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  • Drive (2011)
    Review preview for Drive

    Drive is cool. Really cool. In fact this will probably be the coolest film you will see this year.

    Owen Van Spall · 4.5 out of 5
    A stuntman who moonlights as a wheelman finds he is the target of a hit.
  • Finding Nemo (2003)
    Review preview for Finding Nemo

    [Pixar] have stuck to the golden rule - 'It's the story, stupid!'

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Underwater Pixar animated adventure of a clown fish who searches for his only son.
  • Finding Dory (2016)
    Review preview for Finding Dory

    Balance is the thing and Stanton and MacLane know when to use a well-timed piece of slapstick or visual gag to cut through sentiment.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    The forgetful fish is back.
  • The In-Laws (2003)
    Review preview for The In-Laws

    As an example of comic timing, Brooks is flawless.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    A foot doctor, father of the bride gets caught up in the spy shenanigans of the father of the groom.
  • The Muse (1999)
    Review preview for The Muse

    As a parody of Hollywood, this tickles rather than bruises.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A down-on-his-luck screenwriter gets a modern day muse.
  • A Most Violent Year (2014)
    Review preview for A Most Violent Year

    2014's best film of the year.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    An ambitious immigrant tries to survive and protect his family and business in New York City.
  • Out Of Sight (1998)
    Review preview for Out Of Sight

    Even Jim Carrey couldn't get away with a plot as daft as this and since it's based on an Elmore Leonard novel, you wonder whose to blame.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    An escaped con and a sexy Miami federal marshal have good chemistry in a tight situation.
  • Taxi Driver (1976)
    Review preview for Taxi Driver

    This is an extraordinary film. De Niro in the central role delivers one of those powerhouse performances that simply blows the audience away.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A former soldier struggles to find direction and grows dangerously angry on the streets of New York.

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