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Albert Nobbs (2011)

Review preview for Albert Nobbs

What really makes the film work is the ambiguity around its central character.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5

Albert is a servant with a secret, born as a girl but living and working as a man in a world where everybody seems to be hiding something.
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)

Review preview for Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

If you're 14, you may feel that you have finally found a film you can identify with.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5

When she meets the perfect boy, 14-year-old Georgia becomes determined to transform her life.
Dummy (2008)

Review preview for Dummy

While the movie has some interesting ideas, the acting from the leads really lets it down.

George Williamson · 2 out of 5

A coming of age drama about two young brothers whose mother dies suddenly, leaving them to fend for themselves.
The Illusionist (2006)

Review preview for The Illusionist

The strength of the film is its ability to suspend disbelief and engage the audience with its mastery of mystery.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5

A dangerous love story infused by the magic of assumed reality.
Kick-Ass (2010)

Review preview for Kick-Ass

The film stays just on the right side of knowingly self-aware, excusing the major flaw in its basic premise without getting too smug or annoying.

Max Crawford · 4.5 out of 5

Following an accident, a young man decides to dress up and reinvent himself as a superhero.
Nowhere Boy (2009)

Review preview for Nowhere Boy

There is something a bit bland, a bit kitchen sink, a bit telemovie, about this portrait of the artist as a young man.

Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5

Biopic of John Lennon's younger years.
Shanghai Knights (2003)

Review preview for Shanghai Knights

Victorian London is as phoney as some of the accents.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5

Sequel to Shanghai Noon, in which Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson go to London.