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  • As High As The Sky (2013)
    Review preview for As High As The Sky

    It's hard to believe this is Braendlin's feature film debut.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A OCD-afflicted woman struggling to cope with a break-up finds her life plunged into chaos when her sister and niece arrive out of the blue.
  • As I Lay Dying (2013)
    Review preview for As I Lay Dying

    As I Lay Dying looks and sounds great, and offers many individual moments of heightened intensity.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    The death of a family matriarch and her loved ones' efforts to have her buried according to her wishes.
  • As Tears Go By (1988)
    A jaded triad tries to stop his "little brother" going down the same path to violence he did.
  • As Time Goes By: Series 6 (1997)
    Subtle, charcter-driven comedy series about a rekindled romance.
  • As You Like It (2006)
    Review preview for As You Like It

    Much Ado About Nothing was like being given a surprise invite to a lavish summer party in Tuscany; this feels more akin to being trapped in a 'back to nature' weekend theatre workshop where the actors are having a lot more fun than you.

    Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5
    A banished duke and a young nobleman, Orlando, seek refuge in the Forest of Arden. The duke's daughter, in love with Orlando, pursues him disguised as a boy and devises a test for his love.
  • Atlantic Rim (2013)
    Review preview for Atlantic Rim

    What we really want from Asylum, of course, is lots of monster on monster action. There really isn't enough of this and the kaiju are particularly rubbish.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    When giant sea monsters threaten the US East Coast, only humans in giant robot suits can stop them.
  • Atlantis - The Lost Empire (2001)
    Review preview for Atlantis - The Lost Empire

    Flat from the start

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Animated adventure about a quest to find the lost city.
  • The Atoning (2017)
    Review preview for The Atoning

    Bosarge does a lot with his role and his naturalness helps to give the film an edge that no amount of over-familiar moody lighting can achieve.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A family are trapped until they can face their past and understand their fate.
  • Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: Series One (1983)
    Review preview for Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: Series One

    Brilliantly-written, expertly-observed and just as well acted.

    Stephen Carty · 4.5 out of 5
    First season of the comedy drama about brickies abroad.
  • August Rush (2007)
    Review preview for August Rush

    The film's sugar content is off the scale and it doesn’t help that everyone who comes in contact with Evan are sooo nice it reaffirms your belief in human nature – well, almost.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Boy on the run discovers he is a musical prodigy.
  • The Aura (2005)
    Review preview for The Aura

    Tense and twisty, this is what thrillers should be about.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    An epileptic taxidermist finds himself caught up in a heist.
  • Austenland (2013)
    Review preview for Austenland

    This is a warm-hearted pleasure for comedy romance lovers - Austen readers or not - everywhere.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A Pride & Prejudice obsessive goes on a kill or cure Austen-themed holiday.
  • The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
    Review preview for The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman

    Jane’s story has enough drama to fill the spaces between post civil war ennui and 20th century repression.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The life of a freed slave in the American Deep South, from the end of the civil war to the black protest movements of the Sixties.
  • The Autopsy Of Jane Doe (2016)
    Review preview for The Autopsy Of Jane Doe

    Øvredal takes a handful of old tricks - a cheery song playing unexpectedly, lights blinking out in a corridor one by one, the tinkling of a bell - and uses them to chilling effect. The result is a film you really won't want to watch alone.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Father and son coroners get more than they bargained for when they examine a cadaver.
  • Au Pair (2011)
    Review preview for Au Pair

    Emotionally charged food for thought.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Exploration of the lives of Filipino au pairs in Denmark.
  • Avalon (2001)
    Review preview for Avalon

    There are moments when the imagery resembles The Matrix and others when it could be the second half of Full Metal Jacket, with Tarkovsky standing in for Kubrick.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Youngsters in a futuristic world become addicted to a potentially lethal video game.
  • Avalon (2011)
    Review preview for Avalon

    Aspiring to character-study status, the film evades at almost every turn the more compelling moments of its bare-bones plot. It’s a shame.

    Michael Pattison · 3 out of 5
    When a nightclub owner accidentally kills a labourer, he finds himself with a dangerous debt.
  • The Avenging Fist (2001)
    Review preview for The Avenging Fist

    There's little beyond the impressive eye-candy on show.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 2.5 out of 5
    Hong Kong martial arts stylefest, inspired by computer game and incorporating superhuman powers.
  • The Aviator's Wife (1981)
    Review preview for The Aviator's Wife

    I'm not sure that this is vintage Rohmer. It's a bit dated.

    Koukla Maclehose · 3 out of 5
    A Parisian love story, in which the young girl is ravishing and the boy slightly confused.
  • Avida (2006)
    Review preview for Avida

    An enjoyably anarchic festival treat.

    Tony Sullivan · 3.5 out of 5
    Life in the surreal world.
  • Avril (2006)
    Review preview for Avril

    This is a little gem. It does not seem to travel very far and yet the central character makes an extraordinary journey.

    Caro Ness · 4 out of 5
    The life of a novice nun changes after she tracks down the brother she has never met.
  • Awake (2007)
    Review preview for Awake

    Extremely well done.

    Val Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A man wakes up during surgery, unable to move, and hears doctors plotting his murder.
  • The Aware (2008)
    Review preview for The Aware

    If you're looking for a thought-provoking horror film to watch with friends, you could certainly do a lot worse.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    After discovering a body up in the hills, a young Edinburgh man gets drawn into a situation where he can no longer be sure what's real.
  • Away From Her (2006)
    Review preview for Away From Her

    Mesmerising, heart-wrenching, and a remarkably intimate vision.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    A married couple come to terms with Alzheimer's. Enjoying a limited Valentine's re-release in some London cinemas.
  • Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest (2006)
    Review preview for Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest

    A true feast for the eyes.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    Two young men with a shared past set out to try and rescue an imprisoned Djinn fairy, learning about themselves in the process.

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