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  • V (1983)
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    An early Eighties cult classic that stands the test of time.

    Stephen Carty · 4 out of 5
    Aliens come to ask Earth for help... but their intentions may not be altogether altruistic.
  • Vacancy (2007)
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    A solid and unpretentious piece of genre cinema.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A young couple take a room in a motel only to discover that they've been set up to star in a snuff film.
  • Vacas (1992)
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    With so many loose ends, you could make a pretty rag rug.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Family feud traced down three generations.
  • Vacation! (2010)
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    One of the most stunningly banal films I have seen in decades.

    Scott Macdonald · 1 out of 5
    Four young friends go on a trip to the seaside.
  • Vacation (2015)
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    With this cloying core, coupled with its phoned in central performances, Vacation can only rest on its vignette style stop-offs to save it, and they just aren’t strong enough.

    Luke Shaw · 1 out of 5
    Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, an adult Rusty Griswold takes his wife and two sons on a cross-country road trip to Walley World.
  • La Vache Et Le President (2000)
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    Philippe Muyl's film is sticky through and through.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Eight-year-old son of a French farmer tries to save the life of his pet cow from BSE cull.
  • Valentin (2002)
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    The film is a celebration of innocence, while arguing the point that no parent has a more important role in life than taking care of their children.

    David Haviland · 4 out of 5
    An eight-year-old boy desperately tries to build himself a family.
  • Valentine (2001)
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    The movie chokes on its cliches. There is no originality, no wit, no tantric tension.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A group of grown up school pals are stalked by a killer.
  • Valentine's Day (2010)
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    It's not long before it all becomes delightfully self-mocking.

    Val Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An ensemble drama looks at how different individuals and couples cope with the pressure of Valentine's Day.
  • Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets (2017)
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    A film that from its outset immerses you totally in the world of city Alpha, as well as the humans and aliens that throng its crowded streets.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    Two special operatives go on a mission to Alpha, where species from across the galaxy meet to share knowledge, and where an evil force is gathering its strength.
  • Valhalla Rising (2009)
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    The difficulty with sustaining intensity for any period of time is that it so easily becomes ridiculous, but there is absolutely nothing in this brutal, at times violent film that will have you laughing.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Early medieval epic about a mute warrior who escapes his captors with the slave who tends him.
  • Valiant (2005)
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    This one's a little bit more for the kids, as far as funny goes, but if that's a bit of a turn off, think of it as a good way to introduce youngsters to an important part of British history.

    The Dude · 4 out of 5
    An unlikely hero leads the way in the Allied WWII victory.
  • Valkyrie (2008)
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    Screenwriter, Christopher McQuarrie and director Bryan Singer have done a terrific job of resurrecting the Seventies style of war film spiced up with the benefits of modern editing and special effects.

    Tony Sullivan · 4 out of 5
    Story of a plot to assassinate Hitler.
  • Valley Of Love (2015)
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    The natural wonders of the desert can be read as an invitation to reach into the vast barrenness inside.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Two estranged parents are brought together by a request from their son who committed suicide.
  • Valley Of Song (1953)
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    Valley Of Song is a pleasing if utterly unchallenging delight.

    Merlin Harries · 3.5 out of 5
    A village competition leads to rivalry and romance in a local choir.
  • The Valley Of The Jato (2012)
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    The underlying implication here is that organised crime is a social phenomenon: a form of systematic opportunism, it flourishes under certain historical and political conditions.

    Michael Pattison · 4 out of 5
    Documentary about a family-run TV station in Sicily that has taken a stand against corruption.
  • The Value Of Time (2013)
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    The pacing is slow and deliberate while this eccentric individual with a strong moral streak makes for a less than engaging lead character.

    Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5
    The tale of an aging doctor who, for over 40 years, has been devotedly tending a bizarre “domestic grave” containing his beloved wife.
  • Vampariah (2016)
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    Stylistically it's all over the place, combining elements of action movie, mockumentary, feminist polemic, history lesson and romance, but it has a freshness and energy that will delight genre fans.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A member of an elite squad of skilled hunters responsible for keeping the world safe from vampires finds her fate unexpectedly entwined with that of an aswang.
  • Vampires (2009)
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    The privilege of having a human film crew witness some of the more repulsive vampiric habits is treated with respect.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Mockumentary about a family of vampires.
  • Vampires Suck (2010)
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    A distinctly anaemic confection.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A spoof of the Twilight films and the vampire genre generally.
  • Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl (2009)
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    Cartoonish scenes of violence are fed through a deranged Manga ethos to create a film that is uber-kitsch and heavily saturated in post-modern sensibilities.

    James Gracey · 3 out of 5
    Two schoolgirls fight over a boy - using supernatural powers and extreme violence.
  • Vanity (2015)
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    A beautifully modulated and measured odyssey.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    An elderly architect heads to a motel to finish planning his assisted suicide.
  • Vanity Fair (2004)
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    The film looks magnificent and the performances, particularly from Witherspoon and Atkins, are exemplary.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The gallant adventures of a social mountaineer in the drawing rooms of 18th century England.
  • Vantage Point (2008)
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    The film’s busyness blankets everything in noise and confusion.

    The Exile · 2.5 out of 5
    After a presidential assassination, secret service agents try to work out what happened via five different perspectives.
  • Van Diemen's Land (2009)
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    This is a cold and sombre environment from which is borne a cold and sombre film.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Things get desperate after a prison breakout in Tasmania in 1822.
  • Van Wilder 2: The Rise Of Taj (2006)
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    The film isn’t funny enough. Although there are a number of American Pieisms, sex is pretty tame.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Van Wilder's Indian-American friend goes to Camford - Oxbridge the wrong way round - and takes on the English toffs.
  • Varsity Blues (1999)
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    The plot has been round the block so often, it makes itself sick.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Small town football coach attempts to lead his team to victory.
  • Va Savoir (2001)
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    Jacques Rivette's menage-a-quatre tests the survival skills of art cinema aficionados.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Emotional confusion among touring actors, a philosopher and a student in Paris.
  • Vendredi Soir (2002)
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    A beautiful, sensual film that offers a new take on that oldest of clichés, the one-night stand.

    Gary Duncan · 3.5 out of 5
    A one-night stand between strangers who meet in a Parisian traffic jam.
  • Vengeance (2009)
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    With Vengeance, To gives well-worn tropes of the revenge thriller some mannered tweaks, before ultimately turning them on their head.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A chef - and former killer - returns to Hong Kong to avenge the deaths of his daughter's family.
  • Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
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    Bold and intense.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A Japanese serial killer goes on the run.
  • The Vengeance Trilogy (2006)
    Six-disc box set celebration of Chan-Wook's trilogy of tales about love, loss and revenge.
  • Venus (2006)
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    O'Toole is simply remarkable. He reinvents himself once again, stealing the breath away with his learned quicksilver wit and charisma.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    Love, with catheters, for an ageing act-or who is seduced by the beauty of passion’s young promise.
  • Venus Beauty (1999)
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    Being French, the film has a certain charm, although its premise is flimsy.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Gentle romance set in a beauty parlour.
  • Venus In Fur (2013)
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    Seigner is wonderfully playful and her bold risk taking shows how much she trusts Polanski.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    An actress endeavours to convince a director of her talents so she can win a part in the play based on Sacher-Masoch's novel.
  • Versus (2000)
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    It all hinges on the spectacular fight choreography of Yuji Shimomura.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Zombies and samurai battle it out for eternal life.
  • Vertical Limit (2000)
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    The star is O'Donnell. As good as he is, he has the look of a lad on a gap year rather than the charismatic leader who might carry this through.

    Nicola Osborne · 3 out of 5
    Climbers in a rescue party battle the harsh realities of K2.
  • The Very Best Of Rising Damp (1974)
    Review preview for The Very Best Of Rising Damp

    More of a sampler than a definitive list.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Leonard Rossiter plays Rigsby, landlord of a dingy boarding house, in classic 70s TV sitcom
  • Very Young Girls (2007)
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    Perhaps the most horrifying aspect of the film is what it reveals about US culture and society more broadly.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 3.5 out of 5
    An examination of young girls as they are duped, tricked and coerced into selling themselves for sex in a surprising, and people-focussed film.
  • The Veteran (2011)
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    Kebbell has been waiting for a role like this and he makes the most of it, elevating what would otherwise have been a fairly uninspiring film.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A traumatised soldier returned from Afghanistan finds himself caught up in a conspiracy.
  • Vexille (2007)
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    This might be familiar fare, but Fumihiko Sori and his team pull it off with sufficient visual aplomb to keep things highly entertaining.

    Paul Griffiths · 3.5 out of 5
    In 2077, Japan’s secretive, advanced bio-technology could pose an unimaginable threat.
  • V/H/S/2 (2013)
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    This is a showcase for ideas about new ways to approach the genre. In that regard, it is both entertaining and inventive.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    An anthology of short found footage horror films using inventive visual perspectives.
  • Viceroy's House (2017)
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    Such an important story cannot be squeezed into 106 minutes. The politics are complex and the religious conflict on a Syrian scale of horror

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.
  • The Victim (2011)
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    It's a film with significant problems but as a first time effort it doesn't do too badly, and there are moments when it shines.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A wary loner gets a shock when a young woman turns up on his doorstep begging for help.
  • Victoria (2015)
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    Perhaps because of the improvisation - although surely they must have rehearsed like crazy - even when the plot threatens to become contrived, the characters remain true to themselves.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Adventures of a woman after she meets a group of young lads, over the course of a night.
  • Victoria And Abdul (2017)
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    Judi Dench has become the living embodiment of fine acting, so much so that it is easy to take her for granted. Don't even think it!

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Queen Victoria's friendship with a young Indian clerk.
  • Vic + Flo Saw a Bear (2013)
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    Côté has always had a skill for subverting expectations and here he manages to slide his film from black comedy to outright horror with the smoothness of a snake.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A couple, one of whom is just out of prison, hide away in a house in the woods until the past comes calling for them.
  • Video Nasties: Draconian Days (2014)
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    The sense of a community growing up in defiance of such nonsensical conservatism makes the second half hugely rousing.

    David Graham · 4.5 out of 5
    The story of censorship in the British home video industry.
  • A View To A Kill (1985)
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    Glen keeps a balance between the plot and the action that is believable.

    Gator MacReady · 4 out of 5
    The super-spy tackles a psychotic capitalist, bent on destroying Sillicon Valley.
  • Vigo (1998)
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    While it doesn’t quite get to the heart of the enigma, it’s still a striking and heartfelt film in its own right.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    While being treated in a TB sanatorium, aspiring filmmaker Jean Vigo meets a beautiful fellow patient.

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