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  • Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
    Review preview for Akeelah and the Bee

    This is all about building on a blueprint of predictability and then going for the heartstrings as much as possible.

    Paul Griffiths · 3 out of 5
    Young Akeelah learns more than letters on the way to the National Spelling Bee.
  • Black Panther (2018)
    Review preview for Black Panther

    It's almost a disservice to talk about Black Panther in the context of the MCU, because perhaps more than any other it stands alone.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    T'Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically advanced African nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider who was a childhood victim of T'Challa's father's mistake.
  • Bumblebee (2018)
    Review preview for Bumblebee

    Here comes E.T: The Reboot, disguised as a rom-com.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    A transforming VW and a teenager strike up a friendship and try to save Earth.
  • Chi-Raq (2016)
    Review preview for Chi-Raq

    Though not entirely successful, Lee's adaptation certainly has balls.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Lysistrata re-envisioned through an outbreak of street violence between black gangs.
  • Green Lantern (2011)
    Review preview for Green Lantern

    Dismal.

    Jennie Kermode · 1.5 out of 5
    A fighter pilot is called upon by a league of intergalactic defenders to help them fight evil through the use of a powerful ring.
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
    Review preview for How Stella Got Her Groove Back

    Every opportunity is missed in favour of sentiment and gloss.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Career babe is forced to reconsider her life while on holiday in Jamaica.
  • London Has Fallen (2016)
    Review preview for London Has Fallen

    "The plot is bollocks."

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Mike Banning tries to foil an assassination plot.
  • Meet the Robinsons (2007)
    Review preview for Meet the Robinsons

    High-tech, brilliantly crafted and old-fashioned...perfect Easter weekend fodder.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    A child inventor meets a mysterious man and goes on a time-travel adventure.
  • Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
    Review preview for Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    Open your eyes. Admire the death defying artistry.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    The MIF team chase down a group of international baddies who plan on taking over the world after nuking capital cities and killing anyone who moves.
  • Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
    Review preview for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

    It’s certainly all very timely and apposite

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    Our lives are the sum of our choices.
  • Notorious (2009)
    Review preview for Notorious

    Jamal 'Gravy' Woolard put a tremendous effort into preparing for his role and it really pays off.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A biopic of rapper Biggie Smalls.
  • Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
    Review preview for Olympus Has Fallen

    24-carat, high pressure excitement

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Terrorists take the White House, and only a disgraced former Presidential guard can stop them.
  • The Score (2001)
    Review preview for The Score

    The film seems to be building to a confrontation between the actors but instead you get the credits. And given the fine cast, this lack of a Third Act is a major mistake.

    Symon Parsons · 2.5 out of 5
    A master criminal plans one last heist.
  • Soul (2020)
    Review preview for Soul

    With its fragmented narrative, it feels almost like a shorts collection jazz riff on the theme of existence and metaphysics.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A music teacher finds himself in The Great Before, an incredible place where new souls are born.
  • Strange Days (1995)
    Review preview for Strange Days

    Bigelow delivers a neo noir that hides its hope and redemption under a throbbing veil of paranoia, tension and adrenalin.

    Stephen Carty · 4.5 out of 5
    Forbidden memories on disk, yours for the right price.
  • Sunshine State (2002)
    Review preview for Sunshine State

    The dialogue is sharp, but the mood sombre.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Ensemble drama about an undeveloped beach front community facing 'progress'.
  • Tina (2021)
    Review preview for Tina

    Right from the outset, this film zeroes in on Tina's natural charisma.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A documentary celebration of Tina Turner.
  • White Bird In A Blizzard (2014)
    Review preview for White Bird In A Blizzard

    Araki never digs deep enough, wasting the opportunity to expose her resentments.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    A teenager's life is thrown into turmoil when her mother disappears.
  • Wendell & Wild (2022)
    Review preview for Wendell & Wild

    Kat is styled with a punk sensibility which will appeal to young viewers tired of old fashioned notions about how young heroes ought to look and behave.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, must face their arch-nemesis, the demon-dusting nun Sister Helly, and her two acolytes, the goth teens Kat and Raul.

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