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  • The Edge Of Love (2008)
    Review preview for The Edge Of Love

    Possibly the best British film of the year.

    Chris · 5 out of 5
    Wartime drama about two women who form an unlikely friendship, united by their feelings for poet Dylan Thomas.
  • New Town Killers (2008)
    Review preview for New Town Killers

    Jobson uses the inherent thrill of the hunt to pursue his concerns about the vast gulf between the haves and the have-nots, and the arrogant disconnect of those who view life as mere data on a screen.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    A skint teenager realises his life may be on the line after entering into a deadly game of hide and seek.
  • Outlaw King (2018)
    Review preview for Outlaw King

    When it comes to action, the film doesn't disappoint, and the final scenes of men running around in mud are up there with the best.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Historical drama about Robert The Bruce.
  • Perfect Sense (2010)
    Review preview for Perfect Sense

    There's an awareness here that's missing from many such tales, a more astute take on how disability and society interact.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A chef and an epidemiologist fall in love, just as the world is falling apart.
  • Peterloo (2018)
    Review preview for Peterloo

    In his desire to inform our heads, Leigh often forgets that he needs to engage our hearts us as well.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Dramatisation of events surrounding hte 1819 Peterloo Massacre when a pro-democracy rally turn bloody as forces stormed the crowd.
  • Snuff Movie (2005)
    Review preview for Snuff Movie

    If this is what his 'film is dead, long live cinema' manifesto comes down to, then stop the future I want off...

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 1.5 out of 5
    Psychodrama by horror auteur Boris Arkadin.

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