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  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
    Review preview for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    It's that old magic again.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    Having taken her first steps into the Jedi world, Rey joins Luke Skywalker on an adventure with Leia, Finn and Poe that unlocks mysteries of the Force and secrets of the past.
  • The State I'm In (2000)
    Review preview for The State I'm In

    Deserves your attention, marking its director and lead as talents to watch.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3.5 out of 5
    Old revolutionaries still on the run flee from Portugal to Germany with their teenage daughter.
  • Stations Of The Cross (2014)
    Review preview for Stations Of The Cross

    Almost perfectly constructed... a stunning piece of filmmaking.

    Andrew Robertson · 5 out of 5
    The story of a teenager whose family are Catholic fundamentalists.
  • Station Jim (2001)
    Review preview for Station Jim

    Nauseatingly saccharine.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 1.5 out of 5
    Whimsical tale about a station porter.
  • Staying Vertical (2016)
    Review preview for Staying Vertical

    He may provide too much shock detail for some audiences but the director proves himself a master story-teller.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    A man is seduced by a free-spirited shepherdess and finds himself left holding the baby.
  • Stay Cool (2009)
    Review preview for Stay Cool

    While there is no denying that a post-modern examination of John Hughes’ high school is interesting, there is an aloofness here which plays badly against the central will they/won't they romance.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A man returns to his old high school and finds its as though he never left.
  • Stealth (2005)
    Unmanned warplane with a mind of its own.
  • Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
    Review preview for Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    Steamboat Bill, Jr. packs in more stunts in 70 minutes than most action franchises have in total, and does so with panache.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    The effete son of a riverboat captain gets the chance to win over his father when he is called upon to save the day.
  • Stella (2008)
    Review preview for Stella

    This is about the life-changing little things that happen to us all, which makes it all the more affecting.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Snapshot of a year in the life of an 11-year-old.
  • Stephanie Daley (2006)
    Review preview for Stephanie Daley

    Part mystery, part psychological drama, and, towards the end, a harrowing thriller of unexpected intensity.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    When a teenager is accused of killing her baby, a forensic psychologist tries to uncover the truth.
  • Stepmom (1998)
    Review preview for Stepmom

    At first, you think Chris Columbus is going to take the subject seriously, but when Susan Sarandon receives bad news from the cancer clinic, he skids on treacle and is lost.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A terminally ill divorcee has to come to terms with her kid's new stepmother.
  • Step Brothers (2008)
    Review preview for Step Brothers

    You'll watch, you'll laugh, you'll have a great time, you'll quote the cheesy lines with your friends afterwards.

    Keith Dudhnath · 4 out of 5
    Comedy about adult siblings sharing a room.
  • Step Up (2006)
    Review preview for Step Up

    There is hardly a moment that does not resort to cliché, formula or stock characters.

    Scott Macdonald · 2 out of 5
    Another high school dance number.
  • Step Up 2 The Streets (2008)
    Review preview for Step Up 2 The Streets

    All the young dancers are eminently watchable and the final showdown contains some breathtaking set pieces.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A street dancer attends a dance academy and encounters a conflict of ideals, as well as meeting a guy who changes her outlook on life.
  • Step Up To The Plate (2011)
    Review preview for Step Up To The Plate

    The pace of the film, like the turning of the seasons, country life and the shift in control of the Bras empire, is slow, but no less enthralling for that.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The story of Michelin starred chef Michel and his son Sébastien, as father prepares to hand over the running of the restaurant to his son after a 15-year apprenticeship.
  • Steve Jobs (2015)
    Review preview for Steve Jobs

    Fassbender does his best to not make the man easily likable at first.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3.5 out of 5
    A biopic of the computing entrepeneur.
  • Steve McQueen: The Man And Le Mans (2015)
    Review preview for Steve McQueen: The Man And Le Mans

    The sadness and the courage and the ambition is here

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The true story of how a cinema legend would risk almost everything in pursuit of his dream.
  • Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)
    Review preview for Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

    This scatter-shot approach to comedy has all the sophistication of sticking a 12-bore into a crowd and pulling the trigger. Sure, you're going to hit everyone, but it's not very clever.

    Gator MacReady · 3.5 out of 5
    The Family Guy Movie.
  • Stick It (2006)
    Review preview for Stick It

    Fortunately, there are some superb gymnastic sequences to step up the pace.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A former gymnast turned delinquent is given the choice between prison and going back into training.
  • Still (2014)
    Review preview for Still

    Blake - who also wrote the script - has ideas with potential but he needs to get a firmer grip on his genre and pacing in future projects.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    A grieving father gets mixed up in a feud with a gang of teenagers.
  • Still/Born (2017)
    Review preview for Still/Born

    Burke's performance would be riveting even on an empty sound stage.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    For Mary, the joy of her son Adam’s birth is overshadowed by the stillborn death of his twin brother. Now she can't shake the feeling that something is coming for Adam too.
  • Still Alice (2014)
    Review preview for Still Alice

    Moore runs away with the film.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    A woman and her family struggle to cope after she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
  • Still Life (2006)
    Review preview for Still Life

    More of a mood piece than a strong narrative tale.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Parallel stories of the search for lost love set against the backdrop of the Three Gorges Dam Project.
  • Still Life (2013)
    Review preview for Still Life

    Not still, but gently moving.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A council worker looks for the next of kin of those found dead and alone.
  • Stink! (2015)
    Review preview for Stink!

    A rather slipshod approach to the science of the subject undermines what might otherwise be a very strong film.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A single father, concerned about his kids, tries to find out what 'fragrance' means and uncovers some worrying secrets about US safety standards.
  • Stir of Echoes (1999)
    Review preview for Stir of Echoes

    The flaw in David Koepp's film is that it tries to do too much. A little bit of weirdness goes a long way.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A child's imaginary friend has sinister implications.
  • Stoker (2013)
    Review preview for Stoker

    The heightened sense of India's reality is mimicked by Park's style and Miller's creations, who are pushed into the realm of melodrama and perilously close to caricature in pursuit of gothic thrills.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A bereaved girl's charismatic uncle spells trouble when he comes to stay.
  • The Stoker (2010)
    Review preview for The Stoker

    Singular writer-director Alexey Balabanov does things his own way.

    Michael Pattison · 4 out of 5
    A story of hit men and moral corruption is told through the eyes of the man who helps to burn the bodies.
  • Stolen (2005)
    Review preview for Stolen

    Modest in its ambitions yet dazzling in its scope.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A documentary watching the detectives looking for stolen works of art.
  • Stolen (2009)
    Review preview for Stolen

    There's almost a Blair Witch quality to this documentary - the naive young filmmakers suddenly out of their depth in a remote region where they've no idea where to turn for help.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Saharawi refugees in the Algerian desert speak out about slavery, and two filmmakers find themselves in unexpected danger.
  • Stoned (2005)
    Review preview for Stoned

    Despite good performances all round (Gregory is very sympathetic), it does get boring.

    Gator MacReady · 3 out of 5
    The last days of the fifth Rolling Stone, Brian Jones.
  • Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
    Review preview for Stonehearst Asylum

    The pitting of Kingsley against Caine in this context is delightful.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A medical school graduate gets more than he bargained for at a mental institution.
  • Stone Of Destiny (2008)
    Review preview for Stone Of Destiny

    A brief trip into shortbread-tin Scotland.

    Scott Macdonald · 1.5 out of 5
    If Ealing were still alive... they'd probably grab this script and run with it!
  • The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (2013)
    Review preview for The Stone Roses: Made of Stone

    The selection of songs shows an insider’s fervour.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    Rock-doc on Manchester indie rock pioneers The Stone Roses.
  • The Stoning Of Soraya M (2010)
    Review preview for The Stoning Of Soraya M

    It latches onto the more simplistic domestic aspect of the story at the expense of exploring the more difficult and complex political issues.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    True story of a woman executed for adultery under sharia law.
  • Stop-Loss (2008)
    Review preview for Stop-Loss

    Stop-Loss is the most pro-troops Iraq war-film I have yet witnessed.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    Affecting drama about the bravery of modern soldiers in Iraq.
  • Storage 24 (2012)
    Review preview for Storage 24

    There's no avoiding the storyline's silly nature, but by the end you'll realise the film-makers wouldn't want you to; their literally explosive climax is a glorious throwback to the absurdity of their Eighties inspirations.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    A group of friends are trapped in a storage bay with a ravenous alien enemy.
  • Stories Of Our Lives (2014)
    Review preview for Stories Of Our Lives

    Stylistically simple but quite remarkable when one considers that they were filmed with a single DSLR, these short films form a powerful whole.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A collection of stories about LGBT life in Kenya.
  • Stories We Tell (2012)
    Review preview for Stories We Tell

    What is not in doubt is the raw emotion in this work - from Polley quivering with nervous energy as she watches her father read some of the more revelatory pieces of script - to the visible impact airing the family's dirty linen in public has on her sibli

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Sarah Polley investigates secrets in her own family.
  • Storks (2016)
    Review preview for Storks

    The plot pigs out on possibilities but the characters are great and if you can keep up with the speed of events you won't be disappointed.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Storks have moved on from delivering babies to packages. But when an order for a baby appears, the best delivery stork must scramble to fix the error.
  • Storm (2009)
    Review preview for Storm

    The overall sense of menace the film seems to be aiming for never quite works the way it should.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Legal drama about a prosecutor of war crimes given a 'cast iron case' but who finds her chief witness unreliable.
  • Stormbreaker (2006)
    Review preview for Stormbreaker

    The film will appeal perfectly to its age group. There is nothing too violent and nothing too serious.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Alex Rider is a junior James Bond for the 21st century
  • Storm In The Andes (2015)
    Review preview for Storm In The Andes

    A intensely personal film.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A young woman travels to Peru in the hope of better understanding a troubling family legacy.
  • Storm Warning (2007)
    Review preview for Storm Warning

    The film moves along at a crackling pace and the action shifts slickly from gathering menace to outrageous violence without missing a beat.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Two yuppies run into trouble in an isolated farmhouse.
  • Storytelling (2001)
    Review preview for Storytelling

    Solondz's humour remains dark. His dialogue is always brilliant.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Dual storyline explores suburban hypocrisy.
  • A Story Of Children And Film (2012)
    Review preview for A Story Of Children And Film

    We're transported into a world of cinema; some of it is known, much of it unknown, which surely fires the imagination of any viewing cinephile.

    Robert Munro · 4.5 out of 5
    A look at the way children have been represented in film from around the world.
  • The Story Of The Weeping Camel (2003)
    Review preview for The Story Of The Weeping Camel

    Beautifully textured photography and restrained camerawork allow us to appreciate events, as they would happen.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    The harsh, romantic lives of men and animals in the Gobi desert.
  • A Story That Begins At The End (2003)
    Review preview for A Story That Begins At The End

    An exceptional performance from Venu.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 2.5 out of 5
    A high-caste Indian landowner discovers a wart on his chin that grows like Topsy.
  • Straightheads (2007)
    Review preview for Straightheads

    The climax of Adam and Alice’s vengeance becomes so extreme that it veers into black farce. As a thriller it’s tight and gripping enough.

    Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5
    A couple, brought together by a chance encounter, react to a horrific attack by plotting vengeance.
  • Straight Outta Compton (2015)
    Review preview for Straight Outta Compton

    They sang it as they saw it and in Compton that was not pretty

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton, Los Angeles, in the mid Eighties and revolutionises hip hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.

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