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  • Adulthood (2008)
    Review preview for Adulthood

    Clarke has range and talent.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    The sequel to Kidulthood follows a young man on his first day out of prison.
  • Everywhere And Nowhere (2011)
    Review preview for Everywhere And Nowhere

    Excellent sound design and imaginative camerawork effectively capture the different sights and sounds of nights out, parties, mornings after.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A young would-be DJ is frustrated by his family's traditional values and the hypocrisy he sees around him.
  • Kidulthood (2006)
    Review preview for Kidulthood

    Superficial shock value with little emotional impact.

    Kotleta · 3 out of 5
    A day in the life of 15-year-olds from a tough West London school.
  • Outside Bet (2012)
    Review preview for Outside Bet

    There is a certain amount of retro charm to Sacha Bennett's film tale of print union strife and racing but it never really manages to break free from the small-screen shadow of the likes of Only Fools And Horses.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A group of printers invest in a racehorse.
  • Payback Season (2012)
    Review preview for Payback Season

    An ambitious but flawed story about an estate kid turned football pro that disappears between the two world it wants to depict.

    Sophie Monks Kaufman · 1.5 out of 5
    The world of a hotshot Premiership footballer finds his life turned upside down after a run in with the crew from his old estate.
  • Reckless (2026)
    Review preview for Reckless

    Deon is a treat in her first major role.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A former convict on parole must outwit cops and robbers alike to get his share of an old heist.
  • Red Rage (2019)
    Review preview for Red Rage

    There are whiffs of genius here, though mostly in the parts and the small details, rather than the big picture.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    A murderous vigilante couple tear through the city, serving vengeance to dealers of a new designer drug called Red Devil.
  • Shank (2010)
    Review preview for Shank

    With a skill beyond his years, Williams-Stirling humanises a character and situation with which viewers are initially jaded

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    In a grim future, a boy living in a neglected neighbourhood seeks to avenge the killing of his brother.
  • Sugarhouse (2007)
    Review preview for Sugarhouse

    It's refreshing to see a British film that aims for the freewheeling, semi-improvised feel of Scorsese's Mean Streets.

    Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5
    A white collar worker meets a petty crook to buy some illegal merchandise, which happens to have been stolen from the neighbourhood psycho.
  • Wilderness (2006)
    Review preview for Wilderness

    If what you're looking for in a movie is a collection of chase sequences and some grisly violence, Wilderness does deliver, but there are plenty of films out there which do it better

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A group of young offenders find themselves being hunted on a remote island.

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