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  • Asteroid City (2023)
    Review preview for Asteroid City

    Anderson has absolute command of his craft and his cast are moulded to it.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
  • The Affair Of The Necklace (2001)
    Hilary Swank is an unlikely countess in the court of Marie Antoinette just before the revolution.
  • Backtrack (2015)
    Review preview for Backtrack

    Brody invests his character with much more depth than is there on the page.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A psychotherapist discovers a horrifying secret about his patients that leads him on a journey to confront his past.
  • Blonde (2022)
    Review preview for Blonde

    After we take aside all well-intentioned intellectualising, and all the nice-looking shots, what we have are almost three hours of over-aestheticised torture.

    Nikola Jovic · 3.5 out of 5
    A fictionalised chronicle of the inner life of Marilyn Monroe.
  • The Brutalist (2024)
    Review preview for The Brutalist

    A past shines through another layer of the past into a silver screen present that is both familiar and brand-new.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    When visionary architect László Tóth flees post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild his legacy and witness the birth of modern America, his life is changed forever by a wealthy client.
  • Bread And Roses (2000)
    Exploitation of Mexican immigrant labour among office cleaners in Los Angeles.
  • The Brothers Bloom (2008)
    Review preview for The Brothers Bloom

    For some viewers the build up of devious plot twists may be a little overwrought but it is nevertheless an effective way of skewering the cynical viewer.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 4 out of 5
    Swindling siblings lure an eccentric heiress into their elaborate scheme.
  • Clean (2021)
    Review preview for Clean

    The action, when it comes, is introduced with an impact that will make you drop your popcorn, and you’ll be on the edge of your seat for what follows.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Tormented by a past life, garbage man Clean attempts a life of quiet redemption. But when his good intentions mark him a target of a local crime boss, Clean is forced to reconcile with the violence of his past.
  • The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
    Review preview for The Darjeeling Limited

    Chaotic, funny, beautifully shot and performed with a childlike deadpan.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Three brothers take a 'spiritual journey' across India by train.
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
    Review preview for Fantastic Mr. Fox

    A fantastic adaptation that manages to surpass its source material while staying entirely true to its spirit.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Animated version of Roald Dahl's tale about a wily fox.
  • The French Dispatch (2021)
    Review preview for The French Dispatch

    It all has a very particular flavour. Even a new one.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th Century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in the French Dispatch magazine.
  • Giallo (2009)
    Review preview for Giallo

    Provides a solid framework for plenty of classic Argento images, suspense, shocks and splatter.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 4 out of 5
    As a killer stalks and kidnaps beautiful young women, how far will the local detective have to go to stop him?
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
    Review preview for The Grand Budapest Hotel

    An emotionally engaging tale that sucks you in with its gentle humour and melancholy.

    Max Crawford · 4.5 out of 5
    The adventures of a concierge and a lobby boy who becomes his friend.
  • Harrison's Flowers (2000)
    A woman stumbles into the war in Yugoslavia in search of her husband.
  • HIGH School (2010)
    Review preview for HIGH School

    Despite its stoner credentials, HIGH School thrives on speed.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    When a drug test coincides with a valedictorian's first hit of pot, there's only one solution... get the whole school high.
  • Hollywoodland (2006)
    A fictional exploration of the death of the original Superman.
  • The Jacket (2005)
    Review preview for The Jacket

    Brody's concentrated performance, as a man who may, or may not, be going out of his mind, creates a tense, claustrophobic atmosphere that pervades the film.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A casualty of war returns to a world that appears strange and unreal.
  • King Kong (2005)
    Review preview for King Kong

    Big is back.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Peter Jackson revisits his favourite film in a great remake.
  • Manodrome (2023)
    Review preview for Manodrome

    Trengove seems determined to defy the standard solutions to this sort of mess.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A man loses his grip on reality after becoming involved in a libertarian masculinity cult.
  • Midnight In Paris (2011)
    Review preview for Midnight In Paris

    For some, Midnight In Paris will be first love; for others, a delicious encounter with an old flame.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A struggling writer visiting Paris with his fiancee explores the city's illustrious past in order to find his real passions.
  • The Pianist (2002)
    Review preview for The Pianist

    Polanski makes a familiar story of persecution and inhumanity utterly fresh.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    True story of how a jewish concert pianist escaped the holocaust by hiding out in the Warsaw ghetto.
  • Predators (2010)
    Review preview for Predators

    Rodriguez's up-close, tightly focused direction means our eyes are always drifting toward the shifting focus of the background, hyper-alert for a shimmering Predator cloak.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Parachuted down into an unfamiliar jungle, a group of strangers realise they're being hunted for sport.
  • Splice (2009)
    Review preview for Splice

    This movie has some of the strangest moments you’ll see on film this year.

    Nick Da Costa · 4 out of 5
    An experiment gets out of control after scientists go on the run with their human-animal hybrid creation.
  • The Singing Detective (2003)
    Review preview for The Singing Detective

    This screenplay, twisted out of shape to fit the demands of Hollywood, is a postumous reminder of Potter's unique talents.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The dreams of a psoriasis sufferer stuck in hospital.
  • Summer Of Sam (1999)
    Review preview for Summer Of Sam

    The film is directionless and charmless.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Spike Lee focusses his camera on the summer when Son of Sam roamed the streets.
  • The Thin Red Line (1998)
    Review preview for The Thin Red Line

    Nil points for originality.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Exploration of the Guadalcanal conflict during the Second World War.
  • The Village (2004)
    Review preview for The Village

    Gentle, touching, amusing, terrifying, shocking and dramatic all rolled up into a beautifully shot and skilfully rendered film.

    Josh Morrall · 5 out of 5
    The secrets and passions of an isolated community, trapped by the fear of mythical beasts.

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