview for Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

    There's a creepiness here from the outset and no amount of dark humour can alleviate it; as the tension escalates grown adults will also find themselves hiding behind the seats.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A mysterious excavation awakens something sinister in the vicinity of an isolated northern Finnish settlement.
  • Rashomon (1950)
    Review preview for Rashomon

    Even now, the hairs rise at the back of the neck.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Four separate versions of a death in the forest.
  • Ratcatcher (1999)
    Review preview for Ratcatcher

    There is an artistic sensibility in Ramsay's approach to film.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    An insight into the anguish of a young boy in the wake of a tragic accident.
  • Rat Race (2001)
    Review preview for Rat Race

    Everyone connected to this film should lose their licence to conduct acts of comedy in a public place.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Rowan Atkinson and a bunch of idiots race from Las Vegas to New Mexico to win $2million.
  • The Raven (2012)
    Review preview for The Raven

    Camp when it could be creepy, silly where it should be scary, V For Vendetta director James McTeigue's latest offering is fitfully entertaining but tragically turgid and formulaic for the most part.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    Gothic author Edgar Allan Poe becomes implicated in a series of murders that use his stories as inspiration.
  • The Ravenous (2017)
    Review preview for The Ravenous

    One of the most artful and creative zombie films for some years.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    In a remote village, locals have turned against their loved ones. A handful of survivors goes into hiding, looking for others like them.
  • Raven's Hollow (2022)
    Review preview for Raven's Hollow

    It’s hard to imagine that [Poe] would have been anything other that appalled by this shoddy exercise in pilfering the most superficial aspects of his work.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    West Point cadet Edgar Allan Poe and four other cadets on a training exercise in upstate New York are drawn by a gruesome discovery into a forgotten community.
  • Ray (2004)
    Review preview for Ray

    An epic biopic with charm, finesse and very few flaws.

    Josh Morrall · 4.5 out of 5
    The genius that is Ray Charles.
  • Ray & Liz (2018)
    Review preview for Ray & Liz

    Billingham's consideration calls for empathy rather than condemnation.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Drama about a dysfunctional family.
  • RBG (2018)
    Review preview for RBG

    Less a cross-examination than a powerful summing up of her career, Cohen and West succeed in revealing the personality of the woman beneath the gown but there's no doubt they want to heavily influence our verdict.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    An intimate portrait of an unlikely rock star: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
  • Reach (2018)
    Review preview for Reach

    Reach succeeds where it does largely because Clayton doesn't convince as a kid who's seriously depressed.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    The life of a suicidal teenager is transformed when he's befriended by the new guy at his school.
  • Reading Lolita In Tehran (2024)
    Review preview for Reading Lolita In Tehran

    The film’s strength lies in its quieter observations of change.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A teacher gathers students to read classic books, despite the threat from the authorities.
  • Ready Player One (2018)
    Review preview for Ready Player One

    So much to like. Where this film falls down is in not moving beyond the standard quest envelope.

    Jane Fae · 3.5 out of 5
    When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune.
  • Read My Lips (2001)
    Review preview for Read My Lips

    The script avoids sentimentality. The performances offer little gratification to romantics.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Deaf secretary and ex-con plan robbery of drugs money from night club owner.
  • Reagan (2024)
    Review preview for Reagan

    Quaid and Miller's performances do a lot to carry a film that seeks neither to deify or demonise. If it weren't for their chemistry some sections would fall flat.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    Biopic of the former US president, told through the voice of a former KGB agent.
  • Really Happy Someday (2024)
    Review preview for Really Happy Someday

    The film hinges on amazing vocal work by Lalama.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Once a rising star of musical theatre, a young man has to find his voice, career and identity all over again after his transition.
  • Realm Of Satan (2024)
    Review preview for Realm Of Satan

    The Devil, you might say, is in the details.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    An experiential portrait depicting Satanists in both the everyday and in the extraordinary as they fight to preserve their lifestyle: magic, mystery, and misanthropy.
  • The Real Blonde (1997)
    Review preview for The Real Blonde

    DiCillo's dialogue has a cynical bite and the story expands naturally from rejection to humiliation with enormous good humour.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Comedy about the superficial life of a group of ageing thespians.
  • A Real Pain (2024)
    Review preview for A Real Pain

    Eisenberg takes us through the entire journey in a brisk 90 minutes, but the film never feels rushed.

    Jeremy Mathews · 4 out of 5
    Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
  • Real Steel (2011)
    Review preview for Real Steel

    Really delivers on the robot action.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A hustler in the robot-fighting business, down on his luck, finds himself responsible for the son he walked out on years before.
  • Re-Animator (1985)
    Review preview for Re-Animator

    If Re-Animator doesn't get your blood pumping, you're already dead.

    David Graham · 4.5 out of 5
    Students decide to resurrect the dead in this much-loved comedic take on the work of HP Lovecraft.
  • Rear Window (1954)
    Review preview for Rear Window

    Hitchcock brilliantly builds suspense scene after scene.

    Yusuf Javed · 5 out of 5
    Hitchcock's thriller masterpiece, in which a voyeuristic cameraman suspects murder in the apartment block opposite.
  • Reas (2023)
    Review preview for Reas

    It’s quickly apparent that entering prison means becoming part of the collective body that is the prisoner population, with the choreographed movements that accompany the songs reinforcing the sense of synchronicity.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A group of prison inmates re-enact their lives and sentences, balancing memories with fantasy.
  • A Reasonable Man (1999)
    Review preview for A Reasonable Man

    Far from being the pastiche of a voodoo-style horror flick, this is intelligent, wonderfully acted by the African cast and genuinely absorbing.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Courtroom drama about a herdsman accused of killing a baby.
  • The Reason I Jump (2020)
    Review preview for The Reason I Jump

    This is a film that is all about connection, not just between parent and child but aiming to bridge the gap between the way those with nonspeaking autism perceive the world and the way that they, in turn, are perceived by the neurotypical.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    Based on the book by Naoki Higashida this immersive film explores the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people around the world.
  • Reawakening (2023)
    Review preview for Reawakening

    The narrative deals profoundly with grief as well as loss which will assuredly resonate with most of us.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    Tension mounts for a couple when a woman claiming to be their daughter, who went missing 10 years before, arrives back in their lives.
  • Rebecca (1940)
    Review preview for Rebecca

    This is Hitch cutting his teeth on a bigger budget and, despite any of his own begrudges, loving every minute of it.

    Shaun Davis · 5 out of 5
    A woman is whisked off her feet by a rich widower, but gets more than she bargains for when she moves into his mansion.
  • Rebecca (2020)
    Review preview for Rebecca

    What is fatal is to make the mistake of thinking, because Hitchcock built up his illusions so well, that this is a story about nice people.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A young newlywed arrives at her husband's imposing family estate on a windswept English coast and finds herself battling the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca, whose legacy lives on in the house long after her death.
  • Rebel Dread (2020)
    Review preview for Rebel Dread

    One of the most satisfying viewing experiences of the year to date.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    The story of Don Letts, the iconic cultural mover and shaker, filmmaker, musician and raconteur.
  • Rebel Dykes (2021)
    Review preview for Rebel Dykes

    A piece that is deeply personal, punk in its aesthetic, and all the more powerful for both.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Documentary about the underground lesbian scene in London in the Eighties.
  • Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child Of Fire (2023)
    Review preview for Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child Of Fire

    It’s a film which deserves to be watched in a group and enthusiastically heckled, with a bit of popcorn-throwing to add to the fun.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    When a peaceful settlement on the edge of a distant moon finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, a mysterious stranger living among its villagers becomes their best hope for survival.
  • Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)
    Review preview for Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

    It’s a peculiar thing to see a man who steals so liberally run out of ideas.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    Kora and surviving warriors prepare to defend Veldt, their new home, alongside its people against the Realm. The warriors face their pasts, revealing their motivations before the Realm's forces arrive to crush the growing rebellion.
  • Reboot Camp (2020)
    Review preview for Reboot Camp

    As pastiche, it catches some of the pompousness, ludicrousness that exists within the documentary format.

    Jane Fae · 3 out of 5
    A pair of brothers start a fake self-help group and plan to make a documentary to expose the manipulations of some self-help set-ups... only for it to take on a life of its own.
  • Reborn (2018)
    Review preview for Reborn

    The conflicting concepts of motherhood at the heart of the film give it a depth and relevance unexpected in this kind of genre piece.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A stillborn baby girl is abducted by a morgue attendant and brought back to life by electrokinetic power. On her 16th birthday, she escapes captivity and sets out to find her birth mother, leaving a trail of destruction behind her.
  • The Rebrand (2024)
    Review preview for The Rebrand

    A consummate piece of queer cinema which achieves a high camp tone without ever losing either its polish or its grip.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Nicole, an eight months-pregnant videographer, is hired by a lesbian lifestyle influencers Thistle and Blaire to film a redemption documentary after they’ve been publicly cancelled, but Nicole quickly discovers that the couple have nefarious ulterior motives.
  • Rebuilding (2025)
    Review preview for Rebuilding

    It could not be more apposite in exploring how whose who have lost everything in such environmental disasters, find resilience in human connections.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    After a wildfire takes the family farm, a rancher seeks a way forward.
  • [Rec] (2007)
    Review preview for [Rec]

    An engrossing and very terrifying experience.

    Daniel Hooper · 4 out of 5
    A news crew get trapped in an apartment block with a deadly virus and something else...
  • Reckless (2026)
    Review preview for Reckless

    Deon is a treat in her first major role.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A former convict on parole must outwit cops and robbers alike to get his share of an old heist.
  • The Reckoning (2020)
    Review preview for The Reckoning

    The various torture devices used here are all real but lose much of their horrific impact because the film is so over the top.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A period thriller set in 1665 during the Great Plague and subsequent witch hunts.
  • Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project (2019)
    Review preview for Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

    Wolf and his top-notch editor Keiko Deguchi build a picture of both a life consumed by news and the way that news has, in some ways, come to consume all our lives with its 24-hour cycle.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Beginning in the 1970s, Marion Stokes recorded an incredible 70,000 VHS tapes of unfiltered daily television. At the time, her compulsion raised eyebrows, but revisited through the lens of today’s media landscape, Stokes’ unusual life’s work becomes an extraordinary archive of television — and American — history.
  • Red (2010)
    Review preview for Red

    The cast are clearly having such an immense amount of fun you really can't help but join them.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A retired black ops agent is targeted by his old employer.
  • Redbad (2018)
    Review preview for Redbad

    Gijs Naber carries the central role well but the role doesn't always fit with the film.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    The story of the power struggle and wars between the Frisian Redbad and his sworn enemy Pepin of Herstal, Lord of the Franks.
  • Redbelt (2008)
    Review preview for Redbelt

    Both gripping morality tale and satisfying thriller.

    The Exile · 4.5 out of 5
    A martial arts instructor who has avoided prize-fighting to maintain his ethical code, finds debt may force him into the ring.
  • Redcon-1 (2018)
    Review preview for Redcon-1

    What make it worthy of attention are the direction and editing, which are orders of magnitude better than you'd expect for a film of this ilk.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A squad of eight Special Forces soldiers are assigned to rescue a scientist from a city ruled by the undead.
  • Redemption Of A Rogue (2020)
    Review preview for Redemption Of A Rogue

    Mixing very dark comedy with a distinctly Irish quirkiness, Redemption Of A Rogue will be altogether too much for some viewers, but if it works for you then it's likely to entertain you a good deal.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A black comedy about a prodigal son returning to his hometown to seek salvation for his sins.
  • Redoubt (2019)
    Review preview for Redoubt

    The athleticism on display is often awesome to watch and crisp photography gives the landscape a haunting beauty enhanced by Jonathan Bepler's score.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    The goddess Diana is reimagined as a sharpshooter pursuing an engraver through the snowy wilderness of the Sawtooth mountains.

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