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  • Scorched Earth (2018)
    Review preview for Scorched Earth

    Once one strips away its future dystopian trappings, this is a fairly straightforward western.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A bounty hunter in a post-apocalyptic world encounters the man she believes to have killed her sister.
  • Scottish Mussel (2015)
    Review preview for Scottish Mussel

    For a debut this shows impressive grasp of a variety of locations, even that whole 'children and animals' thing.

    Andrew Robertson · 3 out of 5
    A Glaswegian chancer who moonlights as an illegal pearl fisher in the Highland streams falls for a beautiful English conservationist.
  • Scott Of The Antarctic (1948)
    Review preview for Scott Of The Antarctic

    A stiff upper lip doesn't save you, the message reads. Only luck and preparation can do that.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The story of the ill-fated South Pole expedition
  • Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2006)
    Review preview for Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

    An affectionate, thoroughly enjoyable biography and tribute.

    Leanne McGrath · 4.5 out of 5
    Documentary about one of rock's most enigmatic and influential heroes.
  • Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
    Review preview for Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse

    Zombie cats are fun but exploding heads are not

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Three scouts, on the eve of their last camp-out, discover the true meaning of friendship when they attempt to save their town from a zombie outbreak
  • Scratch (2008)
    Review preview for Scratch

    Since much of the marital battle is a 'war of silence', the film hinges on Jankowska-Cieslak's performance and she rises masterfully to the challenge.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A revelation threatens to tear apart a 40-year-old marriage.
  • Screaming Masterpiece (2005)
    Review preview for Screaming Masterpiece

    Elegiacally epic camerawork sweeps over the snow-kissed landscape as lovingly as the man in a funny woolly hat plays Viking songs about Odin on his xylophone.

    Kotleta · 4.5 out of 5
    A look at the Icelandic music industry, its roots and stars.
  • Screaming Men (2003)
    Review preview for Screaming Men

    Like the singers, this film has bags of energy.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Finnish male voice choir have a scream on tour.
  • Scream 4 (2011)
    Review preview for Scream 4

    Put simply, this supposedly new direction for the franchise will very soon grow old, as a franchise once famed for its innovations is reduced to becoming a deeply conservative product.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    When the survivor of the previous films returns to her home town, the killer reappears.
  • The Scribbler (2014)
    Review preview for The Scribbler

    Shaffer has adapted the story from his own comic book and tends towards self-indulgence.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A woman with multiple personality disorder undergoes a strange new procedure.
  • The Sea (2013)
    Review preview for The Sea

    For all its visual skill and mostly good performances, this is a tiresome, dull film.

    Scott Macdonald · 1 out of 5
    An art historian explores haunting memories in the village he visited as a child.
  • Seance (2000)
    Review preview for Seance

    On the one hand, Kiyoshi Kurosawa directs with admirable restraint... on the other violates credibility with a plot that is predictable and absurd.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    The fate of missing schoolgirl haunts the lives of a medium and her husband in Japan.
  • Seaquest DSV: Series 1 (1993)
    Review preview for Seaquest DSV: Series 1

    A soggy experience.

    Andrea Mullaney · 2 out of 5
    The missions of an underwater team, with added dolphin.
  • The Search (2014)
    Review preview for The Search

    Hazanavicius creates scenes of conflict that have echoes of everything from Apocalypse Now to Full Metal Jacket.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    An NGO worker forms a special relationship with a young boy in war-torn Chechnya.
  • Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus (2005)
    Review preview for Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus

    Fast-forward through the freakshow and admire the music.

    Andrea Mullaney · 3 out of 5
    Documentary takes a musical road trip through the alt-country of the American South.
  • The Search For Emak Bakia (2012)
    Review preview for The Search For Emak Bakia

    It soon becomes clear that it isn’t the destination, and the discovery of Emak Bakia, that is the most interesting thing about the film, but the journey itself.

    Robert Munro · 5 out of 5
    In 1926, Man Ray filmed a cinepoem in the southeast of France, and called it Emak Bakia, which is a Basque expression meaning 'Leave me alone' - now Filmmaker Oskar Alegria embarks upon an exploration of the film and its title.
  • The Seasoning House (2011)
    Review preview for The Seasoning House

    One of the grimmest 'horror' films of the year.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    Girls kidnapped by soldiers in war-torn zones are prostituted to the military.
  • Seasons (2015)
    Review preview for Seasons

    For anyone who has seen the pair's previous work it will go without saying that the cinematography here is superb.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    The history of the forests, from the Ice Age to the dawn of humankind.
  • The Seasons In Quincy (2016)
    Review preview for The Seasons In Quincy

    The combination allows for fascinating interplay of concerns.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Four film essays about the much loved artist and storyteller.
  • The Season Of Men (2000)
    Review preview for The Season Of Men

    From a Western viewpoint, this is a vibrant feminist movie, and yet writer/director Moufida Tlatli is telling a story, rather than preaching a gospel.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Tunisian women spend 11 months of the year together on an island without their men.
  • Season Of The Witch (2011)
    Review preview for Season Of The Witch

    For a short while I thought this might be an entertainingly bad film. It isn't.

    Val Kermode · 1 out of 5
    Two men escort a prisoner who may or may not be a witch on a perilous journey through a land ravaged by the black death.
  • Season Of The Witch (1972)
    Review preview for Season Of The Witch

    There's a lot to appreciate in this bold, experimental piece of filmmaking.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A frustrated housewife seeks a solution to her problems in witchcraft.
  • Seat In Shadow (2016)
    Review preview for Seat In Shadow

    Henry Coombes' film contains some highly entertaining banter.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A painter who doubles as a psychotherapist tries to help a young man battling depression.
  • The Sea Of Trees (2015)
    Review preview for The Sea Of Trees

    The twists and turns of this narrative fail to ring true with too many implausibilities in the plotting to give any credibility.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    A suicidal American befriends a Japanese man lost in a forest near Mt. Fuji and the two search for a way out.
  • Seconds Of Lead (2012)
    Review preview for Seconds Of Lead

    The medium is a time capsule, a documented moment, perpetually frozen in time.

    Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5
    A cinema projectionist remembers witnessing a massacre.
  • The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
    Review preview for The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    Retaining the waspish asides of the first movie but able to bring much more fragility to the fore, Smith effortlessly exposes a contradictory combination of fear and bravery that many older people will find familiar.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Sonny dreams of a wedding and expansion and the residents of the hotel try to help.
  • A Second Chance (2014)
    Review preview for A Second Chance

    Everything feels contrived, overblown and - perhaps the worst sin you can lay at the door of a psychological thriller - utterly predictable.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    How far are decent people willing to go, when tragedy blurs the line between just and unjust?
  • The Second Circle (1990)
    Review preview for The Second Circle

    The aesthetic is cold, the mood austere and the pace glacial in Alexander Sokurov's study of grief.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A man battles bureaucracy to bury his father.
  • The Second Coming (2003)
    Review preview for The Second Coming

    It is a feather in ITV's cap that it was prepared to invest in such a fascinating and thought-provoking script, while managing to keep cliche under wraps.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    God sends his son back to earth to find a third testament for mankind before Armageddon strikes
  • Second Coming (2014)
    Review preview for Second Coming

    Nadine Marshall delivers a performance of quiet intensity.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A family is shaken by an unexplained pregnancy.
  • The Second Mother (2015)
    Review preview for The Second Mother

    While Anya Muylaert's engaging drama doesn't shy away from the realities of life as a home help in Brazil, she also concentrates on the upbeat humanity of those involved and suggests that change may be coming with the next generation.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    When the daughter of a maid arrives to visit her mother at her employers after a 13-year separation, the scene is set for fireworks.
  • Second Skin (2008)
    Review preview for Second Skin

    An excellent mix of real and virtual world visuals keeps all this highly entertaining.

    Val Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A journey into the world of MMPORGs.
  • Le Secret (2000)
    Review preview for Le Secret

    There is nothing wrong with this film, except predictability.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A married woman with two-year-old son starts passionate sexual affair with black American in Paris.
  • A Secret (2007)
    Review preview for A Secret

    The war was monumental in its emotional and physical destruction. The film succeeds on many levels, most of all with the heart and mind of the boy witness.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Passions simmer as the Nazi trawl for Jews in Paris heats up.
  • The Secret (2007)
    Review preview for The Secret

    Director Joko Anwar’s sophomore effort is a masterful noir thriller which showcases his versatility.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 4 out of 5
    Film noir sees a journalist get wind of a location of "a secret" with the power to kill.
  • Secretary (2002)
    Review preview for Secretary

    Secretary is a testament to the need to leave politics out of the bedroom and just look at things honestly once in a while.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An unhappy young woman discovers purpose and passion when her boss dishes out spanking sessions.
  • Secret Ballot (2001)
    Review preview for Secret Ballot

    Beautiful to look at and full of humanity.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A girl comes to collect election votes in remote Iranian island.
  • Secret Defense (1997)
    Review preview for Secret Defense

    Rivette's dedication to the reality of the moment, always from Sylvie's viewpoint, is uncompromising.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A biologist has to explore her background after their brother claims her father's death was not accidental.
  • The Secret Disco Revolution (2012)
    Review preview for The Secret Disco Revolution

    Are there really people out there who didn't know disco had a social impact? Perhaps, but if so it seems unlikely they're the sort of folk who watch documentaries.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the progress of disco and its liberalising influence on popular culture.
  • The Secret In Their Eyes (2009)
    Review preview for The Secret In Their Eyes

    This is a strong story, encompassing romance, thriller aspects, comedy and even political intrigue, zipping back and forward in time but always carrying you with it to a conclusion that is thoroughly satisfying on all counts.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    A man looks back at a crime that happened a quarter of a century previously.
  • The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (2013)
    Review preview for The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty

    He takes the antihero into areas of sad you never knew you wanted to avoid.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A sad little man who dreams of heroic derring-do goes on a real life adventure in cold countries
  • The Secret Life Of Words (2005)
    Review preview for The Secret Life Of Words

    Unashamedly low budget, it focuses on good acting in claustrophobically tight sets.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    A friendship evolves between a volunteer nurse on an oil rig and a burn victim.
  • Secret Sunshine (2007)
    Review preview for Secret Sunshine

    It is unlikely you are going to see a more palpable portrayal of grief this year than Jeon Do-yeon's magnificent perfomance as Shin-ae in this Korean drama of the heart.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Exploration of grief in small-town Korea.
  • Secret Window (2004)
    Review preview for Secret Window

    As a thriller, it is non-conformist and packed with surprises.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A writer suffering from block is accused of plagiarism by a spooky stranger.
  • Secuestro Express (2005)
    Review preview for Secuestro Express

    Brash, disorientating, aggressive, shaken, in your face, the handheld DVCAM brilliantly conveys the intensity of the couple's rocked world.

    Paul Griffiths · 3.5 out of 5
    Gritty kidnap and ransom nightmare for two well-heeled socialites, dragged through the Venezuelan ghettos.
  • Seduced And Abandoned (2013)
    Review preview for Seduced And Abandoned

    Deeply tedious and bereft of purpose.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A documentary about filmmakers' attempts to raise money to make a film.
  • Seducing Dr Lewis (2003)
    Review preview for Seducing Dr Lewis

    An entertaining family film with few pretensions.

    Andrea Mullaney · 3.5 out of 5
    French Canadian islanders manipulate the life of a city doctor in an attempt to make him stay.
  • Seed (2007)
    Review preview for Seed

    Rather than being frightening, it's a lot like staring at a black piece of paper, and almost as much fun.

    Jonathan Melton · 1 out of 5
    A serial killer is buried alive and digs his way out to seek revenge.
  • Seed Of Chucky (2004)
    Review preview for Seed Of Chucky

    You have to be pretty open-minded to endure the morbid humour, but it's the guiltiest pleasure you're likely to have for a long time.

    Gator MacReady · 4 out of 5
    Fifth slice of horror with the demonic doll.
  • See Arnold Run (2005)
    Review preview for See Arnold Run

    It’s hard to argue that this is anything but a love-letter.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    Biopic tracking the Austrian Oak's bid to become the Governator.

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