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  • 2012 (2009)
    Review preview for 2012

    Never fear, the requisite monuments duly get what's coming to them.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Solar activity brings about the end of the world as we know it, but a handful of people are determined to survive.
  • Battle For Terra (2007)
    Review preview for Battle For Terra

    There are some nice set pieces here and there but, like the air on Terra, everything feels stodgier than normal.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    An alien girl on an idyllic planet must save her homeland from human invaders.
  • Changing Lanes (2002)
    Review preview for Changing Lanes

    Gliding smoothly under the surface of what appears to be a serious film about coincidence and morality is that old black magic called sentiment.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    An ambitious lawyer and a recovering alcoholic have a bad day in New York after a car crash.
  • Gulliver's Travels (2010)
    Review preview for Gulliver's Travels

    Every one of the Lilliputian characters is so bland and personality-free that they could have been played by the creepy CG Jeff Bridges from TRON: Legacy.

    Susanna Krawczyk · 1 out of 5
    A travel writer gets shipwrecked and finds himself in a land full of really small people.
  • High Crimes (2002)
    Review preview for High Crimes

    The surprises aren't, because a) you don't care, and b) you guessed it already.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    The husband of successful San Fransican attorney is accused of murdering Colombian peasants.
  • Identity (2003)
    Review preview for Identity

    A fascinating psychological thriller.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A bunch of strangers who seek refuge in a run-down motel find themselves the target of a killer.
  • Igby Goes Down (2002)
    Review preview for Igby Goes Down

    Intelligent and sophisticated.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    The moral decay of American East coast aristos, as experienced by a 17-year-old survivor.
  • Melinda And Melinda (2004)
    Review preview for Melinda And Melinda

    For once, Allen's muse deserts him.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Two interwoven stories about one woman's life.
  • Please Give (2009)
    Review preview for Please Give

    It wouldn't matter so much if Holofcener was seeking to undercut some of this privilege but what the film appears to be saying is that it's okay to be materialistic, as long as you occasionally wring your hands about it first.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2 out of 5
    Ensemble comedy drama explores the angst of middle-class New Yorkers.
  • 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.
  • Something's Gotta Give (2003)
    Review preview for Something's Gotta Give

    The film steers clear of clichés.

    David Haviland · 3 out of 5
    An ageing lothario gets caught out when he falls for a woman closer to his own age than his usual conquests.
  • Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip (2006)
    Review preview for Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip

    Smarter and wittier than nearly every other show out there, cancellation was always inevitable.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    Behind the scenes of a comedy sketch show.
  • Syriana (2005)
    Review preview for Syriana

    An action-packed, critically intelligent thriller...the effect is both breathtaking and harrowing.

    Chris · 5 out of 5
    A high-octane thriller for adults that exposes US dirty tricks in the Gulf oil business
  • Whipped (2000)
    Review preview for Whipped

    The subject matter offends the sensibilities of anyone with an iota of respect for romance.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    How to pick up girls in New York and treat them as sexual fodder.
  • The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
    Review preview for The Whole Nine Yards

    Perry overplays the scared innocent to the point of no return, while Willis coasts in his support role.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Mobster shenanigans and dentistry, not much funnier than toothache.
  • The X-Files: I Want To Believe (2008)
    Review preview for The X-Files: I Want To Believe

    The story boils down to a pretty familiar chase scenario.

    Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5
    Mulder and Scully are reunited for a case involving a disgraced priest who has psychic visions linked to a series of gruesome abductions.

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