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  • The Disaster Artist (2017)
    Review preview for The Disaster Artist

    Rather than simply turn Tommy into a laughing stock, Franco teases out the tragicomedy of the man.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    The story of the making of the 'Citizen Kane of bad movies', The Room.
  • A Family Man (2017)
    Review preview for A Family Man

    Dafoe brings just the right combination of nastiness and charm to his role.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A businessman engaged in a bitter struggle for control of his company learns that his son has cancer.
  • The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
    Review preview for The Five-Year Engagement

    The problem isn’t that we seen it all before – it’s that we’ve seen it all done better. Much better.

    Stephen Carty · 3 out of 5
    A young couple find it's tough to make it down the aisle.
  • Get Hard (2015)
    Review preview for Get Hard

    When it's not in the cringe business the film may turn your stomach

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A financier hires his car washer to prepare him for the brutality of a jail sentence.
  • The Kings Of Summer (2013)
    Review preview for The Kings Of Summer

    A sweet and relatable film with an evocative setting, ultimately very hard to dislike.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    Three teenagers decide to build a fort and live wild.
  • The Little Hours (2017)
    Review preview for The Little Hours

    The piecemeal nature of Giovanni Boccaccio’s source material only adds to the sketch show feel, with as many moments missing the mark as hitting it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    When a runaway slave takes shelter at a convent, sexual shenanigans ensue.
  • The Post (2017)
    Review preview for The Post

    There's a quietness about it, a new maturity for Spielberg.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    The story of how the Washington Post rose to prominence by taking on the Nixon administration.
  • Promising Young Woman (2020)
    Review preview for Promising Young Woman

    Fennell explores the lasting effects of traumatic events with care, never making light of the situation even amid moments of comedy.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Everyone said Cassie was a promising young woman... until something abruptly derailed her future. Nothing in Cassie’s life is as it appears: she’s smart, cunning, and living a double life by night. Now, Cassie has a chance to right the wrongs of the past in this thrilling take on revenge.
  • The Rental (2020)
    Review preview for The Rental

    Despite the lack of surprises, this is a well made, polished film which hits harder than most similar works because it knows when to hold back.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Two couples rent a vacation home for what should be a celebratory weekend break, but gradually become convinced that somebody is spying on them.
  • The Revisionist (2026)
    Review preview for The Revisionist

    It’s only Hoffman who is really able to interject some energy into proceedings – ironic given that he spends a lot of his scenes in a haze of cannabis smoke.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    A novelist struggling for inspiration tries to weave real people into her narrative, but the complications of reality threaten to overwhelm her.
  • Sleeping With Other People (2015)
    Review preview for Sleeping With Other People

    If this is romance, it's dead.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1.5 out of 5
    A couple who lost their virginity to each other meet 12 years later and try to help one another find a lasting relationship.

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